Overview
Please note that this position is contingent upon the successful award of a contract currently under bid. Goldbelt Apex, a part of the Healthcare Technology Transformation Group, is a data-focused company dedicated to process and quality in every aspect. As healthcare IT experts, Apex is committed to building systems that enable healthcare organizations to communicate and exchange data seamlessly across different systems and devices.
Summary
Goldbelt Apex is seeking a qualified Bioinformatician to provide data management and bioinformatics support services. This role involves managing epidemiological and laboratory data by utilizing various software packages in collaboration with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases, particularly within the Division of Viral Diseases and the Viral Vaccine Preventable Diseases Branch (VVPDB).
Responsibilities
Essential Job Functions:
• Support the design, development, and implementation of surveillance tools to collect epidemiologic data for Viral Vaccine-Preventable Disease Programs through the following tasks: • Maintain epidemiological and laboratory data by using SAS as well as other data management software packages (e.g., R, REDCap, Microsoft Access, Excel, EpiInfo) • Support the design, development, and implementation of surveillance tools to collect epidemiologic data • Convert existing datasets from a diverse array of file formats (e.g., Microsoft Excel, Access, SQL, and ASCII files) into SAS datasets • Design, program, test, modify, enhance, maintain, and support new surveillance applications to collect epidemiological data • Develop scripts and software for data manipulation, cleaning, analysis, and visualization (using programming languages such as Python, R, BASH, and SQL) • Develop bioinformatics pipelines using parallel programming capabilities through workflow tools, including Snakemake or Nextflow, on Linux-based high-performance computing environments • Transform data sources into appropriate file formats for bioinformatics/epidemiological studies • Conduct data mining and data curation from public sequence databases to support bioinformatics and molecular epidemiological analyses • Work with and/or develop dashboarding tools, including Power BI, Tableau, and R Shiny, to manage and visualize laboratory and epidemiological data • Submit monthly progress report, detailing achievements and progress on sub-tasks a-i. Please also indicate any project obstacles that need to be overcome
Qualifications
Necessary Skills and Knowledge:
Ensure that you are well-acquainted with every responsibility outlined in the essential job functions section above. Its essential to have a thorough understanding of these tasks, as they form the backbone of your role.
Minimum Qualifications:
• Master's degree in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Life Sciences, Public Health, or related field • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) • Core experience with analysis of biological datasets encountered in studies of infectious disease (sequencing, protein, phenotype, or other relevant data types) • Experience with selection/evaluation of computational approaches to perform analyses of biomedical data • Experience with interpretation, reporting, and documentation of computational analyses over biological datasets • US Citizen (birth or naturalization)
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience with SAS, R, Python, SQL • Surveillance pipeline development • Dashboarding tools (Power BI, Tableau, R Shiny) • Public health or CDC program support experience
NOTE: Must be able to potentially obtain security clearances as needed (i.e., Confidential, Secret, or Top Secret)
Pay and Benefits
At Goldbelt, we value and reward our teams dedication and hard work. We provide a competitive base salary commensurate with your qualifications and experience. As an employee, youll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, tax-deferred savings options, supplementary benefits, paid time off, and professional development opportunities.
Goldbelt, Incorporated is an urban Alaska Native, for‐profit corporation headquartered in Juneau, Alaska. Incorporated on January 4, 1974 following the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (ANCSA), Goldbelt’s primary mission is to manage assets and conduct business for the benefit of its more than 3,600 shareholders. Goldbelt first ventured into the logging and timber industry but later expanded its operations into tourism, which still remains an integral part of its operations. Today, the majority of Goldbelt’s revenue and income derives from government contracting and services.
Goldbelt’s shareholder base consists of Alaska Natives who are of Tlingit and Haida descent. The Tlingit and Haida tribes are the indigenous people of Southeast Alaska, whose rich history spans more than ten thousand years in the region. Goldbelt shareholders own the entire 272,000 shares of Goldbelt stock, representing assets in excess of $100 million in addition to over 32,000 acres of land in the vicinity of Juneau. Goldbelt seeks to honor and preserve the Tlingit culture - its history, art, dance, legends, and the traditions of its Alaska Native shareholders. Learn more about Goldbelt Heritage.
The company is named after a richly mineralized zone in Southeast Alaska that encompasses 33,000 acres of Goldbelt’s land holdings— an area that stretches along the mainland from Frederick Sound to Berners Bay. Learn more about Goldbelt Lands.