Remote Principal Scientist, Genomics & Bioinformatics

Placements24; Durban; Hybrid; ZAR 2,200,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Health coverage

Professional development allowance

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Research Scientist to lead innovative genomics and bioinformatics initiatives. This fully remote-first role enables collaboration with a dispersed world-class team, setting strategic direction and developing novel analytical pipelines for large-scale genomic data.

You will mentor bioinformatics scientists, present findings at conferences, and publish in top journals, shaping the genomics research agenda while ensuring robust and scalable analyses.

Qualifications

• PhD in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genetics, or a related quantitative field.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and application of advanced bioinformatics pipelines for the analysis of next-generation sequencing data (e.g., WGS, WES, RNA-Seq).
• Design and implement statistical and computational methods for genomic data interpretation.
• Collaborate with experimental biologists and clinicians to integrate genomic findings with phenotypic data.
• Identify and explore new research avenues based on genomic and bioinformatics analyses.
• Mentor and guide a team of bioinformatics scientists and analysts.
• Present research findings at international conferences and publish in high-impact scientific journals.
• Contribute to the strategic planning and direction of the genomics research group.
• Ensure the robustness, scalability, and reproducibility of all computational analyses.

Skills

Leadership

Genomics

Bioinformatics

Cloud computing

Communication

Remote collaboration

Education

PhD in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology/Genetics

Tools

Python

R

Perl

Shell scripting

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Principal Research Scientist to lead innovative genomics and bioinformatics initiatives. This fully remote-first role enables collaboration with a dispersed world-class team, setting strategic direction and developing novel analytical pipelines for large-scale genomic data.

You will mentor bioinformatics scientists, present findings at conferences, and publish in top journals, shaping the genomics research agenda while ensuring robust and scalable analyses.