BACKGROUND

SAIC-Frederick, Inc., the operations & technical support contractor for the NCI-Frederick, has an exciting opportunity for the Manager, Scientific Computing & Programming position at the Core Genotyping Facility in Gaithersburg, Maryland. In this role you will lead the Bioinformatics & Analysis Group with a team of approximately 10 bioinformaticians.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The CGF is conducting genome-wide association & candidate gene studies, mapping of causal variants using next-generation sequencing technology and generating billions of high quality genotypes per year. The Bioinformatics & Analysis Group will develop & maintain stable informatics pipelines for generation and analysis of dense genotyping and next-generation sequencing data. Quality assessment of data generated by of Illumina, Affymetrix, & other high-throughput genotype assay platforms. Curation of multivariate epidemiological data for use in phenotype/genotype association testing. Collaborative analysis of GWAS and candidate gene studies for population characteristics, phenotype association, and risk modeling. Publication of bioinformatics software, methods, and data for the benefit of NCI investigators and the scientific community. Will oversee LIMS manager & developer team. Will guide direction of the CGF's website strategy for web based bioinformatics tools on both internal and external websites.

REQUIREMENTS

Master’s degree in a field such as chemistry, physics, mathematics, or computer science or equivalent. PhD in computational genetics, computer science, bioinformatics preferred. Foreign degrees must be evaluated for US equivalency. Incumbents are subject to a background check and must obtain Public Trust Level 5C clearance. In addition to education, a minimum six years experience in the development of scientific programs in a high-performance computing environment. Five years experience should be in support of scientific research in computational chemistry, biology, or genetics, and two years experience should be supervising scientific computing personnel and developing project specifications and requirements. Knowledge of programming and software development, high performance computing, bioinformatics, software implementation, and project management is also required.

SALARY & COMPENSATION

Excellent compensation package accompanies our position.

HOW TO APPLY

For immediate consideration, and to view the complete job posting, please apply online at our website: http://www.saic-frederick.com for position # 130019. SAIC is an equal opportunity employer and values cultural diversity in the workplace.