Bioinformatics Specialist

About the Role

Booz Allen Hamilton has an opportunity for a Bioinformatics Specialist to use analytical skills to improve public health. This position is located in Atlanta, GA or Washington DC.

Key Responsibilities

• Work closely with customers to understand their questions and needs.
• Dig into data-rich environments to find pieces of information.
• Analyze analytics and automation.
• Use the right combination of tools and frameworks to turn disparate data points into objective answers to help the client make informed decisions.
• Provide customers with a deep understanding of their data, its meaning, and how they can use it.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Experience with bioinformatics and genomic toolkits, databases, and scripting languages, including Python, R, or Shell.
• Experience using parallel programming capabilities through workflow tools, including Nextflow, on Linux-based high-performance computing environments.
• Experience with next-generation sequencing, omics data analysis, and open-source omics analysis tools and workflows as they apply to public health genomics.
• Knowledge of nf-core compliance.
• Knowledge of data management using SQL or NoSQL-based technologies.
• Knowledge of statistical techniques, including multivariate analysis and hypothesis testing for omics data analysis.
• Ability to conduct analysis, interpretation, and communication of complex large datasets independently, clearly, and concisely.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements.

Qualifications

• Master's degree

Nice to Have

• Experience incorporating CI/CD, DevSecOps, and MLOps best practices into the development process.
• Experience working in cloud-based environments using AWS, Azure, and data warehousing solutions, including Databricks.
• Experience with a wide range of supervised and unsupervised machine learning techniques, including neural networks, decision trees, logistic regressions, or dimension reduction.
• Experience with visualization tools, including Power BI, Tableau, ArcGIS, or Splunk.
• Experience with SAS and SSPS programming using advanced programming methods and techniques.
• Ability to write white papers and scientific and technical manuscripts for publication.
• Doctorate degree

Compensation

• The projected compensation range for this position is $69,300.00 to $158,000.00 (annualized USD).