Bioinformatics Scientist - Genomics & High-Throughput

Axle Energy; Bethesda (MD); On-site; USD 120,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage for employees

Paid time off and holidays

401K match up to 5%

Educational benefits

Employee referral bonus

FSA: Healthcare

Parking reimbursement

Dependent Care Assistant Program

Transportation Reimbursement

Job summary

Axle Energy seeks a highly ambitious Bioinformatics Scientist to join NIH/NIAID DIR RTB IDSS in Bethesda, MD. You will design and execute bioinformatics analyses for high-throughput genome-scale data, develop workflows, and contribute to publications.

The role requires expertise in NGS analyses, statistical modeling, scripting, and cloud/on-prem pipelines. Collaboration with researchers and cross-functional teams is essential; open, detail-oriented, and security-conscious candidate preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field; Master’s or Ph.D. preferred.
• 4+ years of experience in bioinformatics.
• 2+ years of experience developing and maintaining production bioinformatics pipelines.
• Expert in two of the languages: Python, R, C/C++, sh/bash.
• Experience building Docker/Podman/Singularity on HPC.
• Expert in a pipeline framework: Snakemake, Nextflow, CWL/WDL.
• Experience building pipelines locally on-premise and in the Cloud (AWS/GCP/Azure).
• Experience with frameworks such as Django, Flask, RShiny, Electron, Flutter, React is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Address bioinformatics, scientific computing, and data analysis needs for DIR/NIAID collaborations with high-throughput genome-scale technologies.
• Provide bioinformatics support including variant calling, gene expression analysis, de novo assembly, and comparative genomics.
• Develop high-throughput pipelines and assist in dissemination of research data.
• Perform computational data analysis on genomic and clinical research data.
• Collaborate on scientific programming and experimental design; provide statistical support.
• Co-author scientific publications and contribute to scalable resources for NGS bioinformatics and ML data support.

Skills

Bioinformatics

NGS Analysis

Statistical Modeling

Scripting

Education

Bachelor’s degree in related field

Master’s or Ph.D. preferred

Tools

Docker

Nextflow

Snakemake

CWL/WDL

Job description

Axle Energy seeks a highly ambitious Bioinformatics Scientist to join NIH/NIAID DIR RTB IDSS in Bethesda, MD. You will design and execute bioinformatics analyses for high-throughput genome-scale data, develop workflows, and contribute to publications.

The role requires expertise in NGS analyses, statistical modeling, scripting, and cloud/on-prem pipelines. Collaboration with researchers and cross-functional teams is essential; open, detail-oriented, and security-conscious candidate preferred.