Senior Genomics Bioinformatician – Remote

Placements24; Gqeberha; Hybrid; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health insurance

Home office allowance

Professional development

Collaborative environment

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Bioinformatician to join a growing genomics research team in a fully remote role. You will develop and apply computational methods to analyze large-scale datasets, identify genetic patterns, and advance understanding of biological systems.

Collaborating with experimental biologists, you will design studies, build pipelines, manage genomic databases, and contribute to publications and grant proposals.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, CS or related field.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in bioinformatics or computational genomics.
• Proficient in Python, R and Perl.
• Strong experience with command-line tools, scripting, and HPC environments.
• Knowledge of statistical methods and machine learning for biological data.
• Familiarity with major genomic databases and public repositories.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and maintain computational pipelines for high-throughput sequencing data (WGS/WES/RNA-seq).
• Perform statistical analysis and interpretation of genomic data to identify variations and expression patterns.
• Collaborate with experimental biologists to design studies and interpret results.
• Build and manage databases for storing and querying genomic information.
• Contribute to development of new algorithms and software tools for bioinformatics.
• Present findings to research teams and support publications and grant proposals.

Skills

Statistical methods

Machine learning

HPC

Scripting

Biological data analysis

Education

PhD or Master’s degree in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology/CS

Tools

Python

R

Perl

Command-line tools

High-performance computing

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Bioinformatician to join a growing genomics research team in a fully remote role. You will develop and apply computational methods to analyze large-scale datasets, identify genetic patterns, and advance understanding of biological systems.

Collaborating with experimental biologists, you will design studies, build pipelines, manage genomic databases, and contribute to publications and grant proposals.