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Senior Project Manager

(ID: 2026-2461)

 

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

 

Benefits We Offer:

  • 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • 401K match up to 5%
  • Educational Benefits for Career Growth
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Flexible Spending Accounts:
    • Healthcare (FSA)
    • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
    • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
    • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Job Title: Senior Project Manager – Axle Research and Technologies
Location: Remote
Department: Data Science Business Unit
Reports To: Director, Research Technology Management

Axle Research and Technologies is seeking a highly ambitious, organized, adaptable, and detail-oriented Project Manager to join our vibrant team.

Overall Position Summary

As a Project Manager at Axle, you will lead complex, cross-functional initiatives aligned with our strategic mission to advance research, clinical practice, and personalized medicine. You will be responsible for guiding healthcare, research, and technology projects from conception through delivery, ensuring they are completed on time, on budget, within scope, and aligned with organizational goals. The Project Manager will join a national, highly interactive, supportive, and interdisciplinary group of technologists, researchers, and information experts supporting the development of innovative approaches that derive insights from data.

This role requires the ability to leverage modern project management practices, including the use of artificial intelligence (AI), generative AI, and data-driven decision-making tools to enhance project planning, risk management, stakeholder communication, resource optimization, and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead and execute strategic initiatives spanning healthcare operations, population health analytics, biomedical research innovation, artificial intelligence solutions, and cloud/cybersecurity technology implementations.

  • Guide project teams to deliver on time, with clarity, quality, and measurable impact.

  • Manage geographically distributed and interdisciplinary project teams.

  • Create project plans and manage deliverables, including timelines, risk identification and mitigation, resource allocation, and coordination of cross-functional tasks using project management software (Smartsheet, Jira, and other enterprise collaboration tools).

  • Leverage AI-enabled project management tools and analytics to improve forecasting, scheduling, resource planning, risk assessment, status reporting, and decision-making.

  • Identify opportunities to utilize generative AI technologies to streamline project documentation, meeting summaries, stakeholder communications, requirements gathering, workflow automation, and knowledge management.

  • Partner with technical, research, and business teams to evaluate and implement AI-driven solutions that improve operational effectiveness and project outcomes.

  • Ensure responsible and compliant use of AI technologies by adhering to organizational, regulatory, security, privacy, and ethical guidelines.

  • Lead, mentor, and coordinate internal teams and external stakeholders.

  • Guide junior project managers and team members, fostering collaboration, innovation, continuous improvement, and AI literacy within project teams.

  • Maintain regular, transparent communications and status updates utilizing both traditional and AI-assisted reporting methods.

  • Manage complex stakeholder expectations across clients, internal leadership, and external partners in healthcare, research, and technology domains.

  • Identify, schedule, and organize effective meetings for various activities. Manage meetings to advance project objectives, develop goal-oriented agendas, coordinate presentations, facilitate discussions, capture action items and decisions, and distribute information to attendees.

  • Drive adoption of new technologies, AI-enabled tools, practices, and workflows across projects and teams.

  • Monitor project performance using key performance indicators (KPIs), dashboards, and predictive analytics to proactively identify risks and opportunities.

  • Conduct post-project evaluations, document lessons learned, and share best practices, including opportunities for AI-driven process improvements.

Required Skills

  • Experience managing virtual and geographically distributed teams.

  • Familiarity with Waterfall, Agile, Scrum, and hybrid project management methodologies.

  • Knowledge of AI-enabled project management practices and experience utilizing generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Microsoft Copilot, Gemini, Claude, or similar platforms) to improve productivity, communication, documentation, and project execution.

  • Understanding of AI governance principles, data privacy considerations, ethical AI use, and organizational risk management practices.

  • Ability to evaluate business processes and identify opportunities for AI-driven automation and efficiency gains.

  • Strong analytical and critical-thinking skills with the ability to interpret project metrics, dashboards, and predictive insights.

  • Meticulous organizational skills, including document and information management.

  • Ability to be self-directed, anticipate business unit needs, take initiative, and work effectively in a cross-functional and interdisciplinary environment.

  • Remains positive and calm under pressure.

  • Collaborates effectively with diverse team members at all levels with professionalism and respect.

  • Strong interpersonal skills with excellent oral, written, and verbal communication abilities.

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and AI-assisted productivity tools.

  • Experience with project management software such as Smartsheet, Jira, Microsoft Project, or equivalent platforms.

Minimum Education

Bachelor’s degree.

Experience

5–7+ years of experience in senior project management roles, with a proven track record leading large-scale, high-impact programs. Experience in healthcare IT, biomedical research, artificial intelligence initiatives, data science, analytics, or cloud/cybersecurity domains is strongly preferred.

Experience implementing or managing projects that incorporate AI, machine learning, advanced analytics, or intelligent automation solutions is highly desirable.

Preferred Skills

  • PMP, PRINCE2, Scrum, Agile, or equivalent project management certifications.

  • Informatics, healthcare analytics, biomedical research, or data science experience.

  • AI Project Management, AI Product Management, Generative AI, Machine Learning, or Digital Transformation experience.

