Part-time Computer/Data Scientist to design, create, and manage, complex databases for virus analytics Opening

COMPUTER ENGINEER
FedCentric Technologies, LLC – College Park, MD

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:
• Position for rising and current Juniors, Seniors, and First Year Masters Students in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering
• Available for employment starting in July and continuing through the Fall Semester
• Part-time, $20 per hour, ~10 hours per week, minimum of 40 hours per month
• You must be a U.S. Citizen, U.S. National or Protected Resident.
• Must have verified residence on campus or anywhere within a designated HUB Zone.
o Check your residence address to see if it qualifies at:
http://map.sba.gov/hubzone/maps

JOB DESCRIPTION:
FedCentric Technologies, LLC invites applications for a part-time Computer/Data Scientist to design, create, and manage, complex databases for virus analytics. Our team focuses on developing novel computational methods using the latest big-memory and big
data technologies to provide bioinformaticians with the tools they need to research viruses.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Development of in-memory database and real-time data analytic tools.
• Development of graph and bioinformatics algorithms for researching viruses
• Participate in method development, data analysis, statistical analysis, experimental and analytical design, and data management.
• Participate in collaborative research with other team members and communicate the analytical process and results in team meetings.
• Contribute ideas to automate or improve existing analytical methods and establish and document protocols and best practices for common tasks.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience with Python, Scala, C++, and Java
• Knowledge of the current commercial off the shelf databases
• Experience implementing data mining, and statistical algorithms for pattern recognition and the development of predictive models

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
• Experience with Relational, In-Memory and Graph Database design.
• Experience with virology, and/or bioscience
• Experience with version control tools such as Git and SVN
• Successful completion of
o Applied Probability and Statistics (STAT400)
o Algorithm Design & Analysis (CMSC451)
o Software Engineering (CMSC435)

ABOUT FEDCENTRIC:
FedCentric Technologies is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned small business that specializes in High-Performance Data Analytics with applications in cyber security, fraud prevention, and precision medicine. FedCentric’s HPDA tools provide our clients with
new opportunities to discover data-driven impacts and competitive advantages over traditional approaches.

FedCentric is currently working with researchers at several academic and heath care organizations including the National Institutes of Health, the National Cancer Institute,
the Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Georgetown University and Johns Hopkins University to extract knowledge and insights from large, complex biomedical databases in precision medicine.

Interested candidates should submit resume, a cover letter, and names with contact information of three professional references to John Purtilo (john.purtilo@fedcentric.com). In addition, any links to GitHub repositories would be very helpful.