Bioinformatics PhD - Data Analysis Expert

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 weeks
Commitment: Independent work

Role Responsibilities

• Solve challenging bioinformatics data-analysis problems independently.
• Analyze large biological datasets and submit complete analytical workflows as Jupyter notebooks .
• Inform frontier AI model evaluation on real scientific reasoning.
• Work under a blind protocol, tackling tasks without prior context.
• Utilize Python and/or R for bioinformatics pipelines.
• Produce well-documented, reproducible Jupyter notebooks .

Qualifications

Must-Have

• PhD or Master's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, or related field.
• Experience with RNA-seq analysis , variant calling , metagenomic classification , epigenomic profiling , single-cell analysis , or population genetics .
• Proficiency in Python and/or R .
• Familiarity with command-line tools (e.g., 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

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