Job Family:

User Support (Digital)

Travel Required:

None

Clearance Required:

Ability to Obtain Public Trust

What You Will Do:

We are currently searching for an Informatics Developer to support the production of data-driven decisions and accelerate translation through innovative informatics methods and software. Some of the key tasks include integration, curation, and public rendering of data to support analysis of various types of experimental and curated datasets. Developing custom workflows and new methodologies to help interpret complex, large-scale datasets, including clinical data. Maintaining and deploying cheminformatics and bioinformatics workflows/pipelines, web and mobile apps to disseminate our robust methods and data; bioinformatics and cheminformatics collaborative work with non-informaticians.  This is a full-time, on-site opportunity in Rockville, MD.  

• Examine analytical problems and pose feasible statistical solutions.
• Evaluate new analytic methods and software and adapt them if necessary.
• Work with staff to develop, test, and refine novel programming methods, toolkits, and algorithms.
• Lead the establishment of best practices for continuous integration and continuous deployment, using technologies such as Jenkins, Travis, Docker, Kubernetes, or cloud services (AWS, Google Cloud).
• Lead the design and implementation of features and expansion of the case reporting tool and explore functionality to accommodate a broader array of diseases, such as cancer and rare conditions, based on FDA prioritization input. This includes coordinating the back end to support front-end requirements.
• Use advanced knowledge in machine learning, statistics, text mining, natural language processing, computational semantics, computer vision, and data science to develop creative solutions to complex real-world problems.
• Develop or utilize new or existing technology, such as R, Shiny, Python, to develop dynamic web applications or software tools for bioinformatics application. Test and maintain software products to ensure strong functionality and optimization.
• Collaborate with staff to develop database application and tools for supporting bioinformatics and scientific computing research projects.
• Develop, test, install and schedule software updates, data backups, security patches or upgrades, etc.
• Provide feasibility studies and research for compatibility and ease of scientific databases use by researchers for extensive scientific data analyses.
• Prepare roadmaps, schedules, status reports, plans, and recommendations, generate and run appropriate database queries needed for Quarterly Progress Reports.
• Design, develop and deploy software for multi-core and high-performance computing systems.
• Provide support for development of methods in data science. Implement improvements to development activities to speed development of applications, databases, or software tools.
• Manage and troubleshoot deployments and image builds, develop new code, and refine/troubleshoot existing code and troubleshoot scripts and programs as needed.
• Work with staff on applying, extending and/or developing statistical methods to address problems identified by the staff of relevance to the project.

What You Will Need:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience in lieu of degree
• At least TWO (2) years of combined computer programming, data processing or informatics experience.

What Would Be Nice To Have:

• Experience in informatics and various translational research data types, preferred.
• Three or more years of experience preferred.
• GitHub experience including code management working with multiple branches and forks, reviewing merge requests as a feedback loop, and merging code.
• Managing tasks in JIRA, including creating tickets, providing timeline updates to tickets, working with testers in a regular feedback loop to closure.
• Cloud Computing including AWS, Google, etc.
• Integration/ deployment technologies such as Jenkins, Travis, Docker, or Kubernetes
• MS Office Suite; creating documentation deliverables such as: presentations, guides, testing plans and reports.
• Data Modeling  
• Database management
• R, Shiny, Python

What We Offer:

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays

• Parental Leave

• 401(k) Retirement Plan

• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance

• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts

• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities

• Employee Referral Program

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach

• Care.com annual membership

• Employee Assistance Program

• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.)

• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus

About Guidehouse
Guidehouse is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, military status, protected veteran status, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation.

Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

If you have visited our website for information about employment opportunities, or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation, please contact Guidehouse Recruiting at 1-571-633-1711 or via email at [email protected]. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodation.

Guidehouse does not accept unsolicited resumes through or from search firms or staffing agencies. All unsolicited resumes will be considered the property of Guidehouse and Guidehouse will not be obligated to pay a placement fee.