Remote Senior Systems Biologist for Discovery Modeling

Placements24; Polokwane; Hybrid; ZAR 800,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Conference attendance support

Flexible remote work

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Systems Biologist to advance computational modeling of cellular pathways and disease mechanisms in a primarily remote role with occasional on-site collaboration at our facility near Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa.

You will work with experimental biologists, chemists, and pharmacologists to bridge theory and experimentation, develop integrative models, and contribute to drug discovery efforts through rigorous data analysis and publication-ready findings.

Qualifications

• PhD in Systems Biology, Computational Biology, Biophysics, or related field.
• Minimum 6 years post-doctoral research experience.
• Strong expertise in mathematical modeling and simulation of biological processes.
• Proficiency in programming languages (Python, R, MATLAB) and modeling software.

Responsibilities

• Develop and apply computational models to analyze biological systems.
• Integrate multi-omics data to build system-level models.
• Design computational experiments to test hypotheses.
• Collaborate with experimental teams for in vivo and in vitro studies.
• Identify key components and mechanisms within biological networks related to disease.
• Utilize software for modeling and simulation (MATLAB, R, Python, COPASI).
• Communicate complex modeling results to diverse scientific audiences.
• Contribute to publications and presentations.
• Mentor junior scientists in systems biology approaches.

Skills

Mathematical modeling

Python

R

MATLAB

Multi-omics data

Communication

Team collaboration

Education

PhD in Systems Biology

Tools

COPASI

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Systems Biologist to advance computational modeling of cellular pathways and disease mechanisms in a primarily remote role with occasional on-site collaboration at our facility near Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa.

You will work with experimental biologists, chemists, and pharmacologists to bridge theory and experimentation, develop integrative models, and contribute to drug discovery efforts through rigorous data analysis and publication-ready findings.