Bioinformatics Support Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Implement, oversee, and enhance standard data workflows that support bioscientific, genomic, and clinical data processing.

• Load, verify, and evaluate data quality across various data types, ensuring thoroughness, precision, and uniformity.

• Conduct smoke testing and validation during application launches, updates, and changes to pipelines.

• Resolve user, data, and system issues, including failures in workflows, data discrepancies, and concerns regarding application performance.

• Assess application usage, data flow, and system performance through queries, logs, and analytics tools to produce actionable insights.

• Create and refine dashboards, reports, and lightweight automation to enhance visibility into workflows and system health.

• Document processes, workflows, and standard operating procedures, aiding in knowledge sharing and operational scalability.

• Work collaboratively with engineering and scientific teams to triage bugs, clarify requirements, and support enhancements to data workflows and applications.

• Recognize opportunities for optimizing workflows, automation, and improving data management, contributing to implementation initiatives.

• Relay system updates, issues, and insights to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in bioinformatics, computational biology, biomedical informatics, or a related discipline.

• TWO (2) years of experience working with bioscientific, genomic, or clinical data in a research or applied environment.

• Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages for data processing, analysis, or workflow support.

• Familiarity with data pipelines, batch processing, and concepts of workflow orchestration.

• Capability to query, analyze, and interpret data using SQL or similar tools.

• Experience in troubleshooting data processing challenges and interpreting system logs or cloud-based monitoring tools.

• Knowledge of data quality principles and best practices for managing sensitive data (e.g., PHI/PII).

• Experience with version control systems such as Git.

• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving abilities.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the capacity to document processes and explain technical concepts.

• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DoD "public trust"; candidates must secure approved adjudication of their public trust prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an active public trust or suitability are preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance.

• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays.

• Parental Leave.

• 401(k) Retirement Plan.

• Group Term Life and Travel Assistance.

• Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance.

• Health Savings Account, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.

• Transit and Parking Commuter Benefits.

• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability.

• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development, Certifications & Learning Opportunities.

• Employee Referral Program.

• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach.

• Care.com annual membership.

• Employee Assistance Program.

• Supplemental Benefits via Corestream (Critical Care, Hospital Indemnity, Accident Insurance, Legal Assistance and ID theft protection, etc.).