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  • [Photo] Lauri Rimorin • February 28, 2012

    BACKGROUND

    SAIC-Frederick Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of SAIC, is accelerating the development of new technologies and treatments for patients with cancer and AIDS. SAIC-Frederick is the operations and technical support contractor for the National Cancer Institute at Frederick, a federal national laboratory.

    SAIC Overview:
    SAIC is a FORTUNE 500® scientific, engineering, and technology applications company that uses its deep domain knowledge to solve problems of vital importance to the nation and the world, in national security, energy and the environment, critical infrastructure, and health. The company's approximately 41,000 employees serve customers in the U.S. Department of Defense, the intelligence community, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, other U.S. Government civil agencies and selected commercial markets. Headquartered in McLean, Va., SAIC had annual revenues of $11.1 billion for its fiscal year ended January 31, 2011. For more information, visit http://www.saic.com. SAIC: From Science to Solutions®

    Program Description:
    The recently established NCI-CCR Center for Advanced Preclinical Research (CAPR) is developing and utilizing integrated preclinical assessment approaches based on modern murine cancer models to guide effective diagnosis and treatment trials in cancer patients.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    Job Description:
    The Bioinformatics Analyst III will be part of a multidisciplinary team challenged to discover and evaluate biomarkers indicative of disease initiation, progression and treatment responses to chemotherapeutic intervention in cancer models. The Bioinformatics Analyst III will concentrate on high-throughput bioanalytical systems biology research including genome, transcriptome, proteome, and metabolome studies integrated with disease induction and treatment evaluation studies. Extensive expertise in modern bioinformatics applications with the ability to use and adapt cutting-edge technologies in biological assessment (statistical testing, data mining, classification and clustering algorithms) is essential.

    The Bioinformatics Analyst III will develop and optimize novel algorithms, tools and solutions for computational investigations of complex biological data and deliver robust analyses to other team members, as well as generate biologically meaningful and testable hypotheses. The successful candidate will participate in project planning across multiple CAPR initiatives, in addition to interacting with members of the larger bioinformatics group to identify synergies and leverage existing efforts, and therefore must have excellent communication skills and the ability to work in a team-oriented environment.

    REQUIREMENTS

    • Possession of a Bachelors degree in biomedical science/bioinformatics/math/computer related field from an accredited college or university or four (4) years related experience in lieu of degree. Foreign degrees must be evaluated for U.S. equivalency.
    • In addition to education requirements, a minimum of six (6)years related experience in a laboratory environment with a strong background in database management and utility programming; and experience in performing independent, competent and innovative research in computational biology, bioinformatics or related field are required.
    • Extensive expertise in modern bioinformatics applications with the ability to use and adapt those cutting-edge technologies to molecular and biological assessment is essential.
    • In addition, the candidate must thrive in a team environment.
    • This position is subject to obtaining a Public Trust Clearance.

    PREFERENCES

    • Master's degree preferred.
    • Experience in cancer and/or drug discovery research, and applying cancer pathway analysis to biomarker discovery is desirable.
    • Previous industrial experience in the cancer research field is also strong plus.

    HOW TO APPLY

    Please apply to: http://jobs.saic.com/job/Frederick-Bioinformatics-Analyst-III-302392-%28NCI%29-Job-MD-21701/1744510/

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