Bioinformatician (JavaScript, TypeScript, Angular)

About This Role

The Bioinformatician will support federal agencies by developing and evaluating synthetic epidemiologic and molecular sequence datasets, contributing to software development using JavaScript, TypeScript, and Angular, and communicating findings to customers and partners.

Responsibilities

• Develop and evaluate synthetic epidemiologic and molecular sequence datasets that mimic real-world data for validating analytical tools, pipelines, and data systems.
• Contribute to software development efforts using JavaScript, TypeScript, and Angular.
• Maintain regular communication with the customer, providing weekly updates, demonstrations, and reports.
• Present findings and/or provide MicrobeTrace demonstrations at conferences, workshops, meetings, and in publications.
• Train coworkers, collaborators, and state and federal partners to use new bioinformatics tools/platforms.
• Support the Web Software Developer in integrating new bioinformatics tools, optimizing visualizations, and adding new functionalities to MicrobeTrace for network and phylogenetic analyses.

Requirements

• 2-3 years of experience in bioinformatics
• Familiarity with bioinformatics tools and platforms
• Experience developing and evaluating synthetic epidemiologic and molecular sequence datasets
• Experience presenting findings and/or technical demonstrations
• Demonstrated proactive approaches to troubleshooting issues and problem solving
• Strong analytical decision-making capabilities
• Strong interpersonal, written, and oral communication skills
• Attention to detail and ability to work in a team environment
• Ability to pass required Federal background screening and obtain government clearance
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Microbiology, Biology, or closely related field required.
• 2-3 years of experience in bioinformatics, with desired experience in software development using JavaScript, TypeScript, and Angular.

Nice to Have

• Experience in software development using JavaScript, TypeScript and Angular
• Experience integrating and visualizing data
• Prior experience supporting CDC or similar US government client

Skills

* Required skills