BioInformatics Experts
Listed pay: $90 to 110 / hr
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- LocationRemote, open to US, UK, Canada, Australia, NZ & Western Europe
- ScreeningAssessments and an AI interview of about 20 minutes. See what to expect
- How Mercor paysWeekly, on Wednesdays, via Stripe. What Mercor does not say
- PayoutsMercor's website says it pays out over $4M a day (read 5 Oct 2026)
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Role details
What you'll do:
Complete realistic, multi-step scientific data-analysis tasks in bioinformatics
Write original bioinformatics questions where each answer is exact and objective
Choose and anonymize data (e.g. from public archives such as GEO, SRA/ENA, ArrayExpress, PRIDE, PDB, MGnify or from your own unpublished lab data) for the model to analyze
Use scientific software, code, and command-line tools to generate reproducible analyses and structured final outputs
Develop a Jupyter validation notebook, analyzing the data in Python or R, which reproduces the correct answer to your question
Interpret results in the context of the underlying biological or translational question, clearly communicating assumptions, uncertainty, and conclusions
Who we’re looking for:
Masters or PhD (or equivalent research experience) in bioinformatics, computational biology, genomics, statistical genetics, quantitative biology or a closely related field
Hands-on experience analyzing sequencing and omics data (bulk or single-cell RNA-seq, WGS/WES, variant calling, metagenomics, proteomics or similar), from raw reads to interpretation
Experience with one or more of the following tools: samtools, bcftools, bedtools, BWA, Bowtie2, BLAST, plus Python (pandas, Biopython, pysam) or R/Bioconductor (DESeq2, edgeR, limma, GenomicRanges)
Able to write and run Jupyter notebooks that reproduce your work exactly
Clear, precise scientific writing
Access to unpublished or private datasets you have the right to share is a strong plus
Deep knowledge of at least one niche area, such as a non-model organism, an unusual assay, or a specialized area of genomic interpretation is a strong plus
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- The link opens this role on Mercor. Sign up and apply from there.
- Upload a resume, complete the assessments the role asks for and verify your work authorisation.
- An AI interview of about 20 minutes. The confirmation screen then shows the expected timeline for that role.
- If Mercor hires you, you are paid weekly, on the Wednesday after each work week, via Stripe. Mercor says first payouts are held for 7 days.
- The work is paid by the hour at $90–110 an hour as listed.
- Remote — open to United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, France, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Switzerland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Luxembourg, Malta, Cyprus, Liechtenstein and Monaco.
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