Senior Bioinformatics Engineer - Remote Health Pipelines

Booz Allen Hamilton; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Bioinformatics Specialist in Atlanta to architect scalable bioinformatics workflows and production-grade pipelines. You will work with customers to translate complex data into actionable insights, guiding a team of bioinformaticians and applying ML/AI to health challenges.

You will analyze requirements, deploy Nextflow-based workflows on Linux HPC, and leverage open-source omics tools to support public health objectives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with bioinformatics and genomic toolkits, databases, and scripting (Python, R, or Shell).
• 1+ years reconstructing evolutionary relationships using phylogenetic trees, sequence alignment, and ancestral state reconstruction.
• 1+ years analyzing complex environmental or clinical microbial communities using shotgun metagenomic sequencing and 16S rRNA profiling.
• Experience using parallel programming through workflow tools, including Nextflow, on Linux-based HPC environments.
• Experience with next-generation sequencing, omics data analysis, and open-source omics tools/workflows for public health genomics.
• Knowledge of nf-core compliance and statistical techniques (multivariate analysis, hypothesis testing).
• Ability to conduct analysis, interpretation, and communication of complex large datasets independently.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination per client requirements.
• Master's degree

Responsibilities

• Architect scalable, production-grade bioinformatics pipelines.
• Leverage ML/AI advances to solve health challenges.
• Guide a team of bioinformaticians and collaborate with customers.
• Understand customer questions and translate into technical solutions.
• Provide deep understanding of data and its implications for decision making.
• Help clients make evidence-based decisions and strengthen public health systems.

Skills

Bioinformatics

Python/R/Shell

Phylogenetics

Metagenomics

Nextflow

Linux HPC

Public health genomics

Data interpretation

Communication

Education

Master's degree

Doctorate degree

Tools

Nextflow

AWS/Azure Databricks

Job description

Booz Allen Hamilton seeks a Bioinformatics Specialist in Atlanta to architect scalable bioinformatics workflows and production-grade pipelines. You will work with customers to translate complex data into actionable insights, guiding a team of bioinformaticians and applying ML/AI to health challenges.

You will analyze requirements, deploy Nextflow-based workflows on Linux HPC, and leverage open-source omics tools to support public health objectives.