Bioinformatics PhD - Data Analysis Expert | Upto $85/hr Hourly
About the role
About The Job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .
Position: Bioinformatician
Type: Contract Compensation: $60–$85/hour Duration: 4-week engagement Commitment: Remote Role Responsibilities
- Solve challenging bioinformatics data-analysis problems independently.
- Analyze large biological datasets and submit complete workflows as Jupyter notebooks.
- Inform the evaluation of frontier AI models on scientific reasoning.
- Work under a blind protocol, attempting each task independently without prior context.
- Tackle bioinformatics problems across diverse subdomains like transcriptomics and genomics.
Qualifications Must-Have
- PhD or Master's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, or related field.
- Hands-on experience with at least two areas: RNA-seq analysis, variant calling, metagenomic classification, epigenomic profiling, single-cell analysis, or population genetics.
- Proficiency in Python and/or R for bioinformatics pipelines.
- Experience producing well-documented, reproducible 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)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. ,
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Bioinformatics PhD - Data Analysis Expert | Upto $85/hr Hourly
About the role
About The Job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark , General Catalyst , Peter Thiel , Adam D'Angelo , Larry Summers , and Jack Dorsey .
Position: Bioinformatician
Type: Contract Compensation: $60–$85/hour Duration: 4-week engagement Commitment: Remote Role Responsibilities
- Solve challenging bioinformatics data-analysis problems independently.
- Analyze large biological datasets and submit complete workflows as Jupyter notebooks.
- Inform the evaluation of frontier AI models on scientific reasoning.
- Work under a blind protocol, attempting each task independently without prior context.
- Tackle bioinformatics problems across diverse subdomains like transcriptomics and genomics.
Qualifications Must-Have
- PhD or Master's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, or related field.
- Hands-on experience with at least two areas: RNA-seq analysis, variant calling, metagenomic classification, epigenomic profiling, single-cell analysis, or population genetics.
- Proficiency in Python and/or R for bioinformatics pipelines.
- Experience producing well-documented, reproducible 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)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome/welcome
- For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity. ,