Bioinformatics Business Analyst

Booz Allen Hamilton; Atlanta, Northern (GA, KY); Hybrid; USD 62,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton in Atlanta, GA is seeking a Bioinformatics Business Analyst to support the direction, evolution, and adoption of enterprise bioinformatics platforms and analytical tools.

You will translate scientific and public health needs into platform requirements, roadmaps, and product features, partnering with product managers, enterprise architects, and engineering teams to ensure mission-aligned, scalable solutions.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience analyzing bioinformatics workflows, data types, and analytical use cases such as genomics, sequencing data, pipelines, or surveillance analytics
• Knowledge of common bioinformatics, life sciences, or public health data platforms or analytical tools
• Knowledge of front-end or back-end technologies used for application development, including SQL, NoSQL databases, or web-based interactive user interfaces
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe delivery environments
• Ability to lead client and stakeholder discussions, ask the right questions, document clear requirements, and translate them into actionable implementation steps
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
• Master’s degree

Responsibilities

• Translate scientific and public health needs into platform requirements, roadmaps, and product features
• Collaborate with product managers, enterprise architects, and engineering teams
• Coordinate cross-disciplinary teams (bioinformatics, data science, cloud, infrastructure) to ensure alignment
• Support governance with KPIs, success metrics, outcomes
• Participate in Agile ceremonies and backlog refinement

Skills

Bioinformatics workflows

Public health data platforms

SQL/NoSQL awareness

Agile delivery environments

Stakeholder communication

Education

Master’s degree

Tools

SQL

NoSQL

Azure DevOps

Jira

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Bioinformatics Business Analyst

Serve as a Bioinformatics Business Analyst supporting the direction, evolution, and adoption of enterprise bioinformatics platforms and analytical tools. Apply deep bioinformatics domain knowledge to translate scientific and public health needs into clear, actionable platform requirements, roadmaps, and product features. Partner closely with product managers, enterprise architects, and engineering teams to ensure bioinformatics platforms are mission-aligned, scalable, and user-centered. Apply a bioinformatics lens to gather, analyze, and translate scientific and operational requirements into platform and product capabilities. Elicit and document use cases, user stories, acceptance criteria, and functional or non-functional requirements for bioinformatics tools and data platforms. Support the development and refinement of product and platform roadmaps in collaboration with product managers and technical leads. Facilitate technical, functional, and operational discussions to bridge bioinformatics needs with implementable engineering solutions. Coordinate bioinformatics, data science, engineering, cloud, and infrastructure teams to ensure alignment and delivery. Participate in Agile ceremonies such as backlog refinement, sprint planning, scrum of scrums, or PI planning to identify dependencies, risks, and priorities. Support platform governance by helping define KPIs, success metrics, and outcomes aligned to bioinformatics mission goals. Assist with product demonstrations, stakeholder briefings, and user engagement activities to support adoption and feedback. Track requirements and delivery progress using tools such as Azure DevOps or Jira. This position is located in Atlanta, GA.

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You Have:

• 2+ years of experience analyzing bioinformatics workflows, data types, and analytical use cases such as genomics, sequencing data, pipelines, or surveillance analytics
• Knowledge of common bioinformatics, life sciences, or public health data platforms or analytical tools
• Knowledge of front-end or back-end technologies used for application development, including SQL, NoSQL databases, or web-based interactive user interfaces
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe delivery environments
• Ability to lead client and stakeholder discussions, ask the right questions, document clear requirements, and translate them into actionable implementation steps
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements
• Master’s degree

Nice If You Have:

• Experience working in a public health, life sciences, or research-focused environment
• Experience with the systems development lifecycle and modern data platform architectures
• Experience with business analysis processes, including translating scientific or technical requirements into user stories, use cases, and platform features
• Experience modeling business processes and requirements, using structured tools and techniques, including use-case scenarios, and integrating them with data and system architectural models and requirements
• Knowledge of big data, analytics, or bioinformatics platforms in a cloud environment
• Knowledge of cloud-based systems and data platforms
• Doctorate degree in a Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or Genomics field
• Agile or SAFe Certification

Vetting

Applicants selected will be subject to a government investigation and may need to meet eligibility requirements of the U.S. government client.

Compensation

At Booz Allen, we celebrate your contributions, provide you with opportunities and choices, and support your total well-being. Our offerings include health, life, disability, financial, and retirement benefits, as well as paid leave, professional development, tuition assistance, work-life programs, and dependent care. Our recognition awards program acknowledges employees for exceptional performance and superior demonstration of our values. Full-time and part-time employees working at least 20 hours a week on a regular basis are eligible to participate in Booz Allen’s benefit programs. Individuals that do not meet the threshold are only eligible for select offerings, not inclusive of health benefits. We encourage you to learn more about our total benefits by visiting the Resource page on our Careers site and reviewing Our Employee Benefits page.

Salary at Booz Allen is determined by various factors, including but not limited to location, the individual’s particular combination of education, knowledge, skills, competencies, and experience, as well as contract-specific affordability and organizational requirements. The projected compensation range for this position is $61,900.00 to $141,000.00 (annualized USD). The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position and is just one component of Booz Allen’s total compensation package for employees. This posting will close within 90 days from the Posting Date.

Identity Statement

As part of the hiring process, we will ask you to complete an identity verification process that leverages advanced biometrics and artificial intelligence to ensure authenticity and protect against identity fraud. You are expected to be on camera during interviews and assessments. We reserve the right to take your picture to verify your identity and prevent fraud.

Candidate AI Usage Policy

AI is a part of our daily work at Booz Allen, and we are committed to the responsible and ethical use of AI tools. However, we want to ensure a fair candidate process based on your own skills and knowledge. As part of this commitment, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) or other tools to assist with responses during interviews (whether in-person or virtual) is prohibited unless permission is explicitly provided.

Work Model

Our people-first culture prioritizes the benefits of collaboration, whether it occurs in person or virtually. To support engagement and effective communication, employees working virtually are generally expected to have their cameras on during meetings.

• Remote: If this position is listed as remote, there may still be occasions when you are required to work in person at a Booz Allen or customer facility.
• Hybrid: If this position is listed as hybrid, you will be expected to work from a Booz Allen facility frequently, in alignment with leadership expectations and the needs of the role. You may also be required to work from or visit a customer facility.
• Onsite: If this position is listed as onsite, work will primarily be performed at a Booz Allen office or customer facility, where employees will collaborate directly with colleagues and customers as required by the role.

Commitment to Non-Discrimination

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, status as a protected veteran or any other status protected by applicable federal, state, local, or international law.