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 one of the most prestigious research organizations in the world. We are currently seeking a Bioinformatics Scientist with the National Institutes of Health in Gaithersburg, 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 . The contractor shall:

1. Perform computational analysis of a range of high-dimensional datasets, including the following:

2. Short-read next-generation sequencing data, including Illumina data

3. Long-read next-generation sequencing data, including Pacific Biosciences and Oxford Nanopore data

4. Upstream analysis steps including sequence quality control and determination of initial processed sequencing

5. Downstream analysis steps including gene expression analysis and differential expression, single-cell analysis, T cell receptor sequence analysis, and virus sequence analysis

6. Develop new next-generation sequence (NGS) data analysis pipelines for existing projects and newly arising projects

7. Prepare NGS analysis results for presentation at lab meetings, scientific conferences, and publication

8. Prepare manuscripts describing novel research findings

9. Provide Mentorship and teaching of bioinformatics for lab trainees and other scientists at Vaccine Research Center

10. Maintain records of NGS experiments analyzed, facilitating re-analysis of previous experiments where necessary

11. Work with laboratory staff on experimental interpretation and design of new experiments

12. Provide statistical support/analysis on research data

REQUIREMENTS . The contractor must have:

1. Ph.D. in bioinformatics or other biomedical research discipline is required.

2. 4 years of post-Ph.D. experience working on bioinformatics is required.

3. Track record of 2 or more first-author research publications in reputable peer-reviewed journals

4. Track record of high-impact publications related to HIV and SARS-CoV-2

5. Extensive computational coding experience in Python and R

6. Experience analyzing and publishing data generated using Focused Interrogation of cells using Nucleic acid Detection and sequencing.

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 can be made available at that time.

Due to the high volume of inquiries, we regret that we cannot accept phone calls. Even if you aren’t contacted for this position, you are still part of our talent network. All Kelly recruiters have access to your profile, which expands your opportunities even further.

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, short-term disability, and a transportation spending account.

Visit for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

#government

As part of our promise to talent, Kelly supports those who work with us through a variety of benefits, perks, and work-related resources. Kelly offers eligible employees voluntary benefit plans including medical, dental, vision, telemedicine, term life, whole life, accident insurance, critical illness, a legal plan, and short-term disability. As a Kelly employee, you will have access to a retirement savings plan, service bonus and holiday pay plans (earn up to eight paid holidays per benefit year), and a transit spending account. In addition, employees are entitled to earn paid sick leave under the applicable state or local plan. Click here ( for more information on benefits and perks that may be available to you as a member of the Kelly Talent Community.

Job Tags

Similar Jobs