Remote Principal Bioinformatician — Leading Omics & ML

Placements24; Bellville; Hybrid; ZAR 1.000.000 - 1.500.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Time Off

Professional Development

Remote work

Retirement Plan

Zusammenfassung

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Bioinformatician to lead bioinformatics initiatives in a remote-capable role across South Africa. You will design scalable pipelines for genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics, drive advanced analyses, and mentor a team of analysts in a fast-moving R&D environment.

You will collaborate with biologists, pharmacologists, and data scientists to translate complex data into actionable insights, publish findings, and contribute to data infrastructure while

Qualifikationen

• PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, CS, Statistics, or related field.
• 8+ years of bioinformatics experience with lead/senior responsibilities.
• Strong programming in Python, R, and/or C++.

Aufgaben

• Design and maintain scalable bioinformatics pipelines for high-throughput data.
• Perform variant calling, expression profiling, pathway analysis, and ML modeling.
• Develop novel computational methods and algorithms for complex questions.
• Mentor junior bioinformaticians and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Kenntnisse

Bioinformatics

Python

R

C++

NGS

Omics data

Cloud computing

Machine learning

Leadership

Mentorship

Ausbildung

PhD in Bioinformatics or related field

Tools

AWS

Azure

GCP

Git

Jobbeschreibung

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Bioinformatician to lead bioinformatics initiatives in a remote-capable role across South Africa. You will design scalable pipelines for genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics, drive advanced analyses, and mentor a team of analysts in a fast-moving R&D environment.

You will collaborate with biologists, pharmacologists, and data scientists to translate complex data into actionable insights, publish findings, and contribute to data infrastructure while