Senior Computational Biologist - Genomics & Data Discovery

Placements24; Polokwane; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Professional development

Flexible working

Job summary

Placements24 in Polokwane is seeking a Senior Computational Biologist to lead analysis of large-scale genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics datasets and to develop robust computational pipelines. You will collaborate with biologists and clinicians to design studies and interpret complex data in a cutting-edge environment.

The role requires a Ph.D. in a related field, 5+ years of experience, and strong programming and statistical skills to advance disease research and biomarker discovery in a

Qualifications

• Ph.D. in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in computational biology or bioinformatics research.
• Proficiency in Python, R, Perl and relevant libraries/tools.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain robust computational pipelines for high-throughput data analysis.
• Analyze genomics, transcriptomics, and proteomics datasets to identify patterns and biomarkers.
• Collaborate with experimental scientists to design studies producing high-quality data.
• Interpret results and communicate findings to diverse audiences.

Skills

Python

R

Perl

Statistics

Machine Learning

Education

Ph.D. in Computational Biology/related field

Job description

Placements24 in Polokwane is seeking a Senior Computational Biologist to lead analysis of large-scale genomics, transcriptomics and proteomics datasets and to develop robust computational pipelines. You will collaborate with biologists and clinicians to design studies and interpret complex data in a cutting-edge environment.

The role requires a Ph.D. in a related field, 5+ years of experience, and strong programming and statistical skills to advance disease research and biomarker discovery in a