Bioinformatics Scientist - NIH

Overview

Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. Through our partnership with the National Institutes of Health, Kelly Government Solutions offers administrative, IT, engineering, scientific, and healthcare professionals the opportunity to work with the leading medical research center in the world. We are seeking a Bioinformatics Scientist to support the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIH/NIEHS).

This position requires on‑site work on the NIEHS campus in Research Triangle Park, NC with eligibility for telework if/when authorized.

• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package
• Optional health, vision, and dental plans
• Paid leave, 11 paid federal holidays, and 401(k) plan
• Access to NIH’s unparalleled resources and niche scientific initiatives

• Carry out Next Generation Sequencing data analyses across concurrent projects including mapping, SNP and structural variation discovery and validation, statistical analyses, meta-analyses of genomic features, pathways analyses, and principal component analyses.
• Apply in-depth knowledge of computational methods in the analyses of large epidemiology and population genomics datasets including Genome Wide Association Studies (GWAS) and massively parallel Next Generation Sequencing.
• Conduct analyses of GWAS data quality, including analyses of multiple experimental designs simultaneously.
• Carry out GWAS data and meta-data analyses including imputation, stratification, haplotype analyses, significant SNP and structural variation discovery, and others.
• Perform statistical analyses to extract biologically meaningful information from genomic and targeted element population studies.
• Utilize commercial software and freeware as well as write custom algorithmic programs to accomplish scientific tasks and support biological discovery.
• Validate and conduct quality analysis for all types of Next Generation sequencing data in the context of understanding complex disease and complex population structures.
• Work with biologists to design models summarizing, explaining, and interpreting experimental data.
• Provide correlation analyses of data derived from different experimental platforms such as correlation of whole exome re-sequencing and GWAS data.
• Participate in group meetings with population genomics biologists, present findings to individuals and groups, and advise on coordination of analyses and discovery methods.
• Support high performance computer environmental resources, maintain work stations, and identify and operate commercial software and freeware relevant to analyses.

• Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computational Biology, or related biological/life science discipline.
• Minimum of 6 years of experience that includes next generation sequencing data analysis, pipeline development, genome-wide association studies, bulk RNA‑sequencing, and/or multi‑omics analysis.
• Experience working with large data sets and using R, Python, MATLAB, Linux, Shell scripting, and/or Java.
• Ability to work on‑site at NIH/NIEHS in Research Triangle Park, NC.

Please apply online. When you apply, a Kelly Government Solutions recruiter will review your resume and contact you directly if your skills and experience match the requirements of this position. A full job description can be provided at that time. Due to the high volume of inquiries, we regret that we cannot accept phone calls. Even if you aren’t contacted for this position, you remain part of our talent network.

Kelly is committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants regardless of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and we take affirmative action to recruit, employ, and advance qualified individuals with disabilities and protected veterans in the workforce.

Requests for accommodation related to our application process can be directed to the Kelly Human Resource Knowledge Center. Kelly complies with the requirements of California’s state and local Fair Chance laws. A conviction does not automatically bar individuals from employment. Kelly participates in E‑Verify and will provide the federal government with your Form I‑9 information to confirm that you are authorized to work in the U.S.