Junior Scientist - (Riva, MD)

Come Work at HJF!HJF is seeking a Junior Scientist for the Collaborative Health Research Initiative Program (CHIRP) at the Uniformed Services University (USU) in Bethesda, Maryland. HIF provides scientific, technical and programmatic support services to the CHIRP.Responsibilities:Advises and assists in the experimental design of sequencing-based profiling projects for program investigators. Coordinates with investigators for project management, including timelines and sample receipt.Establishes, updates, and maintains standard operating procedures for sequencing workflows in the core. Trains and supervises technical staff in sequencing workflows.Oversees sample, library and sequencing quality control processes, monitors and troubleshoots process and sequencing platform failures.Conducts and analyzes sequencing data quality control and summarizes quality control results to investigators and Informatics Core.Purchases, inventories, and maintains integrity of sequencing core consumables.