Senior Genomics Bioinformatician – Remote, ML & NGS

Placements24; Mbombela (Nelspruit); Hybrid; ZAR 1,994,000 - 2,991,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) with match

Paid time off

Professional growth opportunities

Remote-friendly culture

Job summary

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Bioinformatician for a fully remote role focused on genomic data analysis. You will design and optimize pipelines, process large-scale sequencing data, identify variants, and contribute to diagnostics development.

You will collaborate with molecular biologists and computational scientists across time zones, mentor junior team members, publish findings, and stay current with tools and methods in genomics, machine learning, and statistical genetics.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's in Bioinformatics or related field.
• ≥5 years of bioinformatics/computational genomics experience.
• Proficiency in Python, R, and/or Perl.
• Experience with NGS data formats (e.g., BAM, VCF, FASTQ) and pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and optimize bioinformatics pipelines for processing and analyzing NGS data.
• Perform statistical analysis of genomic data to identify variants and functional insights.
• Collaborate with research teams to design experiments and analyze genomics, transcriptomics, and epigenomics results.
• Utilize machine learning and data mining to uncover patterns in large biological datasets.
• Manage and maintain large genomic databases and metadata.
• Interpret and present complex findings to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Stay current with bioinformatics tools, algorithms, and research advances.
• Mentor junior bioinformaticians and contribute to team knowledge sharing.

Skills

Python

R

Perl

Bioinformatics pipelines

NGS data analysis

Statistical genetics

Machine learning

Distributed collaboration

Education

PhD or Master’s in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology/Genomics

Tools

NGS data formats (BAM/VCF/FASTQ)

RNA-Seq analysis

Variant calling

Job description

Placements24 is seeking a Senior Bioinformatician for a fully remote role focused on genomic data analysis. You will design and optimize pipelines, process large-scale sequencing data, identify variants, and contribute to diagnostics development.

You will collaborate with molecular biologists and computational scientists across time zones, mentor junior team members, publish findings, and stay current with tools and methods in genomics, machine learning, and statistical genetics.