The NIAID Office of Data Science and Emerging Technologies (ODSET) is seeking motivated and qualified candidates for a data scientist position at the GS-14 level. The overall goal of the office is to improve and expand the use of data science methods to better understand, treat, and ultimately prevent infectious, immunologic, and allergic diseases. ODSET offers a collegial, multidisciplinary work environment at the world’s premier research Institute for infectious and immune-mediated diseases that is at the forefront of scientific discovery and the global response to pandemics and emerging infectious disease threats.
The ODSET data scientist will work with the office director to coordinate, manage, and develop ODSET data science programs and activities, and they will have diverse responsibilities. Duties will include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Implement the NIAID vision for data science through developing and managing research and training projects, providing policy guidance, and fostering an interdisciplinary data science community for research in infectious and immune-mediated diseases
- Maintain strong ties to the research community to stay on top of new developments in data science, establish and foster collaborations with the community, and organize workshops, position papers, and other activities to foster a strong data science research community
- Develop and manage data science research and training initiatives and help implement data-sharing policies by NIH and others
- Help lead and manage the development of the NIAID Data Ecosystem, including engagement with data repositories, technical oversight, and development of a governance and policy structure
- Performing program coordination, advisory, consultative, and representational tasks and assignments
Successful candidates will be enthusiastic about the enormous potential of data science to accelerate research and want to be part of the world’s premier research and funding Institute for infectious and immune-mediated diseases and pandemic preparedness.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or graduate/higher level degree: major study in an academic field related to the medical field, health sciences, physics, engineering, mathematics, or statistics, computer science, data science, or field directly related or allied sciences appropriate to the work of the position, from an educational program from an accrediting body recognized by the U.S. Department of Education at the time the degree was obtained
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in research on data infrastructure, knowledgebases, or representing data and information; data-driven modeling and analytics; bioinformatics, biomedical informatics, clinical informatics, or similar data-driven biomedical research; and communicating policy guidance to the research community
- Research experience in biomedicine, with experience in infectious and immune-mediated diseases
- Experience in improving discovery, access, and use of research data, following the Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable (FAIR) principles and in implementing policy and giving policy guidance
- Experience participating in a multidisciplinary scientific team; excellence in written and verbal communication, including communicating across scientific disciplines, especially between computational scientists and biomedical scientists
- Demonstrated experience in participating in research collaborations across scientific disciplines; contributions to community development programs in data science or a related domain; and mentoring and advancing the development of staff or research trainees
- Detail-oriented; experience in working with complex administrative processes and systems in a large organization
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