Job Description
Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. Through our partnership with the National Institutes of Health, Kelly Government Solutions offers administrative, IT, engineering, scientific, and healthcare professionals the opportunity to work with the leading medical research center in the world. We are seeking a
Bioinformatics Scientist to work at the National Institutes of Health in
Rockville, MD This is a long-term contract position which offers:
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package
- Optional health, vision, and dental plans
- Paid leave (min 120 hours; prorated for part-time position) as well as 11 paid federal holidays and 401K plan.
- Access to NIH’s unparalleled resources and niche scientific initiatives.
- Learn more about what Kelly can do for you at
TASKS/SERVICES . The contractor shall:
- Provide support in software development, and creating workflows for large data sets from different research experiments
- Develop computational pipelines and bioinformatics tools to analyze sequencing data.
- Create and maintain databases, spreadsheets and reports.
- Collaborate with the NIAID IT staff, work to expand computing resources.
- Maintain detailed records of experiments, their results and prepare the information resulting from these experiments for presentations at laboratory-wide meetings and for publication.
- Write reports of findings, stating methods and procedures, including any modifications employed, specimens and materials involved and results of experiments.
- Interpret, evaluate, and discuss the results of each experiment with the Federal Task Leader as part of the planning process for subsequent studies.
- Operate and communicate effectively in a group, team-oriented working environment.
- Work with and support others in a collegial, open, respectful, and interactive working manner; work collaboratively with others in the lab to generate data for publications.
- Provide analysis and interpretation of data and preparing summaries of laboratory findings to be used in reports and papers for publication in scientific journals.
REQUIREMENTS . The contractor must have:
- Minimum of a Master’s degree in a related field is required.
- Minimum of 2 years of work experience post degree in a research laboratory setting is required.
- Experience with using applications such as MS Office and Teams.
- Experience with handling of biological and chemical material.
- Ability to work flexible hours when experimental needs require it.
PLEASE APPLY ONLINE When you apply, please know a Kelly Government Solutions Recruiter will review your resume and will contact you directly, if your skills and experience match the requirements of this position; a full job description can be made available at that time.
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