STEM Expert – Biology & Bioinformatics – Remote
Detroit, MI - USA
Job Summary
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This is a fully remote position open to candidates based in 55 countries including United States United Kingdom Canada Germany India France Netherlands Singapore.
Pay: $45$90/hr
Job Title: STEM Expert Biology & Bioinformatics (PhD)
Job Type: Contractor
Location: Remote(Worldwide)
Job Summary: In this role youll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn reason and perform through high-quality real-world input.
Key Responsibilities:
- 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 (e.g. NGS RNA-seq single-cell variant calling protein structure) and provide actionable recommendations.
- Leverage domain knowledge to guide the development and validation of biology-related AI models and tools.
- Communicate complex scientific concepts clearly both in writing and verbally to technical and non-technical collaborators.
- Document findings methodologies and best practices to ensure knowledge transfer across the customers team.
Areas of Expertise (we welcome applicants from any of the following):
- Genomics & NGS analysis
- Transcriptomics & single-cell analysis
- Proteomics & structural biology
- Molecular & cell biology
- Systems biology & biological network analysis
- Drug discovery & computational pharmacology
- Biostatistics & machine learning applied to biology
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- PhD in biology bioinformatics computational biology genomics or a closely related STEM field or equivalent industry/research experience.
- Professional written and spoken English (C1 or higher).
- Deep expertise in at least one of the areas listed above with hands-on experience analyzing real biological data.
- Proficiency in Python and/or R for scientific analysis plus experience with standard tools in your subfield (e.g. BLAST samtools GATK Bioconductor Biopython).
- Strong statistical quantitative and analytical reasoning skills.
- Outstanding written and verbal communication abilities with the ability to clearly document and explain technical concepts.
- Track record of rigorous scientific problem-solving in complex biological domains.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience building reproducible workflows (Nextflow Snakemake) and working in Linux/command-line environments.
- Experience with AI/ML-assisted biology workflows or benchmarking.
- Peer-reviewed publications patents or contributions to open-source bioinformatics software.
How to apply
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