Senior Bioinformatician — Genomics, ML & Precision Medicine

Placements24; Stellenbosch Local Municipality; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

Professional development

Flexible work options

Generous paid time off

Retirement savings plan

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Placements24 in Paarl, Western Cape, seeks a Senior Bioinformatician / Computational Biologist to advance genomics and personalized medicine initiatives. You will design pipelines for NGS data analyses, apply ML methods, and collaborate with clinicians and biologists to translate findings into targets and therapies.

The role offers access to cutting-edge computational resources, flexible work options, and opportunities for leadership and publication in high-impact journals within a dynamic life

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related field.
• Minimum 5 years post-graduate research experience in bioinformatics or computational biology.
• Experience with NGS data types: DNA-seq, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq.
• Proficiency in Python or R and relevant libraries.
• Strong statistics and ML fundamentals applied to biology.
• Experience with databases and data warehousing.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain robust bioinformatics pipelines for high-throughput data.
• Perform statistical and computational analyses of omics datasets.
• Develop ML models for biomarker discovery and prediction.
• Collaborate with biologists, geneticists, and clinicians to plan experiments.
• Mentor junior staff and ensure reproducible code and data practices.

Skills

NGS data analysis

Statistical analysis

Machine learning

Programming (Python/R)

Data visualization

Education

PhD or MSc in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology

Tools

SQL/NoSQL

Cloud platforms (AWS/GCP/Azure)

HPC environments

Job description

Placements24 in Paarl, Western Cape, seeks a Senior Bioinformatician / Computational Biologist to advance genomics and personalized medicine initiatives. You will design pipelines for NGS data analyses, apply ML methods, and collaborate with clinicians and biologists to translate findings into targets and therapies.

The role offers access to cutting-edge computational resources, flexible work options, and opportunities for leadership and publication in high-impact journals within a dynamic life