Bioinformatics/AI Scientist

Duration: Contract through Dec 19, 2025

Compensation: $35-40/hr, non negotiable

Location: 100% Remote, but must be able to work PST

Responsibilities

• Work under the supervision of group leaders in Computational Biology and Translation to benchmark ML/AI models integrating large-scale multiomics preclinical and clinical datasets.
• Write scalable Python code to benchmark the performance of state-of-the-art ML models on predefined preclinical and clinical tasks.
• Produce reports on the performance of different ML methods and present results.
• Suggest new directions for benchmarking and improvement to predictive models.
• Document code, analysis, and findings, including standardization of analytical workflows.

Requirements

• PhD in Computer Science, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related field.
• Extensive experience (6+ years) in large-scale bulk data analysis (RNA, WES), including gold-standard
• methods and novel, advanced analytical techniques.
• Experience (3+ years) in training and applying modern ML architectures and models to omics data.
• Expertise in cancer biology or clinical omics data.
• Proficiency in Python, shell scripting.
• Experience working with Git and high-performance computing.
• High self-motivation and commitment to delivering high-quality results.
• Ability to produce rigorous analysis with minimal supervision, including meeting key deadlines and making sensible independent decisions.
• Excellent communication skills and experience working as part of a team.
• Curiosity and desire to learn more about applications of AI methods to pharmaceutical research.