Remote Senior Computational Biologist - Genomics & Targets

Placements24; Bloemfontein; Hybrid; ZAR 2,030,000 - 3,046,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Home office allowance

Professional development

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Computational Biologist to join a fully remote team. You will analyze large-scale omics data, develop pipelines, and build predictive models to identify therapeutic targets and biomarkers.

The role emphasizes collaboration with global scientists and publication-ready documentation. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in a quantitative field and 5+ years in computational biology, with strong Python and R skills, ML knowledge, and experience with omics datasets.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Statistics, Computer Science, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of post-doctoral or industry experience in computational biology or bioinformatics.
• Proficiency in Python and R.
• Strong understanding of statistical modeling, machine learning techniques, and bioinformatics algorithms.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement computational pipelines for analyzing high-throughput biological data (e.g., next-generation sequencing, microarrays, mass spectrometry).
• Perform statistical analysis and interpretation of complex biological datasets to identify patterns, correlations, and biomarkers.
• Collaborate with experimental biologists and chemists to design experiments and interpret results.
• Build predictive models for disease progression, drug response, or target identification.
• Develop and maintain reproducible computational workflows and associated documentation.
• Contribute to the development of new algorithms and methodologies for biological data analysis.
• Present research findings to internal teams and at scientific conferences.
• Stay current with the latest advancements in computational biology, bioinformatics, and relevant biological fields.
• Mentor junior computational biologists and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Skills

Python

R

Statistical modeling

Machine learning

Bioinformatics

Education

Ph.D. in Computational Biology or related

Tools

Bioconductor

NCBI

Ensembl

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Computational Biologist to join a fully remote team. You will analyze large-scale omics data, develop pipelines, and build predictive models to identify therapeutic targets and biomarkers.

The role emphasizes collaboration with global scientists and publication-ready documentation. The ideal candidate will have a PhD in a quantitative field and 5+ years in computational biology, with strong Python and R skills, ML knowledge, and experience with omics datasets.