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Cincinnatus is an enterprise staffing company that partners with leading technology companies to source and employ highly skilled professionals for full-time and long-term contingent roles. Cincinnatus serves as the employer of record for these engagements, providing W-2 employment, payroll, benefits, and compliance, while placing employees directly within client teams to work on high-impact initiatives. Roles hired through Cincinnatus are not project-based or freelance engagements. They are structured, role-based positions that typically involve full-time or fixed-term commitments, close collaboration with a client's internal teams, and integration into standard enterprise workflows. Cincinnatus is a legal entity separate from Mercor. While opportunities may be discovered through Mercor's platform, employment, onboarding, payroll, and benefits for these roles are administered by Cincinnatus. Equal Employment Opportunity Cincinnatus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristic. Cincinnatus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans throughout the job application process.

Bioinformatics Scientist

Research ScientistResearch ScientistPart TimeRemoteMid LevelH1B No Sponsor

Location

Worldwide

Posted

34 days ago

Salary

$85 - $95 / hour

Seniority

Mid Level

Job Description

Bioinformatics Scientist

Mercor

Role Description 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: Quantitative Biology Expert Type: Contract Compensation: $85–$95/hour Location: Remote Commitment: 20 hours/week Role Responsibilities - Author and review technical tasks to evaluate AI model performance on quantitative biology problems. - Produce original problem sets grounded in: - sequence alignments - phylogenetic trees - expression heatmaps - pathway figures - Write reference solutions and apply structured quality checks to ensure task accuracy. - Collaborate with AI research teams to improve training data quality and downstream performance. - Work independently and asynchronously with a flexible schedule to meet deadlines. Qualifications - Must-Have: - PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or Quantitative Biology; or - MS in Bioinformatics or Computational Biology with 3+ years applied research or industry experience; or - BS in Biology, CS, or Math with 5+ years applied quantitative biology or bioinformatics experience. - Working fluency in at least two of: - sequence analysis - phylogenetics - systems biology - statistical genetics - computational modeling - Comfortable reading and interpreting sequence alignments, phylogenetic trees, expression heatmaps, and pathway figures. - Clear technical writing; able to articulate reasoning step-by-step in written form. Requirements - Hourly contractor - Paid weekly Application Process - Upload resume - AI interview based on your resume - Submit form For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: Interview Process Details For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

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