Kelly Government Solutions is seeking a Neurobehavioral Bioinformatics Scientist at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Research Triangle Park, NC.
This is a full-time, long-term contract position which offers:
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefit package
- Optional health, vision, and dental plans.
- Paid leave (min 120 hours) as well as 11 paid federal holidays and 401K plan.
- Access to NIH's unparalleled resources and niche scientific initiatives.
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Position overview:
The NIH is seeking a Neurobehavioral Bioinformatics Scientist with expertise in neurobehavioral imaging data analysis and machine learning.
Responsibilities:
- Assist with raw data acquisition, management, and pre-processing for the Neurobehavioral Core Laboratory and internal groups.
- Troubleshoot instrument run issues, data processing issues, and sample performance issues.
- Establish and maintain high throughput data processing and analysis systems.
- Evaluate commercial software and open-source software for data processing and analysis.
- Assist with the design and development of major in vivo neurobehavioral programming projects for scientists.
- Write custom scripts to access databases and analyze data.
- Develop novel analytic methodology to meet the demands of evolving intramural scientific research.
- Provide training for scientists in in vivo neurobehavioral data analyses and interpretation.
- Train scientists in the selection and use of in vivo neurobehavioral bioinformatics tools.
- Assist with the preparation and teaching of courses and/or demonstrations on the use of these tools.
- Provide technical expertise for software and tools used in neurobehavioral research.
- Provide consultations for experimental design in support of scientific research projects.
- Conduct routine data analyses for research projects.
- Develop and perform customized analytical strategies tailored to each project.
- Deliver summary reports and visualization of results.
- Assist with results interpretation and contribute to scientific manuscript preparation.
Requirements:
- Ph.D. in Biological Sciences, Neuroscience, Bioinformatics, Biostatistics, Computational Biology, or a related discipline.
- Machine Learning Certification.
- Proficiency in SQL, R, Image J, Python, MATLAB, Linux, Shell, PERL, Unix, and Java.
- Strong skills in neurobehavioral imaging data analysis.
- Experience working with large datasets.
- Familiarity with cloud-based computing and pipeline development.
- Expertise in multi-omics analysis and machine learning.
- Proficient in image analysis techniques.