The Leidos Public Health Division is hiring a Bioinformatics professional who will emphasize both pipeline development and scientific communication, training, and documentation.

The successful candidate will support projects of public health significance by developing and optimizing reproducible bioinformatics workflows and by translating complex analytical results into clear, accessible materials for diverse scientific and technical audiences.

The ideal candidate will have strong experience in transcriptomics and next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis, including quality control, assembly, annotation, alignment, variant detection, and preferably phylogenetic analysis of microbial genomes and metagenomes. Extensive hands-on experience with bioinformatics pipeline development using Nextflow is expected.

This position offers a flexible schedule and is open to telecommuting, with a preference for candidates located in Atlanta, GA, for occasional in-person meetings. MUST be a U.S. citizen and be able to successfully pass a background check with the CDC.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Bioinformatics Development

• Develop, test, and deploy bioinformatics pipelines using Nextflow in a High-Performance Computing (HPC) environment.

• Analyze NGS data (QC, assembly, alignment, annotation, variant calling, phylogenetics) for microbial and metagenomic studies.

• Write and maintain custom scripts in Python, Perl, and R.

• Use both open-source and proprietary bioinformatics tools (e.g., CLC Genomics Workbench, Geneious).

• Support modeling and simulation of biological processes using Bayesian inference or genetic algorithms.

• Develop and manage curated genomic sequence databases (e.g., AMR and virulence markers).

• Collaborate with DevOps and system engineers to incorporate best software development practices.

Scientific Writing & Communication

• Create high-quality Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), training materials, user guides, user communications, and knowledge base articles.

• Translate complex bioinformatics workflows and analytical results into accessible content for technical and non-technical audiences.

• Develop user-friendly documentation for HPC computational tools, workflows, and data portals.

• Deliver live or recorded training sessions and contribute to the design of scientific web content and training pages.

• Provide editorial and quality review for documents created by other team members.

• Offer second-level support for users of HPC and bioinformatics services.

• Prepare peer-reviewed manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and presentations in collaboration with researchers and public health partners.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• A Ph.D. degree in bioinformatics, genomics, molecular biology, genetics, or a related field.

• 2+ years of hands-on bioinformatics experience through professional, academic, or research work

• Experience in developing pipelines using Nextflow (primary), Snakemake, and/or Workflow Description Language (WDL).

• Experience with processing of high-throughput data and possessing strong data management and analysis skills.

• Experience working in Linux environments and broad experience with open-source bioinformatics tools

• Proficient coding/scripting in Python, R, Perl

• Experience working in a high-performance computing environment

• Strong communication skills

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Hands-on bioinformatics development experience in public health

• Experience in designing and conducting training workshops for the bioinformatics community on the latest bioinformatics methods and concepts

• Previous work experience at CDC or other public health agencies

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