Senior Biophysicist (Remote) - Research Lead

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 1,982,000 - 2,972,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and wellness benefits

Home office allowance

Flexible remote work

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Senior Biophysicist to join their remote R&D team. You will lead experiments, develop models, and collaborate across disciplines to advance therapeutic insights.

The role requires a PhD and at least five years of postdoctoral or industry experience, with proficiency in Python and R, and strong scientific communication within a globally distributed team.

Qualifications

• PhD in Biophysics or related discipline.
• 5+ years of post-doctoral or industry research.
• Strong data analysis and programming skills.
• Ability to communicate complex science clearly.

Responsibilities

• Lead biophysics research on protein structure-function relationships.
• Design and interpret experiments using spectroscopy, calorimetry, crystallography or cryo-EM.
• Develop computational models to analyze data and predict behavior.
• Collaborate with biochemists and pharmacologists to advance drug discovery.
• Publish findings in high-impact journals and present at conferences.
• Mentor junior scientists and contribute to R&D strategy.

Skills

Python

R

Data analysis

Scientific communication

Independent work

Education

PhD in Biophysics

Tools

Spectroscopy

Calorimetry

X-ray crystallography

Cryo-EM

Computational modeling

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a highly skilled Senior Biophysicist to join their remote R&D team. You will lead experiments, develop models, and collaborate across disciplines to advance therapeutic insights.

The role requires a PhD and at least five years of postdoctoral or industry experience, with proficiency in Python and R, and strong scientific communication within a globally distributed team.