Durban: Junior Bioinformatics Scientist posted by Pronel Consultants

About the Role

Pronel Consultants is seeking an experienced Junior Bioinformatics Scientist to support and drive high-impact clinical and translational research initiatives in Durban. The successful candidate will play a key role in supporting scientific discovery, multi-omics research, and high-quality data analysis within a dynamic and collaborative research environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Support bioinformatics and genomics analyses across various research studies.
• Analyse sequencing datasets, including viral, bacterial, and metagenomic data.
• Assist with the development and optimisation of computational workflows and pipelines.
• Support the preparation of scientific manuscripts, reports, presentations, and grant applications.
• Perform data management, curation, quality control, and statistical modelling using R, Python, Java, or related analytical tools.
• Contribute to scientific initiatives, working groups, and capacity-building programmes.
• Ensure all analyses comply with scientific, ethical, and data governance standards.

Requirements

• MSc or PhD in Biological Sciences, Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, or a related field.
• Demonstrated expertise in genomics and bioinformatics.
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis using R, Python, JAVA, or other biostatistical/programming languages.
• Strong background in viral, bacterial, and human genome analysis, including next-generation sequencing platforms and computational workflows.

Qualifications

No formal qualifications mentioned.

Salary & Benefits

Salary details not specified.