Program | Surgical Critical Care Initiative | ID | 2024-4048 | Category | Scientific/Lab | Position Type | Regular Full-Time | Travel | Up to 10% of the time | Work Arrangements | Hybrid work environment |
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The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine (HJF) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing military medicine. We serve military, medical, academic and government clients by administering, managing and supporting preeminent scientific programs that benefit members of the armed forces and civilians alike. Since its founding in 1983, HJF has served as a vital link between the military medical community and its federal and private partners. HJF's support and administrative capabilities allow military medical researchers and clinicians to maintain their scientific focus and accomplish their research goals.
HJF is seeking a Senior Bioinformatics Scientist to contribute to the advancement of Bioinformatics, particularly in the areas of Genomics and Metagenomics. In addition, designs, develops, and guides the implementation of software solutions that aid in the visualization and analysis of Next-generation Sequencing data (NGS). Develops solutions to large scale problems as well as customized algorithms and mathematical models to problems in Genomics, Genetics, Metagenomics and NGS.
This position will be in support of the Surgical Critical Care Initiative (SC2i). The Surgical Critical Care Initiative (SC2i), funded by the Department of Defense was established in 2013. SC2i is a Uniformed Services University center that leverages legacy information from service members, and critically ill civilian and military patients to develop biomarker-driven clinical decision support tools (CDSTs) with the goal of improving patient clinical outcomes and reducing costs across the injury/disease cycle.
Learn more about SC2i here: https://sc2i.usuhs.edu/
The role offers a flexible hybrid schedule with 3 days per week in-office in Bethesda, MD.
Develops and guides the implementation of specialized software to solve Biological problems and support infrastructure development.
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Any qualifications to be considered as equivalents, in lieu of stated minimums, require the prior approval of the Chief Human Resources Officer.