  • Experience with enterprise AI platforms, workflow automation tools, and data visualization/reporting solutions.

  • Familiarity with AI governance frameworks, responsible AI practices, and emerging AI technologies.

Supervision Received

Work is performed under the direction of the Director and Associate Director.

 

Disclaimer: The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

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Salary Range
$125,000—$150,000 USD

Data Scientist II

(ID: 2026-2574)

 

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

 

Benefits We Offer:

  • 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • 401K match up to 5%
  • Educational Benefits for Career Growth
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Flexible Spending Accounts:
    • Healthcare (FSA)
    • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
    • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
    • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

 

We are seeking a Data Scientist II to join our vibrant team supporting the National Cancer Institute (NCI) at the NIH in Rockville, MD. This role is embedded within NCI’s Center for Biomedical Informatics and Information Technology (CBIIT), where you will directly advance cancer research by building the computational infrastructure that scientists depend on every day.

You will support the full omics data lifecycle across a broad spectrum of modalities, including bulk RNA-seq, single-cell RNA-seq (scRNA-seq), spatial transcriptomics, Digital Spatial Profiling (DSP), whole genome and exome sequencing (WGS/WES), metagenomics, metabolomics, and proteomics, as well as clinical, imaging, and biospecimen data. A core part of this role involves developing workflows that integrate these modalities to support systems-level biological questions, cross-cohort studies, and NCI CBIIT initiatives.

You will collaborate closely with NCI scientists, bioinformaticians, clinician-researchers, data engineers, software developers, and government stakeholders to ensure analytical infrastructure is FAIR-compliant, containerized, version-controlled, well-documented, and purpose-built for long-term reuse across the research community.

Key Responsibilities

  • Bioinformatics Workflow and Data Pipeline Development: Design, build, and maintain reproducible pipelines for diverse biomedical data types — including genomic, transcriptomic, single-cell, spatial, proteomic, metagenomic, metabolomic, and clinical datasets. Develop reusable transformation logic and curated datasets supporting analytics, dashboards, APIs, notebooks, and downstream research workflows.

  • Multi-Omics Analysis: Support NCI CBIIT labs in their analysis workflows including bulk RNA-seq (QC, DEG, GSEA), single-cell RNA-seq (clustering, UMAP/t-SNE, cell type annotation, DEG), and Digital Spatial Profiling (annotation, QC, normalization, spatial deconvolution, volcano plots, heatmaps).

  • Data Integration and Lifecycle Support: Enable reliable data movement from source systems into structured, analysis-ready formats. Support ingestion, curation, metadata capture, source-to-target mapping, schema management, provenance tracking, and long-term maintainability of data products.

  • Statistical Modeling and Machine Learning: Apply statistical and ML methods — including hypothesis testing, regression, clustering, PCA, UMAP, t-SNE, and classification — to biomedical datasets. Incorporate AI/LLM-based extraction where appropriate, with clear validation and communication to stakeholders.

  • Researcher-Facing Applications and Visualization: Build and support interactive dashboards (Shiny, Streamlit), notebooks, reports, and APIs enabling researchers to explore multi-omics and clinical data. Support figure generation for QC, differential expression, pathway, and spatial analyses.

  • Collaboration: Partner with data scientists, bioinformaticians, researchers, developers, and government stakeholders to translate scientific needs into technical specifications, data models, and reusable workflows that accelerate biomedical research.

Required Qualifications

  • Education & Background: Bachelor’s degree in Data Science, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Biological Sciences, or a related field (advanced degree preferred), or equivalent experience. Demonstrated experience in a data-intensive role supporting biomedical research or scientific computing.

  • Data Science and Bioinformatics Expertise: Strong proficiency in Python and R for analysis, scripting, and visualization. Hands-on experience with at least two omics data types (e.g., bulk RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, spatial transcriptomics, proteomics, metagenomics, GWAS).

  • Analytical Skills: Solid understanding of statistical modeling, dimensionality reduction, clustering, differential expression, and pathway analysis. Ability to work with structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data across relational and data lake environments.

  • Collaboration & Communication: Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences. Able to translate scientific needs into technical solutions and clearly articulate risks, assumptions, and limitations.

  • Domain Alignment: Genuine interest in biomedical and translational research. Ability to quickly learn domain-specific terminology and workflows, with awareness of data governance, privacy, and compliance requirements for clinical and research data.

 

Preferred Qualifications

  • Data Platform Experience: Experience building analytics solutions in platforms such as Snowflake, Databricks, or cloud data warehouses, with integrations across databases, APIs, dashboards, and application environments.

  • Bioinformatics Workflow Tooling: Experience with workflow and reproducibility tools used in Galaxy, Terra, Nextflow/WDL, Snakemake, Singularity, or CWL. Familiarity with the scverse Python ecosystem (Scanpy, Squidpy, SCIMAP, AnnData) and spatial single-cell analysis methods, including PhenoGraph, Louvain/Leiden clustering, UMAP, and Ripley’s L statistic, is a plus.

