Job Description:
SCOPE OF WORK: The Bioinformatician will help identify genetic markers extracted from whole genome sequences that might be useful in identification and subtyping, and also those in identification of antimicrobial resistance markers directly from stool. The work will be performed on CDC-generated and publicly available sequences from a variety of foodborne bacterial pathogens including Shiga toxin-producing E. coli , Salmonella , Listeria and Campylobacter , among others. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Additional Info:
IHRC, Inc. provides scientific, information management and administrative program support to various Centers, Institutes and Offices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under several contracts. The successful candidate will be a full-time employee of IHRC, Inc., and will be assigned to the Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch (EDLB) within the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, to provide bioinformatics support to EDLB including performing outbreak analyses of foodborne pathogens. [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
SCOPE OF WORK: The Bioinformatician will help identify genetic markers extracted from whole genome sequences that might be useful in identification and subtyping, and also those in identification of antimicrobial resistance markers directly from stool. The work will be performed on CDC-generated and publicly available sequences from a variety of foodborne bacterial pathogens including Shiga toxin-producing E. coli , Salmonella , Listeria and Campylobacter , among others. MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Assist with outbreak response analysis activities during national and international foodborne disease outbreaks including phylogenetic analyses
- Support data management systems within EDLB
- Manage genome and metagenome sequence files and databases, including uploads to NCBI or other similar sequence data banks
- Assist with development and implementation of tools for bioinformatic analysis of bacterial whole genome sequences and metagenomics sequences
- Prepare and deliver clear, concise and accurate reports and presentations for supervisors, colleagues, and collaborators at internal and external meetings
- Travel in order to present scientific findings at scientific meetings
- Fulfill mandatory Biosafety and IT security training requirements
- Must have successfully completed a full 4-year course of study in an accredited college or university leading to a bachelor’s and a higher degree (Master’s or Ph.D.) with at least 24 semester hours in mathematics, statistics, bioinformatics, or informatics and 24 semester hours molecular biology, microbiology, or genetics
- 2-3 years of demonstrated experience with bioinformatics, bioinformatics analytical tools, microbiology, and molecular biology laboratory techniques.
- Proficiency in the analysis, assembly, and annotation of genomic data from a variety of sequencing platforms such as Illumina and PacBio
- Strong interpersonal skills required for work in a multidisciplinary team environment and extensive interaction with people across CDC and external partners
- Background in biology, computer, bioinformatics, and/or public health sciences
- Strong written and oral presentation skills
- Capable of developing and executing routine tasks independently
- Experience/training in Linux (BASH scripting) and cluster computing (SGE environment)
- Experience coding in Perl and/or Python
- Experience with BioPerl and/or BioPython
- Experience with relational databases (e.g. MySQL, Microsoft SQL server, SQLite)
- Experience with Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint
- Experience with metagenomics databases such as Kraken and MetaPhlAn, prior work with bacterial genome analysis
- Experience with Microsoft Access
Requeriments :
Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- Biology
- Computational Biology
- Genetics
- Health Science
- Lunix/Unix
- Microbiology
- MySQL
- Parallel Computing
- SQL
- SQL
- Statistics
Areas :
Additional Info:
IHRC, Inc. provides scientific, information management and administrative program support to various Centers, Institutes and Offices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) under several contracts. The successful candidate will be a full-time employee of IHRC, Inc., and will be assigned to the Enteric Diseases Laboratory Branch (EDLB) within the Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases (DFWED), National Center for Emerging and Zoonotic Infectious Diseases (NCEZID), at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1600 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA, to provide bioinformatics support to EDLB including performing outbreak analyses of foodborne pathogens. [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]