Bioinformatics Operations Specialist

Chenega Corporation•UNAVAILABLE, Georgia

14h•Remote

About The Position

This position is contingent on contract award, and details may change based on the final award. Chenega Services & Federal Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services company, is seeking a Bioinformatics Operations Specialist to support work with the CDC. The role supports the operation, evolution, and adoption of enterprise bioinformatics platforms and analytical tools for public health missions. It applies bioinformatics domain knowledge to understand scientific and operational needs, coordinate across technical teams, support platform workflows, track requirements and delivery, and help ensure bioinformatics capabilities are reliable, scalable, and aligned with user needs. The specialist supports day-to-day operations and continuous improvement of on-premise and cloud-based high-performance computing bioinformatics platforms, analytical tools, and data workflows. The role includes analyzing workflows and use cases, documenting and translating requirements, developing pipelines and databases and conducting data analysis as needed, coordinating delivery and issue resolution, monitoring delivery activities, and supporting governance, performance measurement, stakeholder engagement, and adoption. The position is remote within the United States. The estimated salary range is $82,000 to $92,000 per year, with final salary determined by skill set, qualifications, and approved funding.

Requirements

At least 2 years of experience supporting or analyzing bioinformatics workflows, data types, and analytical use cases such as genomics, sequencing data, pipelines, or surveillance analytics.
Experience supporting the operations, implementation, or continuous improvement of technical platforms, data workflows, or analytical tools within on-premise high-performance computing environments.
Knowledge of common bioinformatics, life sciences, or public health data platforms and analytical tools.
Knowledge of data technologies used in bioinformatics or analytical applications, including SQL, NoSQL databases, or web-based interfaces.
Ability to troubleshoot operational issues, identify dependencies and risks, and coordinate with technical teams to drive issues toward resolution.
Ability to manage multiple workflows, requirements, tasks, and priorities in a structured delivery environment.
Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe delivery environments.
Ability to lead client and stakeholder discussions, document requirements, and translate scientific or technical needs into actionable implementation steps.
Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements.
Bachelor’s degree.

Nice To Haves

Experience working in a public health, life sciences, research, or bioinformatics environment.
Experience supporting systems development lifecycle activities and modern data platform architectures.
Experience with bioinformatics platform operations, data pipeline monitoring, workflow management, or production support.
Experience using business analysis or requirements management processes to translate scientific or technical requirements into user stories, use cases, and platform features.
Experience with process modeling, workflow documentation, or structured requirements analysis.
Knowledge of big data, analytics, or bioinformatics platforms in a cloud environment.
Knowledge of cloud-based systems and data platforms.

Responsibilities

Support the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of enterprise on-premise and cloud-based high-performance computing bioinformatics platforms, analytical tools, and data workflows.
Analyze bioinformatics workflows, data types, and analytical use cases to identify operational needs, issues, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement.
Gather, document, and translate scientific, technical, and operational requirements into actionable requirements, user stories, use cases, acceptance criteria, and platform capabilities.
Develop bioinformatics pipelines and databases, and conduct data analysis as required.
Coordinate with bioinformatics, data science, engineering, cloud and on-premise infrastructure, and other technical teams to support delivery and resolve operational issues.
Monitor requirements, workflow activities, risks, dependencies, and delivery progress using tools such as Azure DevOps, Git, or Jira.
Support platform governance and operational performance for on-premise, hybrid, or cloud-based environments by helping define KPIs, success metrics, processes, and outcomes aligned with bioinformatics mission goals.
Facilitate stakeholder discussions, demonstrations, and user engagement activities to gather feedback, communicate status, and support adoption of bioinformatics platforms and tools.