Job Description:
Will be responsible for computational handling and analysis of Next Generation sequences in multiple output file formats for multiple purposes as part of a team to characterize microbiome samples Working knowledge, and demonstrated experience, of phylogenetic reconstruction methods and programs Must have the ability to interact, and communicate, effectively with experimentalists in a team-oriented work environment Must have the ability to provide leadership, to train, or mentor colleagues
Additional Info:
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Basic Science Program (BSP) pursues independent, multidisciplinary research program sin basic or applied molecular biology, immunology, retrovirology, cancer biology or human genetics. Research efforts and support are an integral part of the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR). The Microbiome Core undertakes the characterization of microbiome samples by next generation sequencing to determine composition and variation as influenced by immune, genetic, and host health factors. The Microbiome core provides support across a spectrum of processes, from nucleic acid isolation to bioinformations and statistical analysis. Company Overview: Company is a global science and technology solutions leader working to solve the worlds toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The companys 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Company 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 Company with Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Solutions business (IS&GS). The companys diverse employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Company will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]
Will be responsible for computational handling and analysis of Next Generation sequences in multiple output file formats for multiple purposes as part of a team to characterize microbiome samples Working knowledge, and demonstrated experience, of phylogenetic reconstruction methods and programs Must have the ability to interact, and communicate, effectively with experimentalists in a team-oriented work environment Must have the ability to provide leadership, to train, or mentor colleagues
Qualifications
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS: To be considered for this position, you must minimally meet the knowledge, skills, and abilities listed below:- Possession of a Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university according to the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. (Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education).
- Foreign degrees must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency
- In addition to education requirements, a minimum of five (5) years of related experience in a research environment with some background in database management and utility programming
- Must have experience with sequence data formats and processing from Next Generation platforms (Illumina, PacBio, etc.).
- Ability to use common bioinformatic programs and databases in the area of automated bioinformatics workflows (e.g. GALAXY)
- Ability to use, maintain, or modify, microbiome, metagenome and metatranscriptome analysis pipelines (e.g. Qiime, Mothur, DADA2, HUMAnN2, MetAMOS, MetaTRANS), and databases (Greengenes, Silva, RDP).
- Ability to establish, maintain, and manage databases for storage of sequence and biosample information (SQL, MYSQL, or other database languages).
- Must be able to program/script in Perl or Python or R, and Shell
- Must have strong working knowledge of bioinformatics tools for sequence identification, evaluation and assembly (BLAST, BOWTIE, BWA, etc.)
- Must have experience in statistical data analysis, evaluation and visualization, including strong working knowledge of statistical software (e.g., R, SAS, Bioconductor), and ability to generate heatplots, cladograms, and other methods of data representation
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a security clearance
- Masters Degree
- In addition to the above, candidates with proven familiarity of experimental procedures used in data generation
Requeriments :
Skills :
- MySQL
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Programing in Python
- Programing Skills
- Programming in PERL
- Programming in R
- Programming in SAS
- Shell scripting
- SQL
- Statistics
Areas :
Additional Info:
PROGRAM DESCRIPTION: The Basic Science Program (BSP) pursues independent, multidisciplinary research program sin basic or applied molecular biology, immunology, retrovirology, cancer biology or human genetics. Research efforts and support are an integral part of the Center for Cancer Research (CCR) at the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR). The Microbiome Core undertakes the characterization of microbiome samples by next generation sequencing to determine composition and variation as influenced by immune, genetic, and host health factors. The Microbiome core provides support across a spectrum of processes, from nucleic acid isolation to bioinformations and statistical analysis. Company Overview: Company is a global science and technology solutions leader working to solve the worlds toughest challenges in the defense, intelligence, homeland security, civil, and health markets. The companys 33,000 employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, Company 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 Company with Lockheed Martin's Information Systems & Global Solutions business (IS&GS). The companys diverse employees support vital missions for government and commercial customers. Qualified women, minorities, individuals with disabilities and protected veterans are encouraged to apply. Company will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories for employment in accordance with relevant Laws. Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer. [Click Here to Access the Original Job Post]