Bioinformatics Scientist

We are currently searching for a Bioinformatics Scientist to independently provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the NCI/DCEG.  This is a full-time, on-site opportunity in Rockville, MD.  

• Coordinate and analyze large genomic databases in epidemiological studies. This includes but are not limited to data manipulation, algorithmic implementation, statistical programming, and integrated genomic analyses.
• Provide support and expertise in the Unix operating system, databases (including Oracle) and programming languages (including Perl, Python, BioPerl, Java, XML, SQL, JavaScript, Java Server Page, C/C++, servlets, and R), objectoriented programming and design, visualization, and dissemination of genetic and genomic data.
• Install, troubleshoot, and run open-source and commercial scientific software on the Unix and Linux platforms.
• Coordinate and analyze large genomic databases in epidemiological studies. This includes but are not limited to data manipulation, algorithmic implementation, statistical programming, and integrated genomic analyses.
• Provide support and expertise in the Unix operating system, databases (including Oracle) and programming languages (including Perl, Python, BioPerl, Java, XML, SQL, JavaScript, Java Server Page, C/C++, servlets, and R), objectoriented programming and design, visualization, and dissemination of genetic and genomic data.
• Generate and optimize programs and scripts for the analysis of data; create programs and algorithms and develop computational infrastructure resources for organizing and parsing data from large and complex data.
• Serve as bioinformatics expert and coordinate with teams of biologists to conduct experimental queries and/or perform portions of studies using complex procedures and techniques common to modern bioinformatics.
• Coordinate building bioinformatics infrastructure to ensure easy and meaningful scientific analysis and interpretation of data.
• Provide broad-based programming and analytic support for a wide variety of bioinformatic and research projects.
• Perform computational analysis of and interpret results.
• Provide reports based on analysis of scientific data.
• Provide interpretive analyses of data derived from different experimental platforms to generate biological meaning.
• Collaborate with scientists to design, analyze, manage, and interpret all types of data.
• Attend scientific and programming meetings; take and compile comprehensive notes; organize and edit content of meeting reports.
• Create novel programs and algorithms that facilitate discovery of knowledge in investigating large and complex data.
• Participate in the design of new protocols involving computational methods.
• Work with staff on the development and maintenance of bioinformatics tools, scripts, and pipelines for data.
• Participate in research design with investigators for determining best practices pertaining to the bioinformatics analysis in new and ongoing projects.
• Collaborate with staff to review current and historical procedures for the acquisition, quality control and management of data.
• Analyze and evaluate data cleaning and harmonization needs in the using a variety of descriptive statistics and analytic methods.
• Instruct staff in computational analysis of data.
• Collaborate with group members in experiments associated with data collection.
• Interact with all levels of staff and communicate with outside collaborators in the US and abroad.

#SOAR

• Ph.D. degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related discipline
• At least 3 years of progressively responsible scientific bioinformatics experience
• Strong verbal and written communications skills
• Experience with data mining and visualization for large-scale next-generation sequencing data (such as WGS data
• Excellent analytical, organizational and time management skills
• MATLAB
• Python
• Lynux
• R

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