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ACI Federal Scientific Data Engineer in Durham, North Carolina
Scientific Data Engineer
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Description
ACI Federal is seeking a Scientific Data Engineer to join our vibrant team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supporting the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) located in Durham, NC.
Overall Position Summary and Objectives
The Predictive Toxicology Branch of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) is seeking an individual to develop methods and software for novel predictive models, including artificial intelligence (Al) and machine learning (ML) applications. This position will work across the Division of Translational Toxicology (DTT) to synthesize toxicoinformatic, spatiotemporal, dose-response, and systems toxicology data sources.
Deliverables:
Facilitate the implementation of software tools to be used by the entire division.
Build and maintain a repository of shared code for new and ongoing projects. - Quarterly
Contribute to team-science publications that describe new modeling applications. - Yearly
Work Details:
Coordinate building bioinformatics infrastructure to ensure easy and meaningful scientific analysis and interpretation of data. 1
Collaborate with scientists to design, analyze, manage, and interpret all types of data. 2
Work with staff on the planning of experiments, and data analysis for internal and collaborative projects; use bioinformatics expertise to advise and help bench scientists on experimental design and troubleshooting. 3
Work with staff on the development and maintenance of bioinformatics tools, scripts, and pipelines for data. 4
Collaborate with biologists, statisticians, and/or other bioinformaticians in the design of models summarizing/explaining experimental data. 5
Provides programming and troubleshooting support to the Federal Government in the dissemination of research
Generate and optimize programs and scripts for the analysis of data; create programs and algorithms and develop computational infrastructure resources for organizing and parsing data from large and complex data.
Serve as bioinformatics expert and coordinate with teams of biologists to conduct experimental queries and/or perform portions of studies using complex procedures and techniques common to modern bioinformatics.
Records observations and reports results at weekly laboratory meetings data.
Performs computations on research data analysis.
Evaluates new types of experimental approaches to protocols based on knowledge of scientific literature, availablefacilities and research needs.
Identify new tools and resources for reaching biologically meaningful conclusions.
Independently coordinates the training of personnel in the use of scientific software applications, statisticalsoftware applications and programmatic software applications.
Provide training in and technical support (including product updates and version control) for programs, algorithms,archives, and pipelines generated during the course of this work.
Provide ad hoc trainings and hands-on workshops on the use of bioinformatics tools.
Initiates interdisciplinary collaborations with other research centers.
Work with an interdisciplinary team to apply computational data analysis approaches to make biological discoveries.
Deliver at least one presentation per year to audiences outside the government.
Attend group meetings; present findings; and author publications resulting from projects.
Present analysis results at research conferences and meetings.
Present scientific and technical data at scientific conferences.
Provide interpretive analyses of data derived from different experimental platforms to generate biological meaning.
Works with staff on scientific programming and experimental design.
Prepare scientific reports and progress reports; assemble data to prepare tables, graphs, and slides; conduct scientific and program-related information searches; and report results.
Provides statistical support/analysis on research data.
Devise novel methods of statistical analysis for the collected data.
Provides research/service goals in the context of the laboratory's overall mission.
Develop and optimize programs and scripts that facilitate organization, integration, and data-mining of large data sets; integrate these models into a framework of best practices.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5 represents priority rankings, where 1 is highest priority and 5 is lowest priority of those ranked
Minimum Education
Masters
Additional Qualifications:
Certifications & Licenses:
Bioinformatics training
Field of Study:
Information Sciences
Computer Programming and Data Processing
Mathematics
Software -
Linux
Java
CSS
Javascript
ArcGIS
PHP
R
Bash
GitHub
Python
Skills -
Work with Large Data Sets
Pipeline Development
Data Quality Control
Data Harmonization
Algorithm Development
Statistical Modeling
Data Cleaning
Data Analysis
Research
Clinical and/or Translational Research
Machine Learning
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Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time
Position Scientific Data Engineer
Position Requirements
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