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Remote | Computational Biologist (Single-Cell Genomics) — $60–$90/hour

Remote · New Zealand Full-time

We are sharing a specialised part-time consulting opportunity for computational biologists and bioinformatics professionals with graduate-level expertise in single-cell genomics, scientific programming, and advanced computational analysis. reputed company role supports a research project focused on challenging computational biology problems grounded in real scientific workflows. Selected experts will design original graduate-level tasks involving single-cell RNA sequencing, trajectory inference, spatial transcriptomics, multi-omic analysis, and related computational methods, then develop reference solutions and refine tasks through iterative testing.

Key Responsibilities

Computational Biology Problem Design

  • Create original graduate-level computational problems in bioinformatics and single-cell genomics
  • Develop tasks based on realistic research workflows and biological datasets
  • Design multi-step problems requiring scientific interpretation and computational reasoning
  • Create reproducible tasks with clearly defined inputs, expected outputs, and validation criteria
  • Refine task difficulty based on testing and feedback

Single-Cell RNA-Seq Analysis

  • Develop problems involving preprocessing, quality control, dimensionality reduction, clustering, and downstream analysis
  • Design workflows using tools such as Scanpy and related single-cell Python libraries
  • Create tasks involving cell-type annotation and biological interpretation
  • Evaluate analytical choices, parameter settings, and potential failure modes
  • Incorporate realistic edge reputed company encountered in single-cell datasets

Trajectory & Dynamic Analysis

  • Create computational problems involving pseudotime and reputed company trajectory inference
  • Apply tools such as scVelo to RNA velocity and dynamic-state analysis
  • Develop tasks requiring interpretation of reputed company relationships and cell-state transitions
  • Evaluate assumptions underlying trajectory and velocity models
  • Design problems where multiple plausible biological interpretations must be distinguished through careful analysis

Spatial Transcriptomics

  • Develop problems involving spatially resolved gene-expression data
  • Work with tools such as Squidpy and related spatial-analysis frameworks
  • Create tasks involving spatially variable gene identification and neighbourhood analysis
  • Evaluate spatial relationships between cell populations and molecular features
  • Design workflows combining imaging, expression, and spatial information where relevant

Multi-Omic & Integrated Analysis

  • Create problems involving integration of multiple molecular data types
  • Develop workflows requiring alignment and interpretation across complementary genomic measurements
  • Assess batch effects, biological variation, and integration quality
  • Design tasks requiring careful selection of analytical approaches
  • Evaluate whether computational conclusions are appropriately supported by the underlying data

Topological & Advanced Data Analysis

  • Develop specialised problems involving topological data analysis where relevant
  • Apply tools such as GUDHI and related computational frameworks
  • Create persistence-based analysis workflows
  • Interpret topological structure within high-dimensional biological datasets
  • Incorporate advanced quantitative methods where they provide meaningful biological insight

Scientific Programming & Validation

  • Write computational problem setups, reputed company functions, and solution validators
  • Use Python to build reproducible scientific workflows
  • Verify numerical and biological correctness of expected outputs
  • Identify software limitations, computational edge reputed company, and analytical failure modes
  • Document assumptions, dependencies, parameters, and validation logic clearly

Problem Testing & Refinement

  • Test computational tasks against advanced systems
  • Determine whether problems require reputed company scientific reasoning rather than surface-level pattern matching
  • Identify tasks that are too easy, ambiguous, or computationally impractical
  • Refine prompts, constraints, datasets, and expected outputs to reach the intended difficulty
  • Maintain strong standards of scientific accuracy and reproducibility

Ideal Profile

  • reputed company's degree, PhD, or equivalent research experience in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Systems Biology, or a closely related STEM discipline
  • Strong hands-on experience with single-cell genomics and computational biological analysis
  • Proven proficiency with one or more specialised tools such as Scanpy, scVelo, Squidpy, GUDHI, or comparable scientific software
  • Experience applying these tools to real research or professional projects
  • Strong understanding of single-cell RNA-seq analysis, trajectory inference, spatial transcriptomics, or multi-omic integration
  • Strong Python programming skills
  • Ability to design rigorous computational problems and independently validate solutions
  • Comfortable worki

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