Freelance Bioinformatics/ML Researcher in Manchester

Freelance Bioinformatics/ML Researcher

We are supporting a fast-developing disease prediction company, leading the way of decoding complex diseases through polygenic risk scoring (PRS) and health data. We are looking for a keen post-doc, staff scientist or student (within genomics, computer science, bioinformatics, or another relevant field) with strong computational/statistical skills to help build the next generation of disease prediction by focusing on PRS, model validation and scientific methods.

Core Responsibilities

• Work alongside our CTO and Lead Data Scientist on high impact research
• Develop and validate PRS methods
• Help refine statistical and computational models
• Work with genomic datasets helping support research
• Work independently making key decisions
• Help towards open-source tools and internal research pipelines
• Build scientific tools and software within Python/Rust

Preferred Experience

• Post-doctoral/ PhD
• Experience in dealing with large bio-bank scale datasets (UKBB or AoU)
• PRS, statistical genetics and disease risk modelling experience
• Relevant publications/contributions
• Familiarity with scientific validation (calibration, benchmarking, AUC/r², evaluation)
• Python/Rust programming
• AWS or cloud-based workflows

Additional Details

• Flexible hours
• Fully remote
• Freelance role