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Job Description:

Parsons is looking for an amazingly talented Bioinformatician II to join our team! In this role you will get to leverage your skills in support of the Center for Disease Control and Prevention’s Tuberculosis elimination mission.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Aid development, evaluation, implementation and maintenance of bioinformatic pipelines and tools for bioinformatic analysis of whole genome and targeted Mycobacterium tuberculosis sequencing and scientific data.

• Assist with development of standard operating procedures for bioinformatics analyses, training materials and related documentation.

• Assist with preparing and delivering clear, concise, and accurate sample analysis and bioinformatics reports, presentations, and scientific manuscripts.

• Assist with containerizing bioinformatic pipelines (Docker, Singularity) and creating workflows (WDL, Nextflow) to implement at CDC cloud computing environments (Azure, AWS).

• Support surveillance activities including the maintenance, development, and support of the National TB Surveillance System, the National TB Indicators Project, the TB Genotyping Information Management System, and the National Tuberculosis Latent Infection Sentinel Surveillance.

• Support data management, analysis, analytic tools and creation and maintenance of SQL databases and data queries and analyses.

What Required Skills You'll Bring:

• At least 12 years of combined higher education and experience

• Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, R, and Perl and SQL databases

• Knowledge of bioinformatics tools and databases

• Knowledge of cloud computing environments such as AWS or Azure

• Familiarity with containerization technologies like Docker or Singularity

What Desired Skills You'll Bring:

• Experience working with CDC

• Experience working with Tuberculosis

• Familiarity with machine learning algorithms and data visualization techniques

• Experience with next-generation sequencing data analysis

Minimum Clearance Required to Start:

Not Applicable/None

This position is part of our Federal Solutions team.

Our Federal Solutions segment delivers resources to our US government customers that ensure the success of missions around the globe. Our diverse, intelligent employees drive the state of the art as they provide services and solutions in the areas of defense, security, intelligence, infrastructure, and environmental. We promote a culture of excellence and close-knit teams that take pride in delivering, protecting, and sustaining our nation's most critical assets, from Earth to cyberspace. Throughout the company, our people are anticipating what’s next to deliver the solutions our customers need now.

Salary Range:

$117,000.00 - $210,600.00

We value our employees and want our employees to take care of their overall wellbeing, which is why we offer best-in-class benefits such as medical, dental, vision, paid time off, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), 401(k), life insurance, flexible work schedules, and holidays to fit your busy lifestyle!

This position will be posted for a minimum of 3 days and will continue to be posted for an average of 30 days until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.

Parsons is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in the workplace. Diversity is ingrained in who we are, how we do business, and is one of our company’s core values. Parsons equally employs representation at all job levels for minority, female, disabled, protected veteran and LGBTQ+.

We truly invest and care about our employee’s wellbeing and provide endless growth opportunities as the sky is the limit, so aim for the stars! Imagine next and join the Parsons quest—APPLY TODAY!About Us

Parsons is a digitally enabled solutions provider focused on the defense, security, and infrastructure markets. With nearly 75 years of experience, Parsons is uniquely qualified to deliver cyber/converged security, technology-based intellectual property, and other innovative services to federal, regional, and local government agencies, as well as to private industrial customers worldwide.

Parsons is an equal opportunity, drug-free employer committed to diversity in the workplace. Minority/Female/Disabled/Protected Veteran/LGBTQ+.

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