Bioinformatics Scientist

Overview

micro1 is looking for Bioinformatics Scientists to support a customer’s project with specialized domain expertise. The role is remote and contract-based, and it focuses on helping train next-generation AI systems with high-quality scientific input. No prior AI experience is required; the key need is strong expertise in the domain.

Scope of Work

• Analyze complex datasets in medicinal chemistry using bioinformatics methods.
• Provide scientific input to support AI model development and training.
• Curate, annotate, and validate datasets used for drug discovery and molecular analysis.
• Review and synthesize information from biological, chemical, and clinical sources.
• Contribute subject matter expertise on experimental design and data interpretation in medicinal chemistry.
• Assess AI-generated outputs for scientific accuracy, relevance, and reliability.
• Prepare written feedback and practical recommendations to improve model performance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree such as a PhD or MSc in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Medicinal Chemistry, or a related field.
• Strong understanding of medicinal chemistry, including structure-activity relationships and drug design principles.
• Experience working with large-scale omics or cheminformatics datasets.
• Familiarity with bioinformatics tools, databases, and programming languages such as Python, R, RDKit, or KNIME.
• Ability to communicate complex scientific ideas clearly.
• Background contributing to research at the intersection of biology, chemistry, and data science.
• Experience in multidisciplinary or remote project environments is a plus.