Remote Senior Computational Biologist — Genomics & ML

Placements24; Midrand; Hybrid; ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible hours

Paid time off

Health & wellness

Professional development

Remote-friendly culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Computational Biologist to join a fully remote R&D team. You will analyze large-scale biological data, design advanced computational pipelines, and develop ML-based models to generate testable hypotheses.

The role emphasizes collaboration with world-class scientists and a distributed work environment, enabling impactful discoveries from a home office in South Africa. The position requires a PhD and 5+ years of experience in computational biology or

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years of post-doctoral or industry experience in computational biology or bioinformatics.
• Proven expertise in Python or R and bioinformatics libraries/frameworks.
• Strong understanding of statistical principles and machine learning for biological data.
• Hands-on experience with large-scale data analysis tools and platforms (Unix/Linux, cloud).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills; able to work independently and in distributed teams.
• Remote work experience is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design computational pipelines for genomic, transcriptomic, and proteomic data.
• Develop and apply statistical models and ML to identify patterns and generate hypotheses.
• Collaborate with experimental biologists, bioinformaticians, and data scientists to guide experiments.
• Visualize complex data for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Contribute to internal bioinformatics tools and databases.
• Stay updated on advancements in computational biology and bioinformatics.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to scientific discourse.

Skills

Python

R

Machine learning

Genomics

Unix/Linux

Cloud computing

Remote collaboration

Education

PhD in Computational Biology

Tools

Bioconductor

Cloud platforms

HPC

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Computational Biologist to join a fully remote R&D team. You will analyze large-scale biological data, design advanced computational pipelines, and develop ML-based models to generate testable hypotheses.

The role emphasizes collaboration with world-class scientists and a distributed work environment, enabling impactful discoveries from a home office in South Africa. The position requires a PhD and 5+ years of experience in computational biology or