Senior Computational Biologist — Remote Genomics & AI

Placements24; East London; Hybrid; ZAR 1,976,000 - 2,964,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Retirement plan with company matching

Paid time off & holidays

Home office stipend

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Computational Biologist for a fully remote role to drive advanced computational biology research. You will design and implement pipelines for genomic data analysis, collaborate with wet-lab and clinical teams, and mentor junior staff in a flexible virtual environment.

The position emphasizes independence, publication track record, and ongoing technical learning. The ideal candidate holds a PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field, with 5+ years of experience,

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or Master's degree in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Statistics, or a related quantitative field.
• Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience in computational biology or bioinformatics research.
• Proficiency in programming languages commonly used in bioinformatics, such as Python and R.
• Extensive experience with bioinformatics tools, databases, and public repositories (e.g., NCBI, Ensembl).
• Strong understanding of statistical methods and machine learning techniques applicable to biological data.
• Demonstrated experience with NGS data analysis (e.g., RNA-Seq, WGS, ChIP-Seq).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work independently and effectively in a remote setting.

Responsibilities

• Develop and validate sophisticated computational models and algorithms for analyzing large-scale biological datasets.
• Design and implement bioinformatics pipelines for processing and interpreting next-generation sequencing (NGS) data.
• Collaborate closely with wet-lab scientists and clinicians to translate biological questions into computational strategies.
• Perform statistical analysis, machine learning, and data mining on complex biological information to identify patterns and insights.
• Contribute to the design and execution of in silico experiments to predict drug efficacy and identify potential targets.
• Maintain and enhance existing bioinformatics tools and databases.
• Stay abreast of the latest advancements in computational biology, bioinformatics, and relevant biological fields.
• Document research findings, methodologies, and software development clearly and comprehensively.
• Present research results at internal meetings and external scientific conferences.
• Mentor junior members of the computational biology team.

Skills

Python

R

Publications

Strong communication

Machine learning

Education

PhD or Master's in Computational Biology/ Bioinformatics/ CS/ Statistics

Tools

AWS

GCP

Azure

NGS tools

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Computational Biologist for a fully remote role to drive advanced computational biology research. You will design and implement pipelines for genomic data analysis, collaborate with wet-lab and clinical teams, and mentor junior staff in a flexible virtual environment.

The position emphasizes independence, publication track record, and ongoing technical learning. The ideal candidate holds a PhD or Master’s in a quantitative field, with 5+ years of experience,