STEM Expert – Biology & Bioinformatics (PhD)
micro1 · Data · Senior · 27d ago
$94k – $187k
per year
Anyone, anywhere in the world can apply.
Applies on the original listing · via Himalayas
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“Location: Remote(Worldwide)”
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- Contractor / B2B
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- Global stipend
- No home office or equipment budget mentioned.
- Annual retreat
- No company-paid get-togethers mentioned.
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About the role
In this contract role, you will apply your advanced domain expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your responsibilities include designing, evaluating, and critiquing biological and computational biology workflows, assessing pipeline parameters for accuracy and reproducibility, and analyzing biological datasets such as NGS, RNA-seq, and single-cell data. You will communicate complex scientific concepts to technical collaborators and document methodologies to support ongoing AI benchmarking initiatives.
What you'll do
- Design, evaluate, and critique biology, bioinformatics, and computational biology workflows to support AI benchmarking initiatives.
- Provide expert-level insights on genomic, transcriptomic, proteomic, and other biological data analysis pipelines.
- Assess and optimize pipeline parameters, tool configurations, and statistical methods for accuracy and reproducibility.
- Analyze biological datasets such as NGS, RNA-seq, single-cell, variant calling, and protein structure to provide actionable recommendations.
- Guide the development and validation of biology-related AI models and tools using domain knowledge.
- Document findings, methodologies, and best practices to ensure knowledge transfer across project teams.
What you bring
- PhD in biology, bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, or a closely related STEM field, or equivalent industry/research experience.
- Deep expertise in at least one key domain such as genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, systems biology, or computational pharmacology.
- Proficiency in Python and/or R for scientific analysis, along with standard tools such as BLAST, samtools, GATK, Bioconductor, or Biopython.
- Strong statistical, quantitative, and analytical reasoning skills with experience analyzing real biological data.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities in English (C1 or higher).
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