Bioinformatics Scientist

(ID: 2024-5198)

Axle Informatics is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations around the globe. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Benefits:

• 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
• Paid Time Off (Including Holidays)
• Employee Referral Bonus
• 401K Match
• Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
• Flexible Spending Accounts:
  • Healthcare (FSA)
  • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
  • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
  • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Overview

Axle is seeking a highly ambitious, adaptable, structured, and detail-oriented Bioinformatics Scientist to join our vibrant team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Office of the Director (OD), Office of Data Science and Emerging Technologies (ODSET).

Technical Requirements:

• Assist with the development of research initiatives with intra/extramural divisions.
• Prepare research materials to review by federal staff.
• Assist in the development, management, and evaluation of operations research.
• Assist with technical data science consultations across a broad range of ODSET and NIAID activities; has technical expertise in subareas of data science.
• Assist in the development and management of the data science training program.
• Assist with implementation of policy, create guidance, best practices, and training materials for policy related to data sharing and use.
• Assist with coordinating data policy implementation; support the Genomic Program Administrator and Data Access Committee.
• Assist with the data science outreach program, including development of online materials, the NIAID data science website, blog posts, newsletters, social media posts, etc.; organize workshops and the data science webinar series.
• Serve as a member of a multidisciplinary team in ODSET, contribute diverse knowledge and skills; demonstrate abililty to bridge biomedical and data science domains.
• Assist with managing operations of the data science research, training, policy, and outreach operations through maintaining of operational systems, data registrations, budget tracking, and similar operations.
• Develop and manage efforts to improve compliance of NIAID data assets with Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Re-usable (FAIR) Guiding Principles.
• Develop approaches to create and improve machine-actionable, FAIR-compliant metadata based on structured vocabularies and ontologies.
• Make recommendations for standard schema's and machine-actionable representations for metadata and data in the NIAID mission area.
• Assist with the design and management of the NIAID Data Ecosystem, especially with the use of ontologies and machine-actionable metadata.
• Collaborate with ODSET's DATA Scholar on the project to develop an AI-Ready Data Ecosystems for Pandemic Preparedne, by representing knowledge in machine actionable format based on ontologies and semantic technologies.

• Masters Degree with minimum of 2 years of experience in a related field.
• A doctoral degree in a biomedical discipline and graduate training in biomedical informatics or a related data science field is preferred.
• Basic knowledge of computer science, systems analysis, and systems programming.
• Demonstrates exceptional oral and written communications, including ability to apprise/update senior staff and communicate technical content to diverse audiences.
• Research experience in ontologies related to infectious diseases is preferred.
• Demonstrated experience in the development an

The diversity of Axle's employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment-based age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

Disclaimer:The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individual's assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

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