Remote Lead Computational Biologist — Genomics

Placements24; Paarl; Hybrid; ZAR 3,553,000 - 5,076,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Retirement plan

Home office stipend

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Computational Biologist to join a cutting-edge genomics research institute on a fully remote basis. You will guide a team of computational biologists and bioinformaticians, developing pipelines for large-scale omics data and advancing biomarker discovery.

You will collaborate with experimentalists and clinicians, apply statistical and machine learning methods, ensure reproducible workflows, and publish results in high-impact journals.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
• 7+ years of post-doctoral or industry experience in computational biology, with at least 2 years in a leadership role.
• Extensive experience with genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics data and analyses.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or R, incl. libraries like Bioconductor, SciPy, Pandas.
• Proficiency in statistical modeling, machine learning, and data mining techniques.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of computational biology pipelines for analyzing large-scale omics data.
• Develop and apply statistical and machine learning models to interpret biological data and identify key patterns.
• Collaborate with experimental biologists, clinicians, and geneticists to integrate computational findings with hypotheses.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to a team of computational biologists and bioinformaticians.
• Oversee the development of tools and databases for data management and analysis.
• Contribute to strategic planning and execution of research projects.
• Present complex findings to scientific and non-scientific audiences.
• Publish research results in high-impact journals and conferences.
• Ensure reproducibility and scalability of workflows.

Skills

Leadership

Team mentorship

Communication

Project management

Education

PhD in Computational Biology or related field

Tools

Python

R

Bioconductor

SciPy

Pandas

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Lead Computational Biologist to join a cutting-edge genomics research institute on a fully remote basis. You will guide a team of computational biologists and bioinformaticians, developing pipelines for large-scale omics data and advancing biomarker discovery.

You will collaborate with experimentalists and clinicians, apply statistical and machine learning methods, ensure reproducible workflows, and publish results in high-impact journals.