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The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing, and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike. Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF’s support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.
HJF is seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist to support of the Clinical Breast Care Project (CBCP), a component of the Murtha Cancer Center Research Program (MCCRP), located at 6720A Rockledge Drive, Bethesda, Maryland. The incumbent will design, develop, and guide the implementation of software solutions that aid in the visualization and analysis of Genomics and Multi-omics data.
The John P. Murtha Cancer Center is a modern, patient-centric, tri service military health care facility. Its comprehensive core of military and civilian oncologists and other cancer-trained clinicians and researchers provide multidisciplinary cancer-care delivery and patient-family support services. Our Cancer Center, the only DoD Cancer Center of Excellence within the Military Health System, offers its patients access to cutting-edge cancer diagnostic and treatment technologies.
Note: This work site requires that Non-US Citizen incumbents have lived in the US three out of the past five years.
Responsibilities
- Develops and guides the implementation of customized pipelines in Genomics and Multi-omics.
- Creates new algorithms and mathematical models.
- Develops and guides the implementation of specialized software.
- Trains and supervises junior scientists, Bioinformatics analysts and students.
- Collaborates with other investigators and Bioinformatics team.
- Prepares funding documents, written reports, manuscripts for submission to scientific journals, and patent applications.
- Applies for grant support in novel lines of research in Bioinformatics.
- May perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned or directed by the supervisor.
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Strong background in the principles of Computer Science, Statistics, Genomics, Genetics, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology.
- Programming skills in languages such as C++ or/and JAVA , and experience programming in PERL or PYTHON.
- Expert level programming in statistical software such as R.
Qualifications
Work Environment
- This position will take place primarily in a lab setting.
Education and Experience
- Masters Degree required, PhD preferred.
- Minimum of 6-8 years experience required.
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Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.