Federal Health Consultant

at  Deloitte

BIOINFORMATICS DATA SCIENTIST

In this age of disruption, organizations need to navigate the future with confidence by tapping into the power of data analytics, robotics, and cognitive technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI). Our Strategy & Analytics portfolio helps clients leverage rigorous analytical capabilities and a pragmatic mindset to solve the most complex of problems. By joining our team, you will play a key role in helping to our clients uncover hidden relationships from vast troves of data and transforming the Government and Public Services marketplace.

QUALIFICATIONS

Required:

• Masters degree in Biomedical Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or other health-related field
• Active Public Trust Security clearance
• 2+ years of experience with in the field of Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• 2+ years of experience with analysis packages and programming languages such as R, Python, SPSS, SQL, and SAS
• 2+ years of experience with scientific research methods as applied to quantitative data analysis
• 2+ years of government or management consulting experience in the federal health sector

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the futureCandidates must be at least 18 years of age at the time of employment

Preferred:

• PhD in Biomedical Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics or other health-related field
• Active government security clearance
• Prior government consulting experience
• Knowledge of machine learning, data mining, and statistical modeling
• Strong problem solving and troubleshooting skills with experience exercising mature judgment
• Experience in whole exome/genome sequencing analysis (such as mutation, copy number and structural variant calling), mutational signatures, tumor evolution, and epigenetic analysis
• Familiarity and established working knowledge of tools to investigate cancer genomics with publicly available data sources (such as dbGaP, TCGA, ENCODE, 1000 Genomes, TARGET, GTEX, gnomAD, cBioPortal)

Information for applicants with a need for accommodation: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/careers/articles/join-deloitte-assistance-for-disabled-applicants.htm

The Bioinformatics Data Scientist will work closely with our team of senior bioinformaticians and epidemiologists on projects within our Federal Health sector. In this role, you will be responsible for:

• Managing and analyzing large genomic databases from epidemiological and clinical studies.
• Data manipulation, algorithmic implementation, statistical programming, and integrated genomic analyses.
• Installing, troubleshooting and running analytical pipelines using open-source and commercial scientific software on Unix/Linux and Cloud-hosted platforms, and using publicly available bioinformatics and genomic databases and tools.