Bioinformatics Scientist (51683)

Position Objective: The Bioinformatics Scientist will provide support to the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

The position will independently provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the National Institute on Environmental Health Sciences.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Coordinate with biologists and/or other bioinformaticians in the design of models summarizing and explaining experimental data, provide interpretive analyses of data derived from different experimental platforms to generate biological meaning
• Prepare reports and publication quality graphics summarizing experimental data including providing written documents
• Participate in meetings with biologists; present findings to individuals and groups
• Conduct analyses on NextGen sequencing data including data derived in ChIP-Seq, RNA-Seq, miRNA-Seq and other experimental models 1
• Conduct analysis and interpretation on data from genomic platforms including expression, exon, tiling, promoter and others array types 2
• Conduct data analysis and interpretation on other large data types in genomic context 3
• Establish and maintain workflows including experimental design, analyses of data quality, genome and meta-genome integration and others 4
• Write utility scripts, macros and/or custom programs or algorithms in support of biological discovery 5
• Work products and documents related to conducting data analyses on NextGen sequencing data; analyzing and interpreting data from genomic platforms, including expression microarrays and others.
• Work products and documents related to identifying and discovering analyses of differentially expressed genes; calculating fold change, p-values, multiple test adjustments and custom analyses; conducting data quality analyses/assessments, analyses of raw and normalized data using graphical techniques.
• Work products and documents related to developing and/or managing workflows, experimental design, analyses of data quality, genome and meta-genomic context and others.
• Work products and documents related to writing custom programs and algorithms; designing models summarizing/explaining experimental data; preparing reports and publication quality graphics; participating in meetings.

Basic Qualifications:

• Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computational Biology or a biological/life science with a field of study in Biology, Environmental Science, Genetics, Molecular Biology, Mathematics and Computer Science, or similar.
• Experience with R, Python, MATLAB, Java
• Experience with Linux, Unix, Shell, PERL
• Skilled in Next gen sequencing data analysis: Bulk RNA-Sequencing, Next gen sequencing data analysis, and Clinical and/or translational research
• Skilled in Single Cell RNA-Sequencing, working with large data sets, Microarray data analysis, and Pipeline development
• Skilled in Methylation Analysis, Multi-omics Analysis, Cluster Analysis, and Core facility

Preferred Qualifications:

• Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, with non-technical and technical staff
• Detail-oriented and possess strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize multiple tasks and projects

*This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required by this position.  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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This position is contingent upon contract award.

Salary : $110,000 - $128,000