| Location: | Washington, DC |
| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Description: | Global Science & Technology, Inc., a fast growing scientific and high technology firm, is seeking an experienced Bioinformatics Scientist to support a new NASA program. Position will be based at NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC. Project Description: Recent NASA life sciences projects are producing an inordinate amount of omics data, necessitating a method for organizing and storing the data. NASA intends to provide the data publically and will be developing the information technology platforms for this purpose. The data includes transcriptomics, genomics, proteomics, and metabolomics. Position Summary: The Bioinformatics Scientist is expected to participate in the design and development of the database for NASA Bioinformatics. This includes design and development of data manipulation, analysis, and visualization tools. The Scientist will also be acting as a liaison between the technical team handling implementation and the advisory board tasked with designing the system requirements. |
| Duties: | Primary Duties: •Collaborate with NASA scientists and software engineers in the development and/or adaptation of existing Bioinformatics software. •Test new and updated Bioinformatics tools and software. •Provide statistical and computational tools for biologically based activities such as genetic analysis, measurement of gene expression, and gene function determination •Recommend new systems and processes to improve operations. •Keep abreast of new biochemistries, instrumentation, or software by reading scientific literature and attending professional conferences. |
| Qualifications: | Basic Qualifications/Skills Required: •Masters or Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Molecular Biology, Biochemistry or related field required. Degree must include research related to Bioinformatics (such as analysis of sequence data, RNAseq, microarrays, metabolomics, SNPs, image data, proteomics data, or biological pathways; development of algorithms, statistical methods, or scientific software); OR if degree with no Bioinformatics research, then two (2) years of pre-or postdoctoral experience in Bioinformatics research or in Computational Biology is required. •Experience with Linux and common open-source Bioinformatics software (BioJava, BioPerl, BioPython, BioPHP, etc.). •Experience building, maintaining and utilizing large databases/datasets. •Must be detail-oriented and capable of collecting and analyzing large amounts of data. Selected applicants will be subject to a government background investigation. GST offers competitive salaries; vacation, sick, and holiday leave; major medical, dental, life, long-term and short-term disability insurance; 401K retirement plan; tuition assistance; and opportunities for employee career growth and development. GST is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. Women, minorities, veterans, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply. |
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