Bioinformatician; JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular

Overview

Tanaq Management Services (TMS) delivers professional, scientific, and technical services and information technology (IT) solutions to federal agencies in the health, agriculture, technology, and other government services. TMS is a subsidiary of the St. George Tanaq Corporation, an Alaskan Native Corporation (ANC) committed to serving Federal customers while also giving back to the Tanaq native community and shareholders.

We are seeking a Bioinformatician to provide support to our federal government customer. The Bioinformatician will work with a Web Software Developer who is providing development, deployment, and maintenance for Microbe Trace, a bioinformatics tool developed to support cluster detection and characterization methods.

This is a fully remote position. Candidates must be located in the United States. Occasional on‑site work may be required at the client’s location in Atlanta, GA, based on client’s needs.

• Develop and evaluate synthetic epidemiologic and molecular sequence datasets that will mimic real world data, which will be very valuable in validation of various analytical tools, pipelines, and data systems.
• Contribute to software development efforts using JavaScript, Type Script, and Angular.
• Maintain regular communication with the customer, provide weekly updates on tasks and provide demonstrations at team meetings, individual meetings, Zen Hub, emails, and reports.
• Present findings and/or provide Microbe Trace demonstrations at conferences, workshops, meetings, and in publications.
• Train coworkers, collaborators, and state and federal partners to use these new tools/platforms.
• Provide support to the Web Software Developer to integrate with new and available bioinformatics tools and platforms; optimize existing visualizations; add new functionalities in Microbe Trace for network and phylogenetic analyses; develop and deploy web-based version of Microbe Trace for increased cluster detection efficiency; support methods to automate testing using available open-source tools; manage development progress using project management tools; and enhance real-time response capabilities and prevention by integrating and visualizing data with increased efficiency and improved user access.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Minimum 2–3 years of experience in bioinformatics.
• Experience in software development using JavaScript, Type Script and Angular highly desired.
• Familiarity with bioinformatics tools and platforms.
• Experience developing and evaluating synthetic epidemiologic and molecular sequence datasets that mimic real world data to validate various analytical tools, pipelines, and data systems.
• Experience presenting findings and/or technical demonstrations at conferences, workshops, meetings, and in publications.
• Experience integrating and visualizing data highly desired.
• Demonstrated proactive approaches to troubleshooting issues and problem solving with strong analytical decision-making capabilities.
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills.
• Attention to detail and ability to work in a team environment.
• Prior experience supporting CDC or similar US government client preferred.
• Ability to pass required Federal background screening, obtain and maintain government clearance.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

• Master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Microbiology, Biology, or closely related field required.

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. May need to lift up to 25 pounds occasionally.

Tanaq Management Services (TMS) strives to deeply understand and analyze our clients’ vision, needs, and requirements so we may provide alternative solutions, empowering them to choose the best resolution. We aim to achieve excellence by delivering on our commitments to our clients, employees, and partners.

Tanaq Management Services is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive…