Bioinformatics Scientist (50861)

Position Objective: The Bioinformatics Scientist will provide support services to satisfy the overall operational objectives of the National Institute on Aging (NIA) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The primary objective is to provide services and deliverables through performance of support services.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Provide programming data processing and troubleshooting support for human population-based studies involving omics clinical phenotype and wearable/sensor data 1
• Assist with integration of laboratory-generated data with public and controlled-access datasets for downstream analysis and interpretation.
• Perform computational analyses using established bioinformatics and statistical methods for multi-omics and wearable datasets and integrate them into epidemiologic research. 2
• Support development execution testing and documentation of reproducible analysis pipelines and workflows.
• Collaborate with laboratory staff and trainees on study planning data analysis result interpretation and troubleshooting for internal and collaborative projects.
• Prepare reports tables figures slides and written summaries of analytical results for laboratory meetings progress reports and scientific presentations
• Maintain clear documentation of methods analyses and results in laboratory records and shared project resources
• Contribute computational support to manuscripts presentations and other scientific products.
• Process raw data including quality control alignment quantification normalization and generation of analysis-ready datasets 3
• Analyze multi-omics wearable and other longitudinal signal/-omics data using standard computational and statistical approaches.
• Maintain and organize omics data metadata analysis files and related records for different projects including data tracking harmonization documentation backup and controlled sharing.
• Help maintain laboratory databases software tools and computing resources used for bioinformatics analyses.
• Provide large-scale genome-wide DNA and protein sequence analysis 4
• Assist with development and maintenance of Oracle database for genomics and proteomics projects in the Translational Gerontology Branch TGB 5
• Assist with development and maintenance of web tolls and web sites
• Set up and maintain computer resources and networks of the Laboratory
• Provide customer service by responding to questions about the LG web resources from researchers inside and outside the LG
• Contribute to the publication of scientific reports
• Provide computational support for members of the Laboratory
• Maintain the computer and network system of the Laboratory
• Clean equipment inspect equipment and meet with lab members to present updates.

Basic Qualifications:

• Masters Degree in Biology or a science related field
• Skilled in MS Office Suite

Minimum Qualifications:

• Strong communication skills both oral and written.
• 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.