Remote Senior Computational Biologist - Genomics & ML

Placements24; Paarl; Hybrid; ZAR 1,100,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Fully remote work

Health insurance

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Computational Biologist for a fully remote R&D team. You will analyze genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics data, develop scalable pipelines, and collaborate with experimental scientists to drive discoveries. Strong PhD and 5+ years in the field are required, with Python/R/Perl and cloud experience.

Join a science-driven culture with opportunities for professional development and impactful projects on a global scale.

Qualifications

• PhD in computational biology or related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years in computational biology or bioinformatics research.
• Proficiency in Python, R and Perl.
• Experience with public datasets and bioinformatics tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop computational strategies for large biological datasets.
• Design scalable bioinformatics pipelines for data processing and analysis.
• Collaborate with experimental biologists to interpret data and hypotheses.
• Apply statistical and machine learning methods to biological problems.
• Contribute to high-throughput experimental designs with computational insights.
• Communicate findings through presentations and reports.

Skills

Python

R

Perl

Cloud computing

Data analysis

Education

PhD in Computational Biology or related field

Tools

NCBI

Ensembl

TCGA

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Computational Biologist for a fully remote R&D team. You will analyze genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics data, develop scalable pipelines, and collaborate with experimental scientists to drive discoveries. Strong PhD and 5+ years in the field are required, with Python/R/Perl and cloud experience.

Join a science-driven culture with opportunities for professional development and impactful projects on a global scale.