What are the responsibilities and job description for the Genomics Computational Systems Biologist position at Parsons Corporation?
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Job Description
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Genomics Computational Systems Biologist to provide research support administration services for our government customer in Frederick, MD. In this role you will get to support and maintain high-throughput analysis pipelines for omics data, pathogen discovery, and genome analysis.
Regular hours of work with the possibility of Weekends or extra weekly hours if needed.
What You'll Be Doing
Not Applicable/None
This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.
The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.
Salary Range: $100,900.00 - $176,600.00
We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!
Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.
We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
When it comes to what you want in your career, if you can imagine it, you can do it at Parsons. Imagine a career working with exceptional people sharing a common quest. Imagine a workplace where you can be yourself. Where you can thrive. Where you can find your next, right now. We’ve got what you’re looking for.
Job Description
Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Genomics Computational Systems Biologist to provide research support administration services for our government customer in Frederick, MD. In this role you will get to support and maintain high-throughput analysis pipelines for omics data, pathogen discovery, and genome analysis.
Regular hours of work with the possibility of Weekends or extra weekly hours if needed.
What You'll Be Doing
- Support and maintain high-throughput analysis pipelines for omics data, pathogen discovery, genome analysis, and integration with in-house databases.
- Process large-scale genomics datasets generated from Oxford Nanopore and Illumina sequencers.
- Setup and maintain travel laptops for overseas training missions.
- Monitor and respond to hardware/server issues, manage and administer the Microsoft HPC cluster, and optimize HPC infrastructure performance.
- Collaborate with researchers to understand computing and data requirements, provide guidance, and implement solutions.
- Conduct regular system backups and develop disaster recovery plans.
- Stay updated with advancements in HPC technologies and make recommendations for system upgrades.
- Document system configurations, procedures, and troubleshooting guides.
- Maintain laboratory records, equipment, network connectivity, and data storage management.
- Provide training in installing pipelines and support to external collaborators.
- Work varied schedules and occasional weekends as needed.
- Present work, attend meetings and training, and engage with partners to support biosurveillance and training missions, requiring CONUS or OCONUS travel approximately 1-2 times per year.
- Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
- Master’s degree in biomedical science, bioinformatics, math, computer science, or a related field with a minimum of five (5) years’ experience.
- Two (2) to three (3) years’ experience in biosurveillance.
- Three (3) to five (5) years’ experience working within a Linux environment and proficiency in scripting languages for handling large-scale data pipeline development.
- Proficiency with Python, Perl, Shell, R, C , and JAVA.
- Expertise in NGS data analysis.
- Ability to build and maintain analytical workflows and tools for automated deployment of bioinformatics pipelines.
- Knowledgeable in the latest HPC technologies, including Microsoft HPC cluster management.
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a NACI clearance.
- Must have or be able to obtain a valid U.S. Passport.
Not Applicable/None
This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.
The Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.
Salary Range: $100,900.00 - $176,600.00
We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!
Parsons is an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other protected status.
We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!
Parsons is aware of fraudulent recruitment practices. To learn more about recruitment fraud and how to report it, please refer to https://www.parsons.com/fraudulent-recruitment/.
Salary : $100,900 - $176,600
