Senior Bioinformatics Data Scientist - Genomics & ML Lead

Placements24; South Africa; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Professional development

Conference attendance

Computing resources

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Placements24 in Mossel Bay seeks an accomplished Senior Data Scientist with a Bioinformatics focus to join a cutting-edge life sciences research team. You will leverage advanced analytics and machine learning to uncover insights from complex biological data and to influence experimental design and decision-making.

The role involves developing predictive models, collaborating with domain experts, and delivering data-driven results across projects in a fast-paced research environment.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Statistics, Bioinformatics, or a related quantitative field.
• 5+ years of professional experience as a Data Scientist with bioinformatics focus.
• Proficiency in Python or R and libraries such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement machine learning models for biological data analysis.
• Process and analyze large genomic, proteomic, and clinical datasets.
• Collaborate with scientists to define analytical objectives and interpret results.
• Build data visualizations and dashboards for stakeholders.
• Design and conduct experiments to validate hypotheses and measure impact.
• Stay current with advances in data science and bioinformatics.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Data science

Python

R

Machine learning

SQL

NoSQL

Spark

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Education

Master's or PhD in a quantitative field

Tools

scikit-learn

TensorFlow

PyTorch

Job description

Placements24 in Mossel Bay seeks an accomplished Senior Data Scientist with a Bioinformatics focus to join a cutting-edge life sciences research team. You will leverage advanced analytics and machine learning to uncover insights from complex biological data and to influence experimental design and decision-making.

The role involves developing predictive models, collaborating with domain experts, and delivering data-driven results across projects in a fast-paced research environment.