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

Must-Have

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 (Takes 20--30 mins to complete)

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Bioinformatics PhD - Data Analysis Expert | Upto $85/hr

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