Remote Senior Bioinformatician - Genomics & Health Impact

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Bioinformatician to join a fully remote research team focused on genomics and personalized medicine. The role involves developing scalable pipelines for NGS data, performing multi-omic analyses, and collaborating with researchers across time zones to translate results into therapeutic strategies.

The ideal candidate holds a Ph.D. or Master’s in a related field, with 5+ years of hands-on bioinformatics experience, proficiency in Python/Perl and R, and a strong

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master’s in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Statistics, or related field.
• 5+ years of hands-on bioinformatics experience focusing on NGS data analysis.
• Proficiency in Python or Perl and experience with R for statistics.
• Familiarity with common bioinformatics tools, databases, and reference genomes.
• Strong understanding of statistical methods and machine learning for biological data.
• Excellent communication in a distributed, remote team environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and implement scalable bioinformatics pipelines for NGS data.
• Perform statistical analysis of genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic datasets.
• Develop and maintain data management systems and biological databases.
• Collaborate with experimental biologists and clinicians on research questions.
• Create reports and visualizations for publications and presentations.
• Contribute to new algorithms and computational methods for data analysis.

Skills

Python

Perl

R

Statistical methods

Machine learning

Communication

Education

Ph.D./M.S. in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology

Tools

Python

Perl

R

NGS pipelines

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Bioinformatician to join a fully remote research team focused on genomics and personalized medicine. The role involves developing scalable pipelines for NGS data, performing multi-omic analyses, and collaborating with researchers across time zones to translate results into therapeutic strategies.

The ideal candidate holds a Ph.D. or Master’s in a related field, with 5+ years of hands-on bioinformatics experience, proficiency in Python/Perl and R, and a strong