Tanaq Health · 1 day ago
Bioinformatician II
Atlanta, GA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expTanaq Management Services (TMS) delivers professional and technical services to federal agencies. The Bioinformatician II will support ongoing public health projects, analyze biological data, and collaborate with scientists to extract insights from complex datasets.
Management Consulting
No H1B
Security Clearance RequiredU.S. Citizen Only
Responsibilities
Assist in and lead projects in bioinformatics and computational biology
Provide data analysis support for sequencing requests through the Genome Sequence Lab
Conduct Bioinformatics Activities in support of several projects being undertaken in support of Global Polio Eradication Program
Perform assembly & Mapping activities, including genome assembly services for all sequencing platforms in the GSL (Sanger, Roche454, Illumina, Ion Torrent, MinION, and PacBio)
Provide single platform assembly using software packages to include CLCbio, Celera Assembler, MIRA, velvet, and BWA
Conduct Genomics analysis such as SNP/indel detection, gene structure comparisons, gene absence/presence determination, and protein sequence comparisons utilizing software packages such as kSNP, BLAST, and custom software
Perform variant detection techniques, including Amplicon or Deep Sequencing, to determine consensus sequences
Conduct Metagenomics techniques to identify species of microorganisms from an uncultured DNA sample utilizing BLAST/Megan, metagenefinder, QIIME, MG-RAST, and 16S databases utilizing RDP and Greengenes software packages
Provides legacy sequencing data retrieval
Analyze genetic sequencing data utilizing new methodologies or existing techniques that have been revised
Collaborate on genetic analysis projects and studies with internal and external partners
Assist laboratory scientists (with varying levels of computational expertise) in the design and implementation of bioinformatics tools that support the automation of data analysis, especially for next-generation sequencing data and large data sets
Advise senior scientists on applying a variety of bioinformatics analysis tools used to compare and categorize polio and picornavirus isolates and virus populations
Request NGS Sequencing for Illumina MiSeq and NovaSeq; PacBio RSII and Sequel; Oxford Nanopore MiniON
This description does not encompass all tasks; employees may perform other related duties as required
Qualification
Required
Minimum 5 years of experience in the capacity of a senior bioinformatician
Experience with automation support; QMS & CLIA support; ELIMS integrations; Testing and curating new technologies, e.g., Nanopore; website development; communications and user experience
Strong experience using applications such as BLAST/Megan, metagenefinder, QIIME, MG-RAST, and 16S databases such RDP and Greengenes
Experience with de novo assembly and reference mapping
Experience with RocheAVA, CLCbio, VIP, and VarScan software packages
Strong attention to detail
Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced setting
Ability to work with a diverse interdisciplinary team
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Effective organization skills
Advanced experience with comparative genomics methods, including SNP/indel detection, gene structure comparisons, gene absence/presence determination, and protein sequence comparisons
Ability to pass required Federal background screening, obtain and maintain government clearance
Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future
Master's degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, Microbiology, Biology, or closely related field, plus a minimum of three years of experience in the capacity of a bioinformatician
Preferred
Experience working for the federal government or in a public health setting preferred
Previous experience in public health and molecular epidemiologic research, preferred
Company
Tanaq Health
Tanaq Health is a division of St.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageCompany data provided by crunchbase