Bioinformatician

PRECISE SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS INCORPORATED

3h•Remote

About The Position

The Bioinformatician supports the CDC National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention (NCHHSTP) by applying advanced computational, data science, and bioinformatics methods to public health surveillance, laboratory, and research data. This role enables NCHHSTP programs to transform complex biological and epidemiological data into actionable insights that inform disease prevention, outbreak response, and public health decision-making. The Bioinformatician works closely with CDC scientists, epidemiologists, laboratory staff, and informatics teams to support secure, compliant, and scalable bioinformatics solutions aligned with CDC IT governance, data standards, and privacy requirements. Work is primarily remote, but candidate must live within 50 miles of the CDC campus in Atlanta, GA for meetings/ support.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree (or higher) in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Biology, Biostatistics, Data Science, or a related field.
Minimum 3–5 years of bioinformatics or public health data analysis experience (CDC, HHS, or public health environment preferred).
Demonstrated experience working with biological, genomic, laboratory, or epidemiological datasets.
Proficiency with scripting/programming languages (e.g., Python, R) and relational databases (SQL).
Experience integrating and analyzing data from multiple, disparate sources.
Knowledge of public health data privacy, security, and governance principles.

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting CDC, NCHHSTP, NIH, FDA, or other federal public health programs.
Familiarity with pathogen genomics, molecular surveillance, or outbreak analytics.
Experience working in cloud environments (Azure preferred).
Knowledge of CDC surveillance systems, laboratory workflows, or informatics platforms.
Experience supporting Agile or EPLC-based project environments.

Responsibilities

Analyze, process, and interpret genomic, molecular, laboratory, and surveillance data related to HIV, STDs, TB, and viral hepatitis.
Develop and maintain bioinformatics pipelines for data cleaning, transformation, quality control, and analysis.
Support pathogen genomics, sequence analysis, and molecular epidemiology efforts as applicable.
Apply statistical, computational, and machine learning techniques to identify trends, clusters, and anomalies in public health data.
Integrate laboratory, clinical, surveillance, and research data from multiple CDC and external sources.
Ensure data are properly documented, standardized, and prepared for downstream analysis and reporting.
Support data ingestion into CDC systems while adhering to data governance, metadata, and documentation standards.
Contribute to CDC-compliant Data Management Plans (CDCL.10), including data access, sharing, and preservation strategies.
Utilize bioinformatics and data science tools such as R, Python, SQL, and relevant bioinformatics libraries and workflows.
Support cloud-based environments (e.g., Azure) and CDC-approved analytics platforms.
Collaborate with application development and database teams to optimize data pipelines and performance.
Support visualization and reporting solutions to communicate findings to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Ensure all work complies with CDC IT security, privacy, and data protection requirements.
Support governance reviews, documentation, and approvals aligned with CDC EPLC processes.
Apply best practices for handling sensitive, identifiable, and de-identified public health data.
Contribute to Section 508-compliant data products and documentation as required.
Work closely with CDC epidemiologists, laboratorians, and program staff to translate analytic needs into technical solutions.
Provide subject matter expertise and recommendations on bioinformatics approaches, tools, and emerging technologies.
Support ad-hoc analyses and rapid response efforts during public health investigations or emerging events.
Prepare technical documentation, analysis summaries, and presentations for CDC stakeholders.

Benefits

Comprehensive Health Benefits (Medical, Dental and Vision) including High-Deductible Health plan where company pays 100% of the deductible for your family.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) & Health Savings Account (HSA)
Retirement Plan with 4% match and discretionary match at year end
Paid Time Off (PTO): 15 days of PTO accrued per year; 7 holidays+ 3 Floating holidays; 2 Innovation days (paid training days)
Short Term and Long-Term Disability
Paid Parental Leave
Paid Jury Duty leave
Life and AD&D Insurance
Critical Illness Insurance
Training and Development
Wellness Incentives & Discount programs
Employee Referral Program
Annual Charity Donation Match
Awards and Recognition