Computational Biologist - Fully Remote

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: Remote

Role Responsibilities

• Solve complex bioinformatics problems in transcriptomics, genomics, and virology.
• Analyze large biological datasets and submit analytical workflows as Jupyter notebooks.
• Work independently under a blind protocol with no prior context.
• Inform the evaluation of frontier AI models on scientific reasoning.
• Utilize Python and/or R for bioinformatics pipelines.
• Produce well‑documented, reproducible Jupyter notebooks.

Qualifications

• PhD or Master's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, or related field.
• Experience with at least 2 of: 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

• Upload resume
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• Submit form

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