AddressPosition Objective: Provide services as a Bioinformatics Training Program Officer in support of the overall functions of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) within the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is seeking a Bioinformatics Training Program Manager to develop and lead a new Bioinformatics Training Program for intramural researchers, collaborating closely with the NICHD Office of Education (OE) and the NICHD Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core (BSPC).
Duties and Responsibilities:
Develops, and assists staff, policies and procedures related to the organizations. Design and support analysis of questionnaires and surveys.
Coordinate and document training from beginning to completion; monitor and report the status of completion and results attained; provide progress reports.
Collaborate with staff on the planning, implementation, coordination and evaluation of programs and initiatives in the assigned specialty area of training.
Develop research new training plans
Develop research new training plans.
Develops and assists staff implement policies and procedures related to the organization's Bioinformatic Training Programs.
Review and summarize materials and data; gather and coordinate information for review; conduct data entry and file maintenance; edit and/or prepare text, data and charts.
Collects, analyzes and creates Training Program information. 5
Plan, initiate, monitor and conduct administrative/portfolio analyses to evaluate the effectiveness of the Training Program in meeting the established goals and evolving training needs within the DIR.
Design and evaluate training workshops, with research /analysis of outcomes.
Lead bioinformatics scientific workshops or symposia to support ongoing training goals.
Evaluates current Training Programs and determines if changes need to be made.
Identify gaps in existing Training Programs and provide recommendations for future training efforts. Evaluate Training Program activities to identify issues and develop recommendations for improvement.
Develop and implement comprehensive studies of performance measures to evaluate program productivity, develop metrics and milestones to assess progress of the program.
Contribute to the writing and development of executive summaries and reports to share with key partners.
On behalf of Bioinformatics Training, prepare the Institute’s annual report on program activities; use scientific expertise in health research to identify common themes and cross-cutting science areas.
Meet with supervisory management on a regular basis to provide oral reports on the status of on-going projects and to receive new assignments.
Collaborate with supervisory management on contract management activities associated with the program.
Coordinates Bioinformatic training workshops and reports their outcomes. 3
Develops and assists staff implement policies and procedures related to the organization's Bioinformatic Training Programs. 4
Meet with staff on a regular basis to provide oral reports on the status of on-going projects and to receive new assignments.
Participate and aid in making recommendations and monitoring implementation to improve management and progress of the Training Program.
Assist supervisory management in analyzing program activities to identify issues and develop recommendations for improvement.
Assist supervisory management in Conducting reviews of relevant workgroup materials; coordinate feedback across team and collaborators within the project; guide updates/enhancements.
Participate and aid in making recommendations and monitoring implementation to improve management and progress of program.
Assist in Developing and updating project plans to accurately reflect milestones and resources for all projects within the program.
Work with staff and trainees to plan and execute Training Programs related to bioinformatics. Assist in developing readily available materials to increase awareness about the program.
Develop and implement a Bioinformatics Training plan that addresses the needs and interests of staff. Prepares and provides educational materials to staff. 2
New function area Develop and lead a cohesive, sustainable Bioinformatics Training Program for intramural researchers at NICHD, working closely with the Office of Education (OE) and the Bioinformatics and Scientific Programming Core (BSPC). 1
Regularly assess the bioinformatics and data science training needs of the intramural program (with OE).
Learn and stay up to date on cutting edge bioinformatics tools, algorithms, software, assays, programming languages, and methodology (with BSPC)
Based on assessment of training needs, develop short courses on relevant material at the appropriate level, taking advantage of existing content where possible and creating new content (with BSPC) when needed.
Organize, coordinate, (with OE) and teach (with BSPC) courses and workshops using best-practices pedagogical methods (for example from The Carpentries). Courses and workshops may include but are not limited to the following: basic,
intermediate, and advanced R and Python programming and Bash shell scripting; bulk RNA-seq analysis; scRNA-seq analysis, ChIP-seq analysis, tooling such as RMarkdown, Jupyter notebooks, git, GitHub, Snakemake, Slurm; and/or concepts such as alignment, clustering, linear modeling, experimental design, visualization.
Develop and assist in managing a system for getting feedback from learners, including both immediate as well as longitudinal feedback, and incorporate into future courses.
Coordinate with other bioinformatics and data science trainers at NIH to identify shared challenges and solutions. Grow and maintain a community of learners, providing support throughout their NICHD career and ideally beyond.
Facilitate troubleshooting and technical support among learners to encourage cohorts to help each other and nurture long-term sustainability.
Present program and/or courses at national education conferences or bioinformatics conferences with education tracks.
3-5 courses taught per year - Ad-Hoc
One or more courses designed and developed per year. - Ad-Hoc
Compiled reports of learner feedback for each course - Ad-Hoc
Yearly report of trends in topics and learning - Ad- Hoc
Database of trainees and skills, to be used in developing training cohorts - Ad-Hoc
Annual conference/meeting of all alums to refresh, learn intermediate/advanced skills, share lightning talks - Ad-Hoc
Basic Qualifications:
Ph.D. in bioinformatics or miscellaneous biology.
Practical experience in a wide range of bioinformatics software.
Extensive experience with R, Python, Bash.
Experience with teaching working scientists (instructor training from The Carpentries is a plus).
Minimum Qualifications:
Ability to multi-task and pay close attention to detail.
Excellent analytical, organizational and time management skills.
Very strong communication skills, both oral and written.
*This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required by this position.
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Requisition ID: 6639
