Remote Senior Bioinformatics Scientist - Genomics & ML

Placements24; Pretoria; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work within SA

Professional development budget

Access to advanced cloud computing

Job summary

Placements24 in South Africa seeks a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist to lead analysis of genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics. This fully remote role lets you collaborate with a world-class research team from anywhere in SA.

You will design analytical pipelines, apply advanced statistics and machine learning, and translate findings into actionable insights for therapeutic research. Strong programming in Python or R and a PhD are required.

Qualifications

• PhD in a quantitative field with strong bioinformatics background.
• Proven experience analyzing genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics data.
• Proficiency in Python or R and relevant libraries (Bioconductor).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop and validate computational pipelines for high-throughput data.
• Perform in-depth statistical analyses of omics datasets.
• Collaborate with biologists and clinicians to translate findings into insights.
• Develop algorithms and ML models for biological data analysis.
• Document methods and publish research findings.

Skills

Python

R

Bioinformatics

Omics data analysis

Machine learning

Statistical analysis

Education

PhD in Bioinformatics or related field

Tools

Bioconductor

Jupyter

Job description

Placements24 in South Africa seeks a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist to lead analysis of genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics. This fully remote role lets you collaborate with a world-class research team from anywhere in SA.

You will design analytical pipelines, apply advanced statistics and machine learning, and translate findings into actionable insights for therapeutic research. Strong programming in Python or R and a PhD are required.