Job Description
Description Leidos Public Health Division has a 3-month paid fellowship program for a PhD student scientist specialized in Bioinformatics science and pipeline development. The graduate fellow will work with Leidos on bioinformatics projects of public health importance. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in Transcriptomics, NGS data analysis, including QC, assembly, annotation, alignment, variant detection, and preferably phylogenetic analysis of microbial genomes and metagenomes. Extensive hands-on experience with bioinformatics pipeline development using Nextflow is expected. This fellowship may be extended beyond 3 months and is open to telecommuting, location preferred Atlanta, GA.
Responsibilities - Develop, test, and deploy bioinformatics data pipelines and workflows using Nextflow.
- Develop and execute bioinformatics algorithms and workflows in HPC (high-performance computing) environments.
- Write customs scripts and software to perform bioinformatics analysis using Python, Perl and/or R.
- Perform bioinformatics analysis using open-source bioinformatics tools as well as licensed proprietary software such as CLC Genomics Workbench and Geneious. Support modeling and simulation of evolutionary and population bological process using Bayesian inference and/or genetic algorithms.
- Use statistical analysis tools, interpret and communicate results.
- Develop tools for visualizing complex biological datasets and able to interpret and communicate results as well as uncertainty to a diverse group of customers.
- Develop and maintain highly curated genomic sequence databases, signature databases for virulence and AMR markers, strain type and pathogen type markers.
- Work together with the DevOps team in adopting best software engineering practices for tool and workflow development.
- Assist with developing standard operating procedures for bioinformatics analyses.
- Supports public health researchers in creating and submitting publication and poster presentations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS: - A PhD candidate in their advanced state (e.g. 4th or 5th year) of their study in bioinformatics, genomics, molecular biology, genetics or related field.
- 2+ years of hands-on bioinformatics experience through academic or research work.
- Experience in developing pipelines using Nextflow (primary), Snakemake, and/or Workflow Description Language (WDL).
- Experience with processing of high-throughput data and possessing strong data management and analysis skills.
- Experience working in Linux environments and broad experience with open source bioinformatics tools.
- Proficient coding/scripting in Python, R, Perl
- Experience working in a high-performance computing environment
- Strong communication skills
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: - A PhD candidate in their advanced state (e.g. 4th or 5th year) of their study in bioinformatics, genomics, molecular biology, genetics or related field.
- Hands on bioinformatics development experience in public health.
- Experience in designing and conducting training workshops to the bioinformatics community on latest bioinformatics methods and concepts.
- Previous internship or fellowship experience at the CDC or other public health agencies.
ELIGIBILITY Applicants should demonstrate a strong interest in careers focused on bioinformatics development and public health. To be eligible, candidates must:
- Be a U.S. citizen
- A current Ph.D. candidate (expecting to graduate in 2025 or 2026) in bioinformatics, genomics, molecular biology, genetics, or a closely related field from an accredited institution
- Be able to successfully pass a background check for CDC clearance
- Successfully complete a bioinformatics development exercise
Location: 100% remote with preference for metro Atlanta, GA
Original Posting: July 14, 2025
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range: Pay Range $55,250.00 - $99,875.00
The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.
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