Remote Senior Bioinformatician - Genomics & Proteomics

Placements24; Kempton Park; Remote; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote-first

Competitive salary

Bonuses

Healthcare coverage

Professional development

Conferences & training

Cutting-edge resources

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Bioinformatician to lead the design and implementation of omics analysis pipelines in a remote-first setup. You will drive analyses across genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics, collaborating with researchers and translating complex questions into computational strategies.

The role requires substantial experience with NGS data, strong Python/R skills, and a track record of developing reusable tools.

Qualifications

• PhD or MS in a quantitative field related to bioinformatics.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in bioinformatics / computational biology.
• Experience analyzing NGS data (WGS, WES, RNA-Seq) and cloud compute.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable omics pipelines.
• Perform statistical analysis of genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic data.
• Collaborate with researchers to define analytical approaches.
• Develop Python/R tools to facilitate processing and analysis.
• Implement advanced models and contribute to manuscripts.
• Mentor junior staff and stay current with the field.
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Advanced statistical thinking

Remote collaboration

Education

PhD in Bioinformatics

MS in Computational Biology

Tools

Biopython

SciPy

NumPy

tidyverse

Linux/Unix

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Bioinformatician to lead the design and implementation of omics analysis pipelines in a remote-first setup. You will drive analyses across genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics, collaborating with researchers and translating complex questions into computational strategies.

The role requires substantial experience with NGS data, strong Python/R skills, and a track record of developing reusable tools.