REQ#: RQ206334Public Trust: MBI (T2) Requisition Type: Regular Your Impact

Own your opportunity to work alongside federal civilian agencies. Make an impact by providing services that help the government ensure the well being of U.S. citizens.

Job Description

Seize your opportunity to make a personal impact as a Scientific Programmer on a team delivering administrative, scientific, technical and logistical support to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Division of Program Coordination, Planning, and Strategic Initiatives (DPCPSI). Your team will stand up a new NIH DPCPSI Office of Research Innovation, Validation and Application (ORIVA). Responsibilities include data curation, data wrangling, bioinformatics, and scientific computing to support utilizing modeling methods such as computational approaches and New Approach Methodologies (NAMs). Your team will drive research efforts using nonanimal approaches and other innovative technologies to advance human-centered research across NIH.

GDIT is your place to contribute to challenging health science projects and advance your career. This role sits at the intersection of programming, research, and applied science to enable researchers to model complex systems, process large datasets, and generate reproducible results that accelerate discovery and support NAMs research across NIH. Success requires proven experience in a dynamic, detail-oriented research environment and the ability to provide responsive, flexible support services. Your team will ensure seamless service delivery in computational approaches, New Approach Methodologies (NAM) development, in vitro systems, artificial intelligence, and more. Work will be performed in the Durham, North Carolina area.

HOW YOU WILL MAKE AN IMPACT

Be an integral part of a scientific team including researchers, data analysts, and technologistsDevelop, optimize, and maintain software tools, algorithms, and computational workflows to support scientific research and data analysisCollaborate with researchers, scientists, and domain experts to translate research requirements into robust software solutionsWrite clean, efficient, and well-documented code in programming languages such as Python, R, C++, or JavaDevelop and maintain data analysis workflows for large-scale scientific datasetsEnsure reproducibility and reliability of scientific computations by implementing best practices in version control, testing, and documentation.Optimize algorithms and computational methods for performance, scalability, and accuracy

WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:

Required:

BA/BS in computer science, computational linguistics, data science, or related field, and 8+ years of professional experience as a data curator, data-wrangler, bioinformatician and/or expert in scientific computingExperience developing, optimizing, and maintaining software tools, algorithms, and computational workflows to support scientific research and data analysisCapable of fundamental programming for data analysis, survey data analysis, and data managementProvide quality assurance on deliverables and timely deliveryExcellent verbal and written communications skills

Preferred:

MA/MS in relevant field and 6+ years of professional experienceExperience in NAMs or a related scientific fieldFamiliarity with biology/toxicology modeling and AI approaches (e.g., ML, expert systems, computer vision)

Location: Onsite, Located in Durham, NC

GDIT IS YOUR PLACE:

401K with company matchComprehensive health and wellness packagesInternal mobility team dedicated to helping you own your careerProfessional scientific growth opportunities, including journal subscriptions, conference attendance, and supporting publication journeyCutting-edge technology you can learn fromRest and recharge with paid vacation and holidays