Computational Biologist - Fully Remote

🌍 Remote, USA 🎯 Full-time 🕐 Posted Recently

Job Description

*About The Job**
*Mercor**

*Benchmark**

*General Catalyst**

*Peter Thiel**

*Adam D'Angelo**

*Larry Summers**

*Jack Dorsey**

*Position:**

*Type:**
*Contract**
*Compensation:**
*$60–$85/hour**
*Duration:**
*4 weeks**
*Commitment:**
*Remote**
*Role Responsibilities**
Solve complex bioinformatics problems in areas like transcriptomics, genomics, and virology.
Analyze large biological datasets and submit workflows as Jupyter notebooks.
Work under a blind protocol, tackling tasks independently without prior context.
Inform the evaluation of frontier AI models on scientific reasoning.
Utilize Python and/or R for bioinformatics pipelines.
Ensure workflows are well-documented and reproducible.
*Qualifications**
*Must-Have**
PhD or Master's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, or related field.
Experience with at least two of the following: RNA-seq analysis, variant calling, metagenomic classification, epigenomic profiling, single-cell analysis, or population genetics.
Proficiency in Python and/or R.
Experience with Jupyter notebooks.
Familiarity with command-line tools like samtools.
Strong independent problem-solving ability.
*Start Date**
March; tasks assigned on a rolling basis.
*Interview Process**
Short screening questionnaire to assess subdomain expertise and tool familiarity.
*Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete)**
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