Epigenomics Advisor - Chenega Corporation

Overview

Come join a company that strives for Extraordinary People and Exceptional Performance! Chenega Enterprise Systems & Solutions, LLC, a Chenega Professional Services’ company, is looking for an Epigenomics Advisor to support groundbreaking initiatives (to be announced) funded by the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) and led by the Proactive Health mission office (PHO).  This position requires a deep understanding of epigenetic mechanisms, advanced genomic technologies, and bioinformatics tools. About PHO.  The PHO is seeking solutions to improve the health span and health outcomes of Americans prior to the onset of disease and/or the development of diminished quality of life from illness.  The PHO mission office seeks to create capabilities to detect and characterize disease risk and promote treatments and behaviors to anticipate threats whether viral, bacterial, chemical, physical, or psychological.

Our company offers employees the opportunity to join a team where there is a robust employee benefits program, management engagement, quality leadership, an atmosphere of teamwork, recognition for performance, and promotion opportunities. We actively strive to channel our highly engaged employee’s knowledge, critical thinking, innovative solutions for our clients.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a “systems engineering and technical assistance” advisor to the PHO Program Manager (PM) by providing support and thought leadership to the PM, the performer teams, and stakeholders across the health innovation ecosystem in the research and development of revolutionary approaches that will prevent, delay, and mitigate adverse effects of disease, and improve mental and physical outcomes.
• Enable the agency to manage and provide oversight to:
  • Advanced R&D efforts
  • Help shape future R&D concepts, programs, and solutions
  • Integrate and advance our nation’s healthcare ecosystem processes, policies, and enabling technologies
  • Enable the agency to expand its healthcare and scientific scope into yet unknown areas
• Serve as a scientific and technical advisor for cutting-edge research projects.
• Collaborate and support a team of performers across a range of expertise in disease including but not limited to cancer, diabetes, neurological diseases, pediatric and maternal/fetal health, infectious diseases, and cardiovascular disease.
• Facilitate the identification, development and testing of solutions that will align to three PHO technical areas:
  • Population-level improvements in access to and uptake of disease prevention and wellness-promoting behaviors
  • Development of novel early-detection methods and prophylactic interventions that could drastically improve the health of American throughout their lives
  • System level innovations required for delivery of proactive health effectively.
• Support program managers in the development, technology transition, and commercialization of these new research methods, concepts, technologies, and processes.
• Provide strategic assessments of methods and technologies related to the development of solutions for testing and optimization.

Qualifications

• PhD in Statistics, Biostatistics, or related scientific field.
• Proven experience in biomedical science or infectious disease required.
• Experience in epigenetics, genomics, AI/ML, or digital health are highly preferred.
• Experience applying advanced epigenetic and genomic techniques (e.g., ChIP-seq, ATAC-seq, Bisulfite sequencing).
• Experience utilizing bioinformatics tools and software to analyze and interpret large-scale epigenomic datasets.
• Three years or more experience working for a Federal ARPA organization.
• Two years or more experience in Federal Healthcare and/or Scientific Consulting.
• Nanopore, PacBio, etc.) and laboratory automation.
• Previous experience in a biotech or pharmaceutical R&D setting.
• Experience supporting complex healthcare and programs of a research and development (R&D) nature.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Demonstrated ability to conduct independent research, analyze data, write scientific reports, and evaluate new start proposals.
• Passionate about innovation and driven to make a real impact on human health.
• Experience with different Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) platforms (Illumina,
• Strong communication and teamwork skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with scientists, engineers, and other professionals from diverse backgrounds.

Final salary determination based on skill-set, qualifications, and approved funding.

Many of our jobs come with great benefits – Some offerings are dependent upon the role, work schedule, or location, and may include the following:

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

Teleworking Permitted?

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