Bioinformatics Analyst III

Bioinformatics Analyst III $61 - $68/hr rate is based on location. Medical benefits available at a cost. 6 month initial contract possible extensions Remote Orion Project Services has teamed up with a market leading pharmaceutical company for an exciting contract opportunity for remote Bioinformatics Scientists. Our client is seeking candidates with experience processing and analyzing RNA-seq, imaging data, CRISPR screens, or other similar NGS/genomic data, as well as proficiency in statistical and programming languages such as R and Python, with ability to perform parallel computing using HPC. Job Overview: The successful candidate will work closely with stakeholders in the Quantitative Insights Lab (QuIL) organization to support cross-project data science efforts spanning in silico perturbation analysis, toxicogenomics, and mechanistic profiling. This work will contribute to the development and evaluation of predictive and comparative frameworks that help rank drug targets, drug combinations, and biological signatures across multiple experimental systems. This will include integrating large-scale omics data to support combination strategy assessment across indications. Key Responsibilities: Support perturbation analyses to rank promising drug targets and drug combinations for efficacy prediction. Contribute to the development of combination signature estimation approaches and ranking frameworks. Ingest, clean, and preprocess multi-modal datasets to enable downstream analysis and modeling. Apply AI/ML methods where appropriate, including the use of large language models to accelerate analysis, coding, and workflow development. Demonstrate understanding of model development principles, including training, testing, and cross-validation, and help select appropriate models for specific problem types. Collaborate with scientific and technical teams to translate biological questions into computational solutions, execute and troubleshoot analyses, and communicate findings clearly and reproducibly. Qualifications: MS degree with 5+ years of experience or PhD with 0+ years of experience in a quantitative field such as Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computational Genetics, Biostatistics, AI/ML, or a related discipline with strong computational training. Proficiency in R or Python and standard statistics/ML libraries. Experience working in HPC or cloud environments for parallel computing Domain knowledge in bioinformatics, computational biology, or related omics-driven data science. Strong attention to detail, documentation, and communication skills. Ability to independently execute ideas and research solutions within project scope. Desired Technical Skills: Experience processing and analyzing RNA-seq, imaging data, CRISPR screens, or other similar NGS/genomic data. Proficient in statistical and programming languages such as R and Python, with ability to perform parallel computing using HPC Experience writing custom functions in R or Python to statistically interrogate and visualize omics data. Demonstrated ability to execute custom computational analysis plans leveraging novel algorithms, relevant databases, and AI/ML approaches where appropriate. Familiarity with machine learning fundamentals, including model selection, training, testing, and cross-validation. Experience using LLM-based tools or coding assistants to support analysis, coding, and workflow development. People are our business worldwide Orion Group was founded in 1987 and is now one of the largest, independent, international recruitment companies. We have a network of 200 employees working from 24 offices, delivering a range of services - Talent Acquisition, Recruitment Outsourcing Services, Retained Search, Global Workforce Solutions, Completions & Commissioning and Materials Management - across 68 countries. As a global leader in workforce solutions, we recruit personnel across the Engineering & Technical, Office & Commercial, Scientific and Skilled Trades disciplines, for sectors including Oil & Gas, Life Science, Power & Utilities, Constructions & Infrastructure, Manufacturing and Renewables.