Data Science Jobs at NIH

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Associate Director, Healthcare Delivery and Equity Research, National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research (CCR)

The National Cancer Institute's (NCI) Center for Cancer Research (CCR) seeks a transformational leader in healthcare delivery in cancer research to build an independent research program and to direct CCR's institutional efforts to expand and improve the accessibility, equity, and reach of our nationally leading clinical research program. This opportunity is to build an impactful research program to identify barriers, develop strategies, initiatives and solutions and measure results related to trial outreach, referral and screening, enrollment, and continuity of care for the individual patient and populations. The successful candidate will also be responsible for developing, coordinating, and expanding our institutional strategies and developing community partnerships to co-develop programs to increase referrals and ensure equitable access and participation in CCR's clinical research protocols, particularly of underrepresented groups. For details, click the job link.

Apply now: https://service.cancer.gov/ccr-careers?id=ccr_careers_position_details&position=7822f6a71b615950079dea4ce54bcbc4

Open & close date: October 26, 2022 (Open until filled)

Required Education Level: Doctoral
Computational Psychiatry Program Director - Health Scientist Administrator (Program Officer), National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), Division of Translational Research

The Computational Psychiatry Program aims to foster innovative computational approaches to identify and validate novel mechanisms, biomarkers, and treatment targets relevant to the prevention and treatment of psychiatric disorders. The program supports research projects that use advanced computational tools with behavioral, biological, and/or clinical data to decipher complex mechanisms involved in mental disorders and to predict risk and treatment response. Toward these goals, the program also supports translational research focused on novel approaches to classification of mental disorders and the use of computational models for validating Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) constructs in the clinic.

Learn more and apply: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/about/careers/job-vacancy-announcement-health-scientist-administrator-program-officer-5

Open & close date: January 1, 2023 (Open until filled)

Required Education Level: Doctoral
Data Science Program Manager, National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS), Division of Neuroscience

The successful candidate will serve as subject matter expert to staff and leadership regarding data science policies and the challenges they present, provide recommendations for advancing the NINDS mission through data science, and develop and implement methods to evaluate NINDS data science efforts. They will serve to both coordinate existing and future data science efforts which may provide opportunities to leverage the infrastructure and best practices and create efficiencies for these investments. They will provide expertise in support of existing and future data science efforts and policy development. They will be responsible for coordinating, tracking, assessing, and harmonizing existing data science efforts. They will provide leadership for advancing NINDS-wide data science knowledge by leading the Data Science Working Group and providing educational opportunities to both program personnel and the extramural community regarding data science best practices.

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Open & close date: November 4, 2022 (Open until filled)

Required Education Level: Bachelor’s
Health Science Policy Analyst, Office of the Director (OD), Office of Disease Prevention (ODP)

The NIH Office of Disease Prevention (ODP) is seeking an energetic, highly motivated, detail-oriented professional to serve as a Health Science Policy Analyst (GS-601-13).

This position will develop, support and lead NIH-wide portfolio analysis and evaluation activities to inform prevention-related priority-setting and strategic initiatives. Efforts will support the implementation of the ODP Strategic Plan with a significant role and responsibilities across two ODP Strategic Priority (SP) Teams–SP I: Conduct Portfolio Analysis & Impact Assessment and SPII: Identify Research Gaps. More information about the Office of Disease Prevention can be found at https://prevention.nih.gov/.

To apply: Interested applicants can submit a cover letter, curriculum vitae (CV) or resume, and two examples of previously conducted portfolio analyses, evaluations and/or impact assessments to Marlon Bankhead at marlon.bankhead@nih.gov. Please include ‘ODP SPI and SPII Teams Analyst’ in the subject line.

Open & close date: October 3, 2022 (Open until filled)

Required Education Level: Bachelor’s
Health Science Policy Analyst, Office of the Director (OD), Office of Portfolio Analysis (OPA)
The Office of Portfolio Analysisis hiring a detail position!

The Office of Portfolio Analysis (OPA) is seeking exceptional candidates for a Health Science Policy Analyst detail opportunity (GS-14). This individual would support portfolio analysis and/or data science projects. This full-time 3-month position is open to federal employees, reimbursable, and potentially renewable.

Duties may include, but are not limited to, using cutting-edge methods to:
- Measure productivity
- Detect emerging areas of research
- Improve analytical tools and/or databases
Candidates should have:
- Subject matter knowledge in a biomedical science, behavioral science, computer science, or related field
- Experience in management or peer review of one or more grant portfolios
- Experience in portfolio analysis or data science is preferred
OPA supports the NIH mission by expanding its analytic capabilities through development and dissemination of new methods, computational tools, and best practices.

For more information, please submit a current resume/CV and a statement of interest to Dr. George Santangelo, Director of the Office of Portfolio Analysis (george.santangelo@nih.gov).

Open & close date: October 22, 2022 (Open until filled)

Required Education Level: Bachelor’s
IRTA MPS Fellowship Program, National Institute on Aging (NIA), Centre for Alzheimers and Related Dementias

The newly formed Center for Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias (CARD) at the National Institute on Aging (NIA) and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) is offering a two-year unique, research-intensive master’s level fellowship program to build a stronger, more diverse and inclusive community in biomedical data science. The goal of this program is to cultivate the next generation of data science and bioinformatics professionals at CARD and beyond. Fellowship awardees will gain foundational knowledge in data analysis and data management through collaborative online instruction and research performed at CARD and partner institutes with experts in the field of Alzheimer's and related dementia research.

