BE AWARE THAT THIS IS A PART-TIME POSITION: 20 HOURS / WEEK

Kelly Government Solutions is a strategic supplier and business partner to the federal government and its key suppliers. Through our partnership with the National Institutes of Health, Kelly Government Solutions offers administrative, IT, engineering, scientific, and healthcare professionals the opportunity to work with the leading medical research center in the world.  We are seeking a Bioimaging Analyst to work at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD

This is a long-term contract position which offers:
-    Vacation leave as well as 10 paid federal holidays and 401K plan.  
-    Access to NIH’s unparalleled resources and niche scientific initiatives

TASKS/SERVICES. The contractor shall: 

1. Provide training in and technical support (including product updates and version control) for programs, algorithms, archives, and pipelines generated during the course of this work.
   

2. Instruct staff in computational analysis of data.
   

3. Provide training of students, new investigators, and other laboratory personnel in the use of techniques, procedures and equipment to complete the objectives of the laboratory.
   

4. Generate and optimize programs and scripts for the analysis of data; create programs and algorithms and develop computational infrastructure resources for organizing and parsing data from large and data. 
   

5. Serve as bioinformatics expert and coordinate with teams of biologists to conduct experimental queries and/or perform portions of studies using complex procedures and techniques common to modern bioinformatics.
   

6. Coordinate building bioinformatics infrastructure to ensure easy and meaningful scientific analysis and interpretation of data.
   

7. Provide broad-based programming and analytic support for a wide variety of bioinformatic and research projects.
   

8. Install, troubleshoot and run open-source and commercial scientific software on platforms
   

9. Perform computational analysis of, and interpret results.
   

10. Provide reports based on analysis of scientific data.
    

11. Provide interpretive analyses of data derived from different experimental platforms to generate biological meaning.
    

12. Write custom programs and algorithms to support data analyses and discovery.
    

13. Collaborate with scientists to design, analyze, manage and interpret all types of data.
    

14. Design and execute computational experiments.
    

15. Work with staff on planning of experiments, and data analysis for internal and collaborative projects; use bioinformatics expertise to advise and help bench scientists on experimental design and trouble-shooting.
    

16. Work with staff to develop specifications for new analysis; design, test and implement solutions.
    

17. Make recommendations to investigators about the correct computational tools for testing scientific hypotheses and reaching valid conclusions.
    

18. Maintain proper and detailed documentation of the analysis performed and report results at lab meetings.
    

19. Attend scientific and programming meetings; take and compile comprehensive notes; organize and edit content of meeting reports.
    

20. Prepare scientific reports and progress reports; assemble data to prepare tables, graphs and slides; conduct scientific and program related information searches and report results.
    

21. Organize daily laboratory notebook on experiments; prepare weekly updates on on-going experiments and tasks; provide monthly progress notes on assigned projects; submit final progress reports and future directions on projects.
    

22. Organize laboratory notebook or computer database to record results of calculations.  Share results at lab meetings.
    

23. Devise novel methods of statistical analysis for collected data.
    

24. Utilize and adapt existing bioinformatics techniques to check for trends and patterns in the data.
    

25. Perform data processing and data analysis with existing computational and statistical methods.
    

26. Assist in evaluating and interpreting results for validity and scientific meaning.
    

27. Create novel programs and algorithms that facilitate discovery of knowledge in investigating large and complex data. 
    

28. Develop and optimize programs and scripts that facilitate organization, integration and data-mining of large data sets; integrate these models into a framework of best practices. 
    

29. Participate in the design of new protocols involving computational methods.
    

30. Work with staff on the development and maintenance of bioinformatics tools, scripts and pipe-lines for data.
    

31. Participate in research design with investigators for determining best practices pertaining to the bioinformatics analysis in new and ongoing projects.
    

32. Research and review literature to retrieve targeted clinical or scientific information, including novel statistical methods, from publicly available resources.
    

33. Collaborate with staff to review current and historical procedures for the acquisition, quality control and management of data.
    

34. Analyze and evaluate data cleaning and harmonization needs in the using a variety of descriptive statistics and analytic methods.
    

35. Identify new tools and resources for reaching biologically meaningful conclusions.
    

36. Collaborate with experimentalists and computational biologists to develop new computational tools to answer research questions of interest.

REQUIREMENTS. The contractor must have: 

1. Master’s Degree in Computer Programming & Data Processing, Biomedical Engineering, Biological Engineering, Neuroscience, Physiology
   

2. Implement and optimize algorithms and models to analyze biomedical images
   

3. Experience in developing and implementing  algorithms and models for image analysis tasks using Python and popular libraries/frameworks
   

4. Improve existing image analysis algorithms and methodologies
   

5. Familiarity with biomedical image modality and formats
   

6. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to work independently and collaboratively. Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal ability .
   

7. Document research findings, methodologies, and algorithms, and prepare technical reports and presentations for both technical and non-technical audiences
   

8. Experience with Software such as: Powerpoint, Image J, Python, MATLAB

PLEASE APPLY ONLINE
When you apply, please know a Kelly Government Solutions Recruiter will review your resume and will contact you directly, if your skills and experience match the requirements of this position; a full job description can be made available at that time. 

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