Clinical Bioinformatics Specialist

National-Institutes-of-Health; Maryland; On-site; USD 102,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) seeks an experienced Clinical Bioinformatics Specialist in Maryland. The role supports the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT) within the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at NIH, HHS.

Candidates must hold a Bachelor's or higher degree in a health or medical sciences field and have at least one year of specialized experience at the GS-13 level or equivalent in the federal service, focusing on semantic resources and AI-enabled

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in a medical or health sciences field.
• At least one year of specialized experience at GS-13 level or equivalent.
• Experience guiding data science teams on semantic resources and metadata infrastructure.
• Knowledge of BI interoperability standards and AI/ML pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical guidance on semantic resources and metadata for AI analytics.
• Configure semantic infrastructure to expose biomedical content for LLM, RAG and ML pipelines.
• Design semantic infrastructure for biomedical knowledgebases (RDF/graphs).
• Apply health data standards and FAIR-aligned workflows across platforms.

Skills

Semantic resources guidance

Knowledge graphs

Metadata infrastructure

AI analytics exposure

Graph databases

Education

Bachelor's degree in health/medical sciences or related field

Tools

RDF triple stores

Labeled property graphs

DevSecOps

Cloud-native platforms

Job description

If you are an experienced Clinical Bioinformatics Specialist AND you want to play a significant role in a dynamic organization, then consider joining the National Institutes of Health! This position is located in the Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

Education Requirement:

In order to meet the Basic Requirements for a Bioinformatics Specialist, GS-0601, you must possess a Bachelor's or graduate/higher level degree in a major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences, or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position. This degree must be from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained.

Additional Specialized Experience Requirement:

In addition to meeting the Basic Qualifications, you must demonstrate in your resume at least one year of qualifying specialized experience equivalent to at least the GS-13 level in the Federal service obtained in either the private or public sector, performing the following types of tasks: 1) Providing technical guidance to developers and data scientists on semantic resources, knowledge graphs, and metadata infrastructure for AI and analytics; 2) Configuring semantic infrastructure to expose biomedical content for AI including LLM, RAG, and ML pipelines; 3) Designing semantic infrastructure for biomedical knowledgebases including RDF triple stores and labeled property graphs; 4) Providing technical direction of software development and sustainment via Agile, DevSecOps and cloud-native processes. 5) Applying health and clinical data standards for interoperability across biomedical platforms; 6) Applying ontology and metadata standards for FAIR-aligned workflows.

Do not copy and paste the duties, specialized experience, or occupational assessment questionnaire from this announcement into your resume as that will not be considered a demonstration of your qualifications for this position.

You will receive credit for all experience material to the position, including experience gained in religious, civic, welfare, service, and organizational activities, regardless of whether you received pay. To determine your qualifications and referral status, we may review your resume and supporting documentation and compare it against your responses to the vacancy questionnaire. Ensure you support your self-ratings with the information you provide in your application.
We may verify or assess your qualifications at any time. Inflated or unsupported qualifications may affect your rating. Any misrepresentation or material omission of facts may be sufficient cause to end further consideration of your candidacy. Persons listed as knowing your past accomplishments or experience in your application may be contacted for verification purposes at any time. Verification may, but need not, begin before receiving an offer.