Overview

We are seeking a Bioinformatics Scientist to support the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) in Bethesda, MD. Our NIAID professional, technical, and scientific support personnel are part of a team focused on positively impacting millions of lives around the world. Candidates will work at a diverse and vibrant NIAID worksite to directly support ongoing research activities as a contractor team member. Take the next big step in your career and apply below to help us make a difference.

CAMRIS International is a dynamic clinical research and international development firm that achieves innovative solutions to health and development challenges through high-quality, cost-effective programs and research management services. We combine our proven systems with today’s most effective, evidence-based best practices. Our core practice areas include: clinical research; vaccine research, microbiology and infectious disease research, development and production; biodefense; global health security; and HIV/AIDS programs.

Our employees enjoy a diverse, collegial environment where individual contributions matter at all levels. At CAMRIS, you will notably improve the lives of people at home and abroad.

Responsibilities

• Assist with the development of research initiatives with intra/extramural divisions.
• Prepare research materials for federal staff review.
• Assist in the development, management, and evaluation of operations research.
• Assist with technical data science consultations across a broad range of ODSET and NIAID activities; has technical expertise in subareas of data science.
• Assist in the development and management of the data science training program.
• Assist with implementation of policy, create guidance, best practices, and training materials for policy related to data sharing and use.
• Assist with coordinating data policy implementation; support the Genomic Program Administrator and Data Access Committee.
• Assist with the data science outreach program, including development of online materials, the NIAID data science website, blog posts, newsletters, social media posts, etc.; organize workshops and the data science webinar series.
• Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team in ODSET, contribute diverse knowledge and skills; demonstrate abililty to bridge biomedical and data science domains.
• Assist with managing operations of the data science research, training, policy, and outreach operations through maintaining of operational systems, data registrations, budget tracking, and similar operations.
• Develop and manage efforts to improve compliance of NIAID data assets with Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Re-usable (FAIR) Guiding Principles.
• Develop approaches to create and improve machine-actionable, FAIR-compliant metadata based on structured vocabularies and ontologies.
• Make recommendations for standard schemas and machine-actionable representations for metadata and data in the NIAID mission area.
• Assist with the design and management of the NIAID Data Ecosystem, especially with the use of ontologies and machine-actionable metadata.
• Collaborate with ODSET’s DATA Scholar on the project to develop an AI-Ready Data Ecosystems for Pandemic Prepared, by representing knowledge in machine-actionable format based on ontologies and semantic technologies. 

Qualifications

• Master's Degree with a minimum of 2 years of experience in a related field.
• A doctoral degree in a biomedical discipline and graduate training in biomedical informatics or a related data science field is preferred.
• Basic knowledge of computer science, systems analysis, and systems programming.
• Demonstrates exceptional oral and written communications, including ability to apprise/update senior staff and communicate technical content to diverse audiences.
• Research experience in ontologies related to infectious diseases is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in the development and use of ontologies and semantic technologies applied to infectious diseases is preferred.

CAMRIS International LLC offers competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits. Please submit your resume online at www.CAMRIS.com. CAMRIS is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by any applicable federal, state, or local law.

Some positions or sites may require that the incumbent be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Proof of vaccination may be required.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a Public Trust-level background check, a requirement for this position under an active federal contract. The background check process may include, but is not limited to the following: (1) contacting your professional references; (2) verification of previous employment, education and credentials; (3) a criminal background check; (4) use/abuse of federally-controlled substances; and (5) a department of motor vehicle check. Candidates must be prepared to fully-complete any required background check questionnaire during initial onboarding.