Clinical, Microbiome & Translational Research Scientist (PhD)
- Pay
- $45–$90/hour
- Where
- Remote
- Type
- Contract
- Eligibility
- Open worldwide
- Listing
- Last verified Oct 16, 2026
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Overview
Create and evaluate advanced microbiome, clinical and translational research problems to improve AI scientific reasoning.
Responsibilities
- Write challenging, specialist-level questions in microbiome/metagenomics, clinical and translational bioinformatics and related life sciences, with clear and checkable solutions.
- Review AI responses for scientific accuracy, rigor and reasoning depth, finding subtle mistakes non-specialists may overlook.
- Build detailed assessment rubrics and reference answers supported by primary literature and established methods.
- Apply expertise in 16S and shotgun metagenomics, virome/host-microbiome analysis, biomarker discovery, clinical genomics and omics-based precision medicine.
- Explain reasoning clearly in writing for other experts to follow and verify.
- Maintain quality through peer review and iterative feedback.
Requirements
- A PhD in Microbiology, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biomedical Sciences, Immunology, Epidemiology or a closely related discipline.
- Hands-on research experience in an academic or industry laboratory; wet-lab experience is a plus.
- Professional written and spoken English at C1 level or higher.
Preferred
- Postdoctoral or industry research in microbiome, clinical or translational research.
- A publication record, ideally first-author papers in relevant journals.
- Microbiome skills: QIIME2, Kraken2, MetaPhlAn, HUMAnN, MAG assembly/binning and virome analysis.
- Clinical/translational skills: TCGA, UK Biobank, biomarker discovery, survival analysis, EHR plus omics integration, and oncology/immunology genomics.
- Statistics and machine learning for high-dimensional biological data.
- Programming in Python and/or R, described by the source as required in practice, along with Bash and workflow tools.
- Experience reviewing, benchmarking or writing scientific material.
Engagement and pay
- Pay: $45-$90 per hour (USD).
- Remote contractor. Weekly hours, engagement length and start date are not stated.
Eligibility
- The source explicitly states Remote (Worldwide).