Job Description:
Leidos’s Defense Health Operation is currently looking for a Bioinformatics Analyst to support biological research in support of the Biological Defense Research Directorate (BDRD) at the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) in Frederick, MD. The BDRD within NMRC facilitates biological research for the rapid detection of infectious diseases of global importance and the enhancement of global disease surveillance for early pathogen detection and response. The Bioinformatics Analyst plays an important role in the quality control, assembly, annotation, and dissemination of microbial (bacterial and viral) genomes in a military medical research setting. While the primary task for the Bioinformatics Analyst is to assist in microbial genome assemblies and downstream analyses to a complete (polished genome) standard, they will also contribute to other tasks such as analysis of RNAseq data and bioinformatic pipeline development and testing. The ideal candidate shall: · Manipulate and process raw sequencing data from in-house Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) platforms (MiSeq, NextSeq500, Ion S5, PacBio, MinION), microarrays, publicly accessible databases, and/or external collaborators. ·Perform quality control, assembly, annotation, etc. · Integrate high-throughput data from multiple sequencing platforms. · Use a variety of bioinformatic tools and potentially develop new software applications to solve salient problems in the field of genomics. · Download, install, and benchmark open-source software packages from a variety of sources (GitHub, SourceForge, etc.). · Assist staff scientists in summarizing research data, preparing posters, and/or presenting results via conference presentations, scientific publications, or project reports. ·Attend internal meetings and teleconferences as well as external meetings with collaborators and stakeholders when deemed appropriate. · Assist with appropriate training of other personnel.
Additional Info:
Leidos is a global science and technology solutions leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported pro forma annual revenues of approximately $10 billion for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2016 after giving effect to the recently completed combination of Leidos with Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Solutions business (IS&GS). For more information, visit www.Leidos.com. The company’s diverse employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an Equal Opportunity Employer.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
Leidos’s Defense Health Operation is currently looking for a Bioinformatics Analyst to support biological research in support of the Biological Defense Research Directorate (BDRD) at the Naval Medical Research Center (NMRC) in Frederick, MD. The BDRD within NMRC facilitates biological research for the rapid detection of infectious diseases of global importance and the enhancement of global disease surveillance for early pathogen detection and response. The Bioinformatics Analyst plays an important role in the quality control, assembly, annotation, and dissemination of microbial (bacterial and viral) genomes in a military medical research setting. While the primary task for the Bioinformatics Analyst is to assist in microbial genome assemblies and downstream analyses to a complete (polished genome) standard, they will also contribute to other tasks such as analysis of RNAseq data and bioinformatic pipeline development and testing. The ideal candidate shall: · Manipulate and process raw sequencing data from in-house Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) platforms (MiSeq, NextSeq500, Ion S5, PacBio, MinION), microarrays, publicly accessible databases, and/or external collaborators. ·Perform quality control, assembly, annotation, etc. · Integrate high-throughput data from multiple sequencing platforms. · Use a variety of bioinformatic tools and potentially develop new software applications to solve salient problems in the field of genomics. · Download, install, and benchmark open-source software packages from a variety of sources (GitHub, SourceForge, etc.). · Assist staff scientists in summarizing research data, preparing posters, and/or presenting results via conference presentations, scientific publications, or project reports. ·Attend internal meetings and teleconferences as well as external meetings with collaborators and stakeholders when deemed appropriate. · Assist with appropriate training of other personnel.
Qualifications:
Requirements: · The candidate will be required to acquire, at a minimum, a SECRET classification access level. Preference will be given to a candidate who already has this clearance level. · Due to Federal contract requirements, US citizenship is required. · Strong background in genomics, bioinformatics computer science, bacterial or viral genetics, and/or computational biology. · Candidates must have completed a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree from an accredited US university, or international university of equivalent standard, in Bioinformatics, Computer Science (combined with experience or education in biology or bioinformatics), Computational Biology, Mathematics or a closely related area. · Candidates must have at least 2-4 years of hands-on experience in Bioinformatics. · Possess programming skills in languages such as JAVA, PERL, PYTHON, and statistical software such as R or R Studio. · Maintain a familiarity with next generation sequencing and microarrays. · Have excellent verbal and writing communications skills. · Be able to think independently and must have excellent problem-solving skills. · Be able to perform under deadlines and in austere environments. · Must be able to sit extensive hours and lift 25 lbs. without assistance Work Location: · Work is to be primarily performed on a government installation. The normal work week is Monday through Friday 0800 to 1630. ·Candidates may need to work evenings and weekends on very rare occasions.Requeriments :
Skills :
- Bioinformatics
- Computational Biology
- Genetics
- genomic
- Microarray
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Programing in Python
- Programming in Java
- Programming in PERL
- Programming in R
Areas :
Additional Info:
Leidos is a global science and technology solutions leader working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The company’s 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Leidos reported pro forma annual revenues of approximately $10 billion for the fiscal year ended January 1, 2016 after giving effect to the recently completed combination of Leidos with Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Solutions business (IS&GS). For more information, visit www.Leidos.com. The company’s diverse employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Leidos will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Leidos is an Equal Opportunity Employer.[Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]