Bioinformatics Scientist

Role Overview

Apply bioinformatics and medicinal chemistry expertise to help train next-generation AI systems through high-quality scientific analysis, data curation, and model feedback. This remote contractor opportunity focuses on improving how AI systems learn, reason, and perform using real-world input. Prior AI experience is not required.

Key Responsibilities

• Analyze complex medicinal chemistry datasets using advanced bioinformatics methods.
• Provide detailed scientific content and input to support AI model development and training.
• Curate, annotate, and validate datasets used in drug discovery and molecular analysis.
• Evaluate and synthesize findings across biological, chemical, and clinical data sources.
• Advise on experimental design and data interpretation in medicinal chemistry.
• Assess AI-generated outputs for scientific accuracy, relevance, and reliability.
• Deliver comprehensive written feedback and actionable recommendations to improve model performance.

Qualifications

• Medicinal chemistry expertise is required.
• Advanced degree, such as a PhD or MSc, in bioinformatics, computational biology, medicinal chemistry, or a related discipline.
• In-depth knowledge of medicinal chemistry, including structure-activity relationships and drug design principles.
• Experience handling and interpreting large-scale omics or cheminformatics datasets.
• Familiarity with common bioinformatics software, databases, and programming languages, such as Python, R, RDKit, and KNIME.
• Strong scientific communication skills and the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly.
• Research experience spanning biology, chemistry, and data science.
• Experience collaborating in multidisciplinary or remote project environments is advantageous.

Work Terms

• Remote independent contractor engagement.

Compensation

• $90 to $120 per hour.