Bioinformatics / Computational Genomics Expert (PPT)

Overview

ExpertWoka is sourcing a Bioinformatics / Computational Genomics Expert for a contractor assignment focused on designing challenging genomics and bioinformatics tasks for an AI evaluation project.

What You'll Do

• Design novel, model-challenging tasks in computational genomics and bioinformatics.
• Create realistic scientific problems using genomics data and workflows.
• Develop reference solutions and reproducible computational workflows in a Python-based environment.
• Build clear task specifications, input datasets, expected outputs, and grading criteria.
• Validate that tasks are scientifically correct, solvable, and appropriately challenging.
• Document deliverables clearly and communicate progress and blockers as needed.

Requirements

• Ph.D., postdoctoral experience, or equivalent research experience in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Genomics, Computational Genetics, or a closely related discipline.
• Strong hands-on programming experience in Python.
• Experience analyzing biological sequence or genomics datasets.
• Comfort working in Linux or command-line computational environments.
• Full-time commitment: 40 hours per week with 4 hours of PST overlap per day.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with genomics workflows such as variant analysis, transcriptomics, sequence analysis, phylogenetics, population genetics, functional genomics, or clinical genomics.
• Familiarity with bioinformatics libraries and tools such as Biopython, pandas, NumPy, SciPy, samtools, bcftools, BLAST, or PLINK.
• Experience developing reproducible scientific pipelines.
• Experience evaluating AI/LLM systems on computational scientific tasks.
• Strong understanding of experimental and biological context behind computational analyses.
• Experience with AI agents or coding agents.
• Experience designing benchmark datasets or automated graders.
• Publications involving computational genomics or bioinformatics.
• Experience with Docker/containerized scientific workflows.

Project Details

• Contractor assignment.
• Average task handling time: 6-8 hours.
• Start date: immediate.
• Compensation: $260 per approved task.

Evaluation Process

• Interest Check Form (ICF)
• Assessment
• Delivery Manager Review

Applicants should use the same email address for the Interest Check Form that they used on the agency portal.