Application: https://faes.org/CARD-FAES-UMBC_Fellowship

Open & close date: January 10, 2023 to May 5, 2023

Required Education Level: Bachelor’s
Postdoctoral Bioinformatics Position, National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS), Division of Preclinical Innovation (DPI), Informatics Core (IFX)

NCATS seeks applications from exceptional candidates to fill a postdoctoral bioinformatics fellow position in the Informatics Core (IFX) within the Division of Preclinical Innovation. The selected candidate will have a solid foundation in bioinformatics and biostatistics, including machine learning, and experience in cleaning, processing, and integrating metabolomic and other -omic datasets. Efforts will include developing novel bioinformatics methods, interacting closely with computational and noncomputational (e.g., biologists, chemists, clinicians) collaborators, building a computational infrastructure for the QC, analysis and interpretation of metabolomic and multi-omic profiles. He or she will be expected to draft manuscripts and publish results in high-impact, peer-reviewed scientific journals and to present results at internal and external scientific meetings.

To apply, please review details at https://ncats.nih.gov/jobs#postdoc-bioinformatics-dpi!

Open & close date: January 17, 2023 (Open until filled)

Required Education Level: Doctoral
Postdoctoral Fellowship in Multi-omics and Translational Genomics for Autoimmune Rheumatic Disorders, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), Genomics of Autoimmune Rheumatic Disease Section (GARDS), Medical Genomics Branch (MGB)

Dr. Criswell’s group is focused on the genomics and epidemiology of human autoimmune rheumatic diseases in multi-ethnic populations. Current research integrates multiple omics technologies including next-gen sequencing, methylomics, transcriptomics, metabolomics, and exposomics. Our research involves dry lab/computational components only. This fellow will have the opportunity to develop/apply bioinformatic and computational approaches to multi-omics data in autoimmune disorders. Candidates should have or be close to obtaining a Ph.D. or equivalent degree in bioinformatics, biostatistics, computational biology, computer science, epidemiology, or a closely related field. Experience in the application of computational methods to genomic data are required. Candidates with a background in single cell analyses are encouraged to apply. Interested applicants should submit a CV, detailed letter of interest, and names of three references to Dr. Criswell at lindsey.criswell@nih.gov.

Open & close date: February 3, 2023 to April 3, 2023

Required Education Level: Doctoral
Staff Scientist / Biostatistician, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), Biostatistics and Computational Biology Branch

Seeking experienced biostatistician with expertise in statistical methods for analyzing high dimensional data, specifically the microbiome, metabolomics, and/or single cell RNA-seq data. The appointment will be at the rank of Staff Scientist BCBB of the Division of Intramural Research (DIR). This position will involve both the development and applications of new statistical methods for data resulting from studies and support the research program in BCBB on new and established projects in genomics, microbiome, metabolomics, and related areas. A strong background in statistical theory, computational skills and experience in the analysis of high dimensional data such as the microbiome and/or metabolomics data is required. Applicants should either have a Ph.D. in statistics or biostatistics, or in a related field. Appointees may be US citizens, or non-residents of the US with valid employment-authorized visa. For additional information, contact Dr. Shyamal Peddada at peddada@nih.gov.

Open & close date: January 20, 2023 (Open until filled)

Required Education Level: Doctoral
Staff Scientist Position in Bioinformatics/Computational Biology, National Cancer Institute (NCI), HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch (HAMB)

The HIV and AIDS Malignancy Branch (HAMB), Center for Cancer Research (CCR), National Cancer Institute (NCI), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) in Bethesda, Maryland, is recruiting a Staff Scientist with demonstrated expertise in bioinformatics and computer science.

Qualifications:

A strong background in computational skills is essential, including familiarity with Unix OS; programming languages such as R, Python, Perl; biostatistics; machine learning; algorithms. Some background in translational biology is also highly desirable. Analyses may include bulk and single-cell transcriptomics, whole genome sequencing, high-parameter flow cytometry, and multi-omics data integration. Analyses may use existing bioinformatics pipelines or may require development of modified computational approaches.

Please email CV and names of three references to Joseph Ziegelbauer at ziegelbauerjm@mail.nih.gov.

Open & close date: January 13, 2023 to February 13, 2023

Required Education Level: Doctoral
Supervisory Health Scientist (Data Science) - Deputy Office Director, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), Office of Data Science and Emerging Technologies (ODSET)

NIAID’s Office of Data Science and Emerging Technologies (ODSET) is seeking motivated and qualified candidates for a deputy office director (GS-15) position. The deputy office director, ODSET, partners with the office director to share responsibility for the management of office programs and activities; oversees/directs the work of staff and fellows assigned to the office; and serves as a principal advisor to the office director in the fields of data science and emerging technologies and their application to NIAID's intramural and extramural biomedical research activities.

Apply now: https://www.usajobs.gov/job/685647800

Open & close date: November 26, 2022 (Open until filled)

Required Education Level: Doctoral

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