Bioinformatics Research Scientist | $85/hr
Mercor
Part time
Software Development
Canada
Hiring from: Canada
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: Computational Biology Expert
Type: Freelance Contract
Compensation: $65–$85/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: ~1 month
Commitment: 15–20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
Must-Have
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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: Computational Biology Expert
Type: Freelance Contract
Compensation: $65–$85/hour
Location: Remote
Duration: ~1 month
Commitment: 15–20 hours/week
Role Responsibilities
- Design biologically grounded problems with a single correct answer and ≥20 plausible distractors.
- Identify, download, and preprocess datasets from public repositories like GEO, SRA, and NCBI.
- Subsample and anonymize datasets to prevent metadata-based inference.
- Independently validate solutions through custom analysis pipelines and visualizations.
- Operate within technical constraints such as file size and task time limits.
Must-Have
- Hands-on experience analyzing sequencing or omics datasets (e.g., RNA-seq, WGS, mass spec).
- Proficient with bioinformatics tools and formats like BLAST, samtools, DESeq2, FASTA/FASTQ/BAM.
- Comfortable coding in Python, R, or bash, and working in Jupyter notebooks.
- Understanding of biological experiment design and lab-to-data nuances (e.g., batch effects).
- Advanced degree (MS, PhD) or research background in computational biology, genomics, or bioinformatics.
- Paid weekly via Stripe Connect
- Structured as a freelance contract — independent contractor status
- Submit your resume to get started.
- Qualified applicants will complete a short form assessing technical experience.
- Follow-up steps may include a sample task or review call.
- Responses typically within 3–5 business days.
- 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: [email protected]
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