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Computational Biology & Bioinformatics Expert (PhD)

  • Science & Research
  • Platform: micro1
  • Location: 58 countries

$45-90/hrAs published by the platform.

About this job

The role involves reviewing and critiquing bioinformatics pipelines, genomic analyses and statistical methods so that AI systems handle biological reasoning accurately. It is aimed at holders of a PhD in computational biology or a related field who have hands-on experience with sequencing data. The expert will also document methods and explain complex science clearly to both technical and non-technical colleagues.

What you'll do

  • Design, evaluate and critique bioinformatics and computational biology workflows.
  • Assess and optimize pipeline parameters, tool configurations and statistical methods.
  • Analyze biological datasets such as NGS, RNA-seq and variant calling outputs.
  • Document findings, methods and best practices for the customer's team.

Requirements

computational chemistrymolecular simulationspythongaussiangromacslammpsamberorcapsi4nwchemrdkitopenbabelcheminformaticselectronic structure methodsscientific software configurationmolecular dynamicsdrug discoveryai/ml-assisted chemistry workflowsquantitative analysisanalytical reasoningscientific programmingwritten communicationverbal communicationdocumentationproblem-solving
  • PhD in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, or a closely related field

Pay

$45-90/hr

Pay as published by the platform. It is not a guarantee of income or hours.

Location

Open to residents of: Bangladesh, Hong Kong SAR China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Pakistan, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico, Peru, Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestinian Territories, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, United States, Canada, Nigeria, Kenya, South Africa, Ghana, Ethiopia.

How to apply

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Source

Official posting: https://jobs.micro1.ai/post/29120525-ef73-4aa9-9a77-9fa59009d4d3

Last checked on October 16, 2026.

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