Data Analyst SME - SierTeK Ltd.

SierTeK proudly serves our clients by providing expertise in the Program Management, Information Technology, and Administrative Support domains. Founded in 2007 as a minority and service-disabled veteran-owned company, we serve as prime- and subcontractor for a multitude of Federal Department of Defense contracts. By focusing on continual improvement, our services remain at the forefront of our industry, and we pride ourselves on delivering our services with the highest degree of integrity.

SierTeK Ltd. is seeking a Data Analyst SME to support an opportunity at Wright Patterson AFB.

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POSITION OVERVIEW SECTION

The employee shall support 711 Human Performance Wing (711 HPW), Human Effectiveness Directorate, Air and Space Biosciences Division, Biotechnology Branch, Bio-analytics (RHBBA) research or other professional and scientific work involving the application of multidisciplinary or unique biological science theories and techniques related to the study of living organisms and/or objects and how they relate to their environment. The employee shall perform analysis and use systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable approaches to manage projects related to the development, deployment and optimization of bioinformatics software tools and pipelines for analyses of Warfighter performance-related biological markers and interventions in both Windows and Linux environments.

Essential Job Functions

• Assist RHB technical staff in the development of research initiatives in accordance with customer needs.
• Perform analysis and use systematic, disciplined, and quantifiable approaches to manage projects related to the development, deployment and optimization of bioinformatics software tools and pipelines for analyses of Warfighter performance-related biological markers and interventions in both Windows and Linux environments.
• Support experimental planning, protocol execution, and data collection, coding, and analysis.
• Collaborate with primary investigators and research teams to identify opportunities to automate data analysis, and develop pipelines to produce accurate, standardized, and relevant data required for research objectives.
• Determine how best to accomplish biological science objectives, develop, and evaluate alternatives optimize workflow design, analyze and interpret results, prepare documentation, technical reports, deliver presentations of results, and monitor in-house activities.
• Update/conduct review of scientific literature relevant to RHB technical research initiatives and communicate best evidence to individuals, groups, and colleagues.
• Support development and reporting of competitive, well written, full drafts of research proposals, paper publications, technical reports and presentations.
• Assist with contractual documents preparation, technical reports, and evaluate technical proposals.
• Employee shall assist with the preparation, coordination, and submission of protocol-related documents to Institutional Review Boards (IRBs).
• Develop and maintain collaborations within and outside of AFRL; maintain technical and programmatic cognizance of outside technological and research projects and programs; reports status to peers and senior technical leaders as required.
• Organize, manage, and participate in workshops and technical exchange meetings as required
• Support the preparation and execution program initiatives, or other work as required, at the direction and input of RHB technical staff.

Minimum Position Requirements

• Bachelor of Science degree in a biological science field, medical field, or computer science field, with at least five (5) years' demonstrated work experience in one of these fields.
• Excellent organizational, management, and communications skills including scientific writing and documentation abilities.
• Sufficient demonstrated content and associated software experience for developing various types of data pipelines. Demonstrated experience shall detail specific software, methods, and data types.
• At least five (5) years' demonstrated experience with bash or Python scripting languages and coding in a high-performance computing environment.
• At least five (5) years' demonstrated experience of iterative code design.
• At least five (5) years' demonstrated experience literature search/review skills necessary to determine optimal software and pipeline design.
• At least four (4) years' demonstrated experience of meticulous documentation for all code and methods.
• At least five (5) years' demonstrated experience with content and software specific to Multiomics data pipelines including Whole Genome Sequencing (Next Generation Sequencing), Transcriptomics, Metabolomics, and Proteomics.
• Have a signed Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA) in place with their company based on the potential access to confidential, proprietary, and/or sensitive information. NDA shall be provided to the Government Program Manager by start of performance.

Highly Desired Qualifications

• Familiarity with military and medical terminology, military medical research.
• Minimum 5 years GLP/ISO experience in industry research.
• Experience in various cell biology and molecular biology techniques.
• llumina DRAGEN workflow implementation experience.
• Minimum 2 years R Shiny experience.
• Docker experience.
• Minimum 1 peer-reviewed publication that includes methodology developed by the contractor employee.

SierTeK is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. Employment is decided based on qualifications, merit, and business need. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, gender identity and sexual orientation.

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