Remote Senior Computational Biologist for AI Drug Discovery

Placements24; Mtubatuba Local Municipality; Hybrid; ZAR 1,000,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Health, dental, and vision insurance

Remote work environment with equipment

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Computational Biologist for a fully remote role. You will develop AI-driven strategies to analyze complex omics datasets, identify novel drug targets, and predict compound efficacy, collaborating with biologists, chemists, and data scientists.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD with 5+ years in computational biology/bioinformatics, expertise in ML, and strong Python/R skills. Global distributed team, flexible remote setup, and ongoing professional development are

Qualifications

• PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, CS or statistics.
• Minimum 5 years in computational biology/bioinformatics with drug discovery exposure.
• Expertise applying ML to biological data.
• Proficient in Python or R with relevant libraries (scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch).
• Experience with omics data (RNA-seq, WGS, single-cell).
• Familiar with cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure).
• Strong analytical and communication abilities; remote collaboration suited.

Responsibilities

• Develop computational pipelines for large-scale omics analyses.
• Design ML models for target ID, biomarkers, and drug response.
• Collaborate with experimental teams to translate findings.
• Create predictive models for activity and pharmacokinetic properties.
• Contribute to in silico experiments and virtual screens.
• Stay updated with AI and ML advances in drug discovery.
• Communicate findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to publications and presentations.
• Mentor junior scientists and ensure reproducibility and docs.

Skills

Machine learning in bioinformatics

Python

R

Deep learning

Data analysis

Education

PhD in Computational Biology

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Git

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Computational Biologist for a fully remote role. You will develop AI-driven strategies to analyze complex omics datasets, identify novel drug targets, and predict compound efficacy, collaborating with biologists, chemists, and data scientists.

The ideal candidate holds a PhD with 5+ years in computational biology/bioinformatics, expertise in ML, and strong Python/R skills. Global distributed team, flexible remote setup, and ongoing professional development are