Computational Biologist - NIH

Overview

Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. The National Institutes of Health is seeking a Computational Biologist/Computer Scientist
. This is a long-term, full-time, contract position based in Rockville, MD. This position offers a competitive benefits package.

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

• Perform software development to include the definition of subsystem interface specifications, software modeling and implementing the software design.
• Coordinate data storage and data mining.
• Apply the techniques of parallel computing to computationally intensive tasks that are encountered in biomedical applications.
• Implement algorithms for highly parallel computer structures containing many processor elements in application areas such as computational chemistry and structural biology
• Tests the functionality of equipment and takes accuracy, sensitivity, and selectivity measurements.
• Collaborate with teams of engineers and scientists in completing phases of projects by developing subsystems or components, which are part of those projects.
• Monitors and evaluates computer information systems and application performance.
• Conduct theoretical and experimental studies of integrated computerized information systems.
• Design, build and maintain a robust and flexible informatics infrastructure to support data collection from automated high through-put screens.
• Work with biologists and chemists to analyze data from assays and screens.

• Masters Degree in Computer Science, required