Bioinformatician I

ASRT, Inc. • Atlanta, GA

3d • Onsite

About The Position

ASRT, Inc. is hiring a full-time Bioinformatician I to provide epidemiological and laboratory capacity support at the CDC’s Office of Laboratory Systems and Response, Division of Core Laboratory Services and Response, Biotechnology Core Facility Branch in Atlanta, Georgia. The position provides database management and bioinformatic support for surveillance and outbreak investigations of bacterial pathogens.

The Bioinformatician supports data systems and reporting, bioinformatic analysis of bacterial whole-genome sequences, and management of genetic subtyping data and related databases. The role also contributes to quality assurance and quality control, development of analytical tools and standard operating procedures, and accurate documentation of outbreak detection and surveillance activities. Domestic and international travel may be required.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or other advanced degree in public health, epidemiology, computer science, bioinformatics, biostatistics, biological sciences, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience with a broad range of data analysis and management skills and working with a multidisciplinary team.
• Experience developing and managing a complex relational database.
• Experience with statistical software such as SAS, R, Stata, or similar software.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Access and Excel.
• Strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Strong interpersonal skills for working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to work independently while remaining flexible in responding to requests supporting ongoing projects.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills in English.
• Comfort working in a fast-paced and highly interdisciplinary environment.
• Experience scripting in at least one language; Python, R, or shell preferred.
• Basic statistics training.
• Must be a United States citizen or permanent resident, or have authorization for employment in the United States.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with UNIX command-line bioinformatics tools.
• Familiarity with version control systems and code repositories such as GitHub.
• Familiarity with next-generation sequencing data analysis, including quality control, alignment, quantification, or phylogeny tools.

Responsibilities

• Provide database management and bioinformatic support for the Division of Core Laboratory Services and Response.
• Assist with data systems for tracking the division, laboratories, and academic partners, and provide reports in compliance with Quality Assurance and Quality Control Programs.
• Assist with developing and implementing tools for bioinformatic analysis of bacterial whole-genome sequences.
• Perform quality control, assembly, annotation, and analysis of genetic subtyping data.
• Assist in supporting and developing approaches to identify unique genetic markers.
• Assist with managing genetic subtyping data sequence files and databases, including uploads to sequence data banks.
• Assist with developing standard operating procedures for bioinformatics analyses.
• Maintain accurate records of genetic subtyping data, outbreak detection, and surveillance activities in compliance with the Quality Management System.
• Fulfill mandatory Biosafety and IT security training requirements.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level