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Ph Bioinformatics Scientist

Job in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, 37247, USA
Listing for: State of Tennessee
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-01-25
Job specializations:
  • Healthcare
    Clinical Research, Data Scientist, Medical Science
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 67764 - 87912 USD Yearly USD 67764.00 87912.00 YEAR
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: PH BIOINFORMATICS SCIENTIST 2 - 01202026-74372

Job Information

Job Information

Opening Date/Time: 01/20/2026 12:00AM Central Time

Closing Date/Time: 02/02/2026 11:59PM Central Time

Salary (Monthly): $5,647.00 - $7,326.00

Salary (Annually): $67,764.00 - $87,912.00

Job Type: Full-Time

City, State

Location:

Nashville, TN

Department:
Health

LOCATION OF (1) POSITION(S) TO BE FILLED: DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, LABORATORY SERVICES DIVISION, DAVIDSON COUNTY

Transcripts are required for employment consideration.

This position requires a criminal background check. Therefore, you may be required to provide information about your criminal history in order to be considered for this position.

Qualifications

Education and Experience: Bachelor s degree in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, or a related field of study, at least two years of full-time, pertinent work experience in bioinformatics, data analysis, or a related field of study, and at least 1 year of supervisory experience.

Necessary Special Qualifications: Must possess and maintain a valid motor vehicle operator s license throughout the duration of employment.

Substitution of Education for Experience: Graduate course work received from an accredited college or university in a related field of study may substitute for the required experience on a year-to-year basis to a maximum of one year (e.g., 24 graduate semester hours or 36 graduate quarter hours in a related field may substitute for one year of the required experience), with there being no substitution for the supervisory/managerial experience.

A transcript with ALL credits is required to be uploaded with an employment application in order for the agency to properly evaluate a candidate s eligibility for a position in this classification. Additionally, up to two years of post-baccalaureate training (e.g., fellowships) in clinical and/or public health laboratory sciences may substitute for up to two years of the required experience.

Overview

The PH BIOINFORMATICS SCIENTIST 2 oversees day-to-day operations and staff of the bioinformatics section to support public health outbreak investigations and surveillance activities. The incumbent is responsible for the development, application, and maintenance of bioinformatics solutions and computational methods/tools of average difficulty for analyzing microbial sequencing data. The incumbent is expected to work collaboratively with internal and external stakeholders to employ bioinformatics pipelines for pathogen identification, outbreak tracking, drug resistance detection/prediction, genotyping/variant analysis, and phylogenetic analyses on microbial genomic datasets.

This classification performs responsibilities at an supervisory level under the general supervision by a PH Manager 4 (Assistant Director), PH Manager 3, or Division Director. This is a supervisory classification that has more responsibilities, broader scope of work, and higher level of work complexity compared to the PH BIOINFORMATICS SCIENTIST 1 classification.

Responsibilities
  • Plan, organize, schedule and direct the work and testing to effectively oversee the day-to-day operations of the bioinformatics section.
  • Manage and supervise bioinformaticians and data analysts. Performs supervisory functions for their assigned staff including interviewing, hiring and selection, training, and providing staff development through performance evaluation, mentoring, and corrective counseling.
  • Lead development, verification/validation, and implementation of advanced bioinformatics solutions using a variety of computational environments and tools to analyze sequencing and biological datasets for clinical and public health outbreak investigations and surveillance activities. Ensures modifications, upgrades, and other changes are implemented and managed effectively by applying quality assurance, quality indicators, and quality control practices for bioinformatics processes and procedures.
  • Employ various bioinformatics solutions and computational environments to analysis sequencing data from a variety of sequencing platforms (e.g., Illumina, Nanopore). Maintains performance, reliability, and integrity of bioinformatics pipelines and…
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