[Hiring] Bioinformatics Operations Specialist @Chenega Services & Federal Solutions

Role Description

Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance! Chenega Services & Federal Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services’ company, is looking for a Bioinformatics Operations Specialist to support our work with the CDC. In this role, you'll support the operation, evolution, and adoption of enterprise bioinformatics platforms and analytical tools supporting public health missions. You'll apply bioinformatics domain knowledge to understand scientific and operational needs, coordinate across technical teams, support platform workflows, track requirements and delivery, and help ensure bioinformatics capabilities are reliable, scalable, and aligned to user needs.

• Support the day-to-day operation and continuous improvement of enterprise on-premise and cloud-based high performance computing bioinformatics platforms, analytical tools, and data workflows.
• Analyze bioinformatics workflows, data types, and analytical use cases to identify operational needs, issues, dependencies, and opportunities for improvement.
• Gather, document, and translate scientific, technical, and operational requirements into actionable requirements, user stories, use cases, acceptance criteria, and platform capabilities.
• Develop bioinformatics pipelines, databases, and conduct data analysis as required.
• Coordinate with bioinformatics, data science, engineering, and cloud and on-premise infrastructure, and other technical teams to support delivery and resolve operational issues.
• Monitor requirements, workflow activities, risks, dependencies, and delivery progress using tools such as Azure DevOps, Git, or Jira.
• Support on-premise, hybrid, or cloud-based platform governance and operational performance by helping define KPIs, success metrics, processes, and outcomes aligned to bioinformatics mission goals.
• Facilitate stakeholder discussions, demonstrations, and user engagement activities to gather feedback, communicate status, and support adoption of bioinformatics platforms and tools.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience supporting or analyzing bioinformatics workflows, data types, and analytical use cases such as genomics, sequencing data, pipelines, or surveillance analytics.
• Experience supporting the operations, implementation, or continuous improvement of technical platforms, data workflows, or analytical tools within on-premise high-performance computing environments.
• Knowledge of common bioinformatics, life sciences, or public health data platforms and analytical tools.
• Knowledge of data technologies used in bioinformatics or analytical applications, including SQL, NoSQL databases, or web-based interfaces.
• Ability to troubleshoot operational issues, identify dependencies and risks, and coordinate with technical teams to drive issues toward resolution.
• Ability to manage multiple workflows, requirements, tasks, and priorities in a structured delivery environment.
• Knowledge of Agile, Scrum, Kanban, or SAFe delivery environments.
• Ability to lead client and stakeholder discussions, document requirements, and translate scientific or technical needs into actionable implementation steps.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or Suitability/Fitness determination based on client requirements.
• Bachelor’s degree.

Requirements

• Experience working in a public health, life sciences, research, or bioinformatics environment.
• Experience supporting systems development lifecycle activities and modern data platform architectures.
• Experience with bioinformatics platform operations, data pipeline monitoring, workflow management, or production support.
• Experience using business analysis or requirements management processes to translate scientific or technical requirements into user stories, use cases, and platform features.
• Experience with process modeling, workflow documentation, or structured requirements analysis.
• Knowledge of big data, analytics, or bioinformatics platforms in a cloud environment.
• Knowledge of cloud-based systems and data platforms.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off
• PTO / Vacation – 5.67 hours accrued per pay period / 136 hours accrued annually
• Paid Holidays - 11
• California residents receive an additional 24 hours of sick leave a year
• Health & Wellness
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Prescription
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short- & Long-Term Disability
• Life and AD&D Insurance
• Spending Account
• Flexible Spending Account
• Health Savings Account
• Health Reimbursement Account
• Dependent Care Spending Account
• Commuter Benefits
• Retirement
• 401k / 401a
• Voluntary Benefits
• Hospital Indemnity
• Critical Illness
• Accident Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Legal Insurance
• ID Theft Protection