Bioinformatics Specialist

National Institutes of Health•Montgomery County, MD

10h

About The Position

The Bioinformatics Specialist will serve in the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services. The position provides expert leadership, oversight, and direction for Super Intelligence (SI) and Federated Learning (FL) programs, projects, and advisory services supporting NCI research. It applies advanced SI and FL expertise to support collection of patient medical data across domains such as medical imaging, genomics, electronic health records, and patient-reported outcomes. The specialist develops FL technologies using Natural Language Processing, large language models, and other machine-learning approaches for tasks such as phenotyping, dataset annotation, adverse-event detection, and quality control to facilitate genomics research. The role also provides leadership and scientific expertise in planning, designing, and implementing FL-supported basic, clinical, translational, and population research studies. It coordinates scientific and technical management of FL-related contracts within CBIIT and advises other NCI divisions on FL-related grants and contracts as needed.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or graduate/higher-level degree in a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences, or allied sciences appropriate to the work; the degree must be from an educational program accredited by a body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education when the degree was obtained.
At least one year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in Federal service, obtained in the private or public sector.
Specialized experience providing technical guidance on SI and FL functions to support biomedical research.
Specialized experience developing SI and FL solutions to support collection of patient medical data.
Specialized experience collaborating across organizations to identify technical and privacy issues in FL frameworks.
Specialized experience serving on project or development teams that strategize and address organizational needs for SI or FL in a scientific or biomedical research setting.
Meet the U.S. citizenship or U.S. National proof requirement by the announcement closing date.
Submit transcripts to document the education requirement.
Meet qualification requirements by the announcement closing date.
Males born after December 31, 1959, must be registered with the Selective Service.
Successfully complete the background investigation, qualification verification, onboarding forms, required-document submission, and other job-related requirements.
Be able to perform the essential duties, with or without reasonable accommodation.

Responsibilities

Provide expert leadership, oversight, and direction for SI and FL programs, projects, and advisory services supporting NCI research programs.
Apply advanced expertise in SI and FL to support collection of patient medical data across medical imaging, genomics, electronic health records, and patient-reported outcomes.
Develop FL technologies using Natural Language Processing, large language models, or other machine-learning approaches for phenotyping, dataset annotation, adverse-event detection, and quality control.
Lead and provide scientific expertise in planning, designing, and implementing FL-supported basic, clinical, translational, and population research studies within NCI or NCI-supported initiatives.
Coordinate scientific and technical management of FL-related contracts within CBIIT.
Advise other NCI divisions on FL-involved grants and contracts as needed.