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 areas like transcriptomics, genomics, and virology.
- Analyze large biological datasets and submit workflows as Jupyter notebooks.
- Work under a blind protocol, tackling tasks independently without prior context.
- Inform the evaluation of frontier AI models on scientific reasoning.
- Utilize Python and/or R for bioinformatics pipelines.
- Ensure workflows are well-documented and reproducible.
Qualifications
Must-Have
- PhD or Master's degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, or related field.
- Experience with at least two of the following: RNA-seq analysis, variant calling, metagenomic classification, epigenomic profiling, single-cell analysis, or population genetics.
- Proficiency in Python and/or R.
- Experience with Jupyter notebooks.
- Familiarity with command-line tools like 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 2030 mins to complete)
- Upload resume
- AI interview based on your resume
- Submit form
Resources & Support
- 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: [Confidential Information]
PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.
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