RTX is the world's largest aerospace and defense company, dedicated to solving the world’s most complex problems. They are seeking a creative and collaborative computational biologist to join their Applied Biosciences R&D team, working on advanced biology research projects for the U.S. Government.
We're looking for a creative, collaborative, and highly motivated computational biologist to join our Applied Biosciences R&D team to work on exciting, advanced biology research projects for the U.S. Government
The candidate will work with a team of about 12 people, and contribute to multi-year, interdisciplinary programs that bring together teams in biology, engineering, and data science to develop and transition new biotechnology solutions in support of national security
Candidates should expect that they may be required to travel to a BBN, RTX, teammate, or customer site for meetings or other business-related activities
Qualification
Required
A Bachelor's degree in Biology, Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, or related field
Demonstrated programming experience (navigating Linux command line environment; Python for biological analysis and software development)
Experience using development infrastructure such as git/version control, virtual environments (e.g., conda, Python venv, R renv, virtual machines), containerization (e.g., Docker, Apptainer), etc
The ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. government issued security clearance is required. U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are eligible for a security clearance
Preferred
Active Security Clearance Preferred
Bioinformatics analysis experience with a knowledge of common bioinformatics tools and workflows (genomics required; additional ‘omics modalities desirable)
Experience working with common bioinformatics databases (NCBI, UniProt, PDB, etc.)
Experience with data science techniques: data analysis, automation, visualization techniques
Experience using artificial intelligence and/or machine learning tools to generate analytical outcomes
Experience with generating data analysis reports and communicating findings to the team
Benefits
Medical
Dental
Vision
Life insurance
Short-term disability
Long-term disability
401(k) match
Flexible spending accounts
Flexible work schedules
Employee assistance program
Employee Scholar Program
Parental leave
Paid time off
Holidays
Annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement
RTX operates as an aerospace and defense company as it solves the hardest problems in aerospace and defense.
