Epigenomics Advisor

Chenega Corporation is seeking a highly skilled Epigenomics Advisor to join our team. As an Epigenomics Advisor, you will play a critical role in supporting groundbreaking initiatives funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and led by the Proactive Health mission office (PHO).

The Epigenomics Advisor will serve as a systems engineering and technical assistance advisor to the PHO Program Manager (PM) by providing support and thought leadership to the PM, the performer teams, and stakeholders across the health innovation ecosystem. This includes enabling the agency to manage and provide oversight to advanced R&D efforts, helping shape future R&D concepts, programs, and solutions, and integrating and advancing our nation's healthcare ecosystem processes, policies, and enabling technologies.

• Provide scientific and technical expertise to support the development of revolutionary approaches to prevent, delay, and mitigate adverse effects of disease, and improve mental and physical outcomes.
• Collaborate with a team of performers across a range of expertise in disease, including cancer, diabetes, neurological diseases, pediatric and maternal/fetal health, infectious diseases, and cardiovascular disease.
• Facilitate the identification, development, and testing of solutions that align with three PHO technical areas: population-level improvements in access to and uptake of disease prevention and wellness-promoting behaviors, development of novel early-detection methods and prophylactic interventions, and system-level innovations required for delivery of proactive health effectively.
• Support program managers in the development, technology transition, and commercialization of new research methods, concepts, technologies, and processes.
• Provide strategic assessments of methods and technologies related to the development of solutions for testing and optimization.

• PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related scientific field.
• Proven experience in biomedical science or infectious disease required.
• Experience in epigenetics, genomics, AI/ML, or digital health highly preferred.
• Experience applying advanced epigenetic and genomic techniques, such as ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, and Bisulfite sequencing.
• Experience utilizing bioinformatics tools and software to analyze and interpret large-scale epigenomic datasets.
• Three years or more experience working for a Federal ARPA organization.
• Two years or more experience in Federal Healthcare and/or Scientific Consulting.

Chenega Corporation offers a comprehensive benefits package, including paid time off, paid holidays, medical, dental, vision, prescription, employee assistance program, short- and long-term disability, life and AD&D insurance, spending account, flexible spending account, health savings account, health reimbursement account, dependent care spending account, commuter benefits, and retirement plans.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applications from diverse candidates. We participate in the E-Verify Employment Verification Program.