Senior Bioinformatics Data Scientist

This position is eligible for the $500 Zel Tech Non-Employee Referral fee. Contact Zel Tech Recruiters for questions concerning this matter.

Zel Tech is seeking a highly qualified Bioinformatics Data Scientist that will provide SME support to our government customer in Charlottesville, Virginia.

The Bioinformatics Data Scientist shall aide in the following areas:

• Directs and guides DNA/RNA sequence database searches and the computational analysis of resulting data.
• Implement end-users’ needs in database searching and integration.
• Maintain the computational infrastructure and controls the flow of samples and information for large-scale studies.
• Provide web-based bioinformatics and access to public and proprietary relational databases.
• Develop and applies computational tools.
• Work in collaboration with drug discovery project.
• Provides direct support for bioinformatics, regex queries, developing and searching key words and biological ontologies.
• Focused data discovery and retrieval from given datasets.
• Accurately documents and maintains detailed records of activities to assure achievement of customer driven requirements.
• Interface heavily with principal investigators, support staff and government technical leads.
• Work under limited supervision, making complex decisions independently and referring unprecedented issues to government leadership.

• Must be a US citizen.
• Active TS/SCI clearance with CI Poly.
• Three (3) or more years of experience safeguarding and handling classified material.
• Bachelor’s degree in bioinformatics, computational / quantitative biology, computer science, engineering, statistics, applied mathematics or related quantitative field and ten (10) or more years of work experience.
• Proficiency in statistical analysis.
• Experience with data analysis and visualization.
• Strong programming ability in Python.
• Self-teaching and mastering unfamiliar topics.
• Successful background check.

• Master’s degree and five (5) or more years of experience.
• 5-10 years’ bio data experience with 5 years WMD-Bio intelligence.
• DOD contracting experience.

The work environment characteristics and physical demands described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The majority of the time is spent in an office setting.
• Occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance, vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.
• Frequently required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel, and talk or hear.

Founded in 1988 by Ret. Col. Jack L. Ezzell Jr., Zel Technologies is a trusted leader in national security, providing comprehensive research, development, engineering, and operational support to the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, and federal agencies. Originally focused on leveraging operational and software expertise to improve time-critical targeting capabilities for the military, the company advanced its capabilities to provide scientific and HUMINT expertise for CBRNE collection and analysis.

In the wake of 9/11, Zel Technologies rapidly expanded its capabilities to provide turnkey ISR support services to US Special Operations Forces (SOF), as well as advanced technical & operational intelligence, physical & data science, and engineering support services to the greater Intelligence and SOF Communities supporting global counter terrorism and CWMD operations.

Today, Zel Technologies remains at the forefront of intelligence missions, advancing CWMD and global counter terrorism efforts, while also addressing emerging threats posed by near-peer adversaries. Our team remains committed to delivering adaptive, innovative, and cost-effective solutions across multiple domains, in alignment with the mission priorities of the U.S. Government and its partner nations.

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