Remote Senior Bioinformatician: Genomics & Precision Medicine

Placements24; Rustenburg; Híbrido; ZAR 1.200.000 - 1.800.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Remote work

Health insurance

Professional development

Retirement plan

Descripción de la vacante

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Bioinformatician for a fully remote role. You will analyze large-scale genomic data, develop pipelines for variant calling and expression analysis, and interpret findings within disease pathways.

Collaboration with global teams of scientists and clinicians is essential. The ideal candidate holds a PhD or MSc in a quantitative field, 5+ years in genomics, and strong skills in Python/R, Linux, stats, and ML.

Formación

• PhD or MSc in a quantitative field (Bioinformatics/Genomics/CS)
• Minimum 5 years of hands-on genome analysis experience
• Proficient in Python and/or R; comfortable with Linux/Unix
• Strong knowledge of genomic data formats and analysis tools
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure) is a plus
• Solid statistics background and ML experience

Responsabilidades

• Analyze large-scale genomic datasets (WGS, WES, RNA-Seq, ChIP-Seq)
• Build and optimize robust bioinformatics pipelines
• Interpret results in biological pathways and disease contexts
• Collaborate with wet-lab scientists and clinicians on experiments
• Stay updated on genomics tools and computational methods
• Create data visualizations and reports for stakeholders
• Troubleshoot data processing pipelines and issues
• Present findings in virtual meetings and conferences

Conocimientos

Python

R

Linux/Unix

Statistics

Machine learning

Educación

PhD or MSc in Bioinformatics/Genomics/CS

Herramientas

GATK

STAR

DESeq2

Cloud platforms

Descripción del empleo

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Bioinformatician for a fully remote role. You will analyze large-scale genomic data, develop pipelines for variant calling and expression analysis, and interpret findings within disease pathways.

Collaboration with global teams of scientists and clinicians is essential. The ideal candidate holds a PhD or MSc in a quantitative field, 5+ years in genomics, and strong skills in Python/R, Linux, stats, and ML.