Program Principal Engineer - Bioinformatics & C++ (Hybrid)

BCC-NIH; Bethesda (MD); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401k plan

Job summary

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is seeking a Program Principal Manager (C++ Software Developer) to support NIH projects in Bethesda, MD. The role blends hands-on software development with leadership of bioinformatics initiatives, in a team of scientists and engineers.

The successful candidate will develop, test, and maintain NCBI bioinformatics software, work across centers to implement efficient algorithms, and continuously learn new technologies while contributing to project success in a hybrid

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience handling large data or in distributed computing
• Proficiency in Linux-based programming
• Experience with MS SQL Server and relational database design/optimization
• Fluency in scripting languages such as BASH, csh, Perl, or Python

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, test, and maintain NCBI bioinformatics software and information retrieval systems
• Collaborate with scientists, bioinformaticians and developers to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms
• Learn new technologies, keep up with internal systems, and share knowledge with the team

Skills

C++ programming

Linux

Data handling

Scripting (BASH)

Python

Tools

MS SQL Server

MongoDB

Docker

GitHub

Job description

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is seeking a Program Principal Manager (C++ Software Developer) to support NIH projects in Bethesda, MD. The role blends hands-on software development with leadership of bioinformatics initiatives, in a team of scientists and engineers.

The successful candidate will develop, test, and maintain NCBI bioinformatics software, work across centers to implement efficient algorithms, and continuously learn new technologies while contributing to project success in a hybrid