  • Research and Application Enablement: Experience preparing curated datasets for dashboards, APIs, and web applications. Familiarity with Posit Connect, R/Shiny, Streamlit, Jupyter, or similar platforms is a plus.

  • Cloud, HPC, Storage, and Automation: Experience with AWS (EC2, S3, Lambda), object storage, relational databases, scheduled jobs, API integrations, and secure data movement. Familiarity with HPC environments, SLURM/SGE, or NIH Biowulf is preferred.

  • Biomedical Domain Knowledge: Background in biomedical research, clinical research, or healthcare analytics. Familiarity with standards such as HL7/FHIR, CDISC, or OMOP, and experience with clinical, genomic, or biospecimen data is a plus.

  • Governance and Reproducibility: Experience with metadata management, data lineage, open-source code release, containerized analyses, and secure handling of de-identified or access-controlled research datasets.

  • Training and Scientific Enablement: Experience creating documentation, training materials, or workshops for researchers and non-coder audiences. Ability to support tool adoption and explain workflows and results clearly is strongly preferred.

 

Disclaimer: The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

 

Disclaimer: The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

Salary Range
$130,000—$145,000 USD

Data Engineer

(ID: 2026-2532)

 

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

 

Benefits We Offer:

  • 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • 401K match up to 5%
  • Educational Benefits for Career Growth
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Flexible Spending Accounts:
    • Healthcare (FSA)
    • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
    • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
    • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

We are seeking a Data Engineer to support biomedical science, clinical research data integration, and advanced data analysis initiatives. In this role, you will design, build, optimize, and maintain data pipelines and data workflows that support the ingestion, transformation, harmonization, validation, and delivery of complex biomedical datasets. You will collaborate closely with scientists, researchers, data scientists, bioinformaticians, application developers, and technical stakeholders to ensure data is accessible, well-structured, secure, documented, and reusable for biomedical research, analytics, reporting, and discovery. 

The ideal candidate will have strong experience with Python, SQL, ETL/ELT development, data modeling, data quality practices, and research data lifecycle support. This role requires the ability to work with complex multi-source datasets, support analytics and application-facing data products, and contribute to scalable, well-governed data solutions that align with the Data Science Client Services branch priorities for data accessibility, interoperability, reproducibility, modernization, and secure research enablement. 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Data Pipeline Development: Design, build, test, and maintain data pipelines to ingest, transform, harmonize, and integrate diverse biomedical and research data sources, including clinical, genomic, experimental, imaging, biospecimen, operational, and other scientific datasets. Develop reusable transformation logic and curated datasets that support analytics, reporting, dashboards, applications, APIs, and downstream research workflows. 

  • Data Integration and Lifecycle Support: Support the full research data lifecycle by enabling reliable data movement from source systems and storage environments into structured, analysis-ready formats. Assist with data ingestion, curation, metadata capture, data refreshes, source-to-target mapping, schema management, and long-term maintainability of data products and workflows. 

  • Collaboration: Work closely with data scientists, bioinformaticians, researchers, application developers, project managers, and government stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver practical data solutions. Translate scientific and operational data needs into technical specifications, data models, transformation logic, and reusable datasets that accelerate biomedical research workflows and support informed decision-making. 

  • Quality & Governance: Implement data validation checks, reconciliation routines, testing practices, and monitoring processes to ensure data accuracy, completeness, consistency, and integrity. Follow data governance and security best practices, including documentation of transformations, lineage, assumptions, access requirements, and compliance considerations related to sensitive, regulated, de-identified, or access-controlled research data. 

  • Dashboarding & Integration: Create or support interactive dashboards, reporting layers, APIs, and application-ready datasets that allow researchers and stakeholders to visualize, explore, and analyze data. Support integration between data pipelines, databases, cloud platforms, analytics environments, and approved application platforms to enable scalable and secure data access. 

  • Operational Support and Modernization: Troubleshoot data pipeline failures, source system inconsistencies, data quality issues, schema changes, access issues, and performance bottlenecks. Contribute to modernization efforts by improving automation, documentation, scalability, reproducibility, and platform readiness across environments. 

Required Qualifications 

  • Education & Background: Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Bioinformatics, Biomedical Informatics, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience. Proven experience as a Data Engineer, Analytics Engineer, Data Integration Developer, Bioinformatics Engineer, or similar data-intensive role, preferably supporting analytics, biomedical research, healthcare, scientific computing, or research data teams. 

  • Data Engineering Expertise: Strong proficiency in Python and SQL for data manipulation, transformation, scripting, automation, and analysis. Hands-on experience building ETL/ELT processes and data pipelines to support large, complex, multi-source datasets. Familiarity with scalable data processing approaches, including Spark/PySpark or similar frameworks, for high-volume or complex transformations is required. 

  • Analytical Skills: Solid understanding of data modeling, relational databases, data warehouses, data lakes, metadata, and database concepts. Ability to work with complex, multi-modal datasets, including structured, semi-structured, and unstructured data, and optimize data workflows for reliability, performance, usability, and long-term maintainability. 

  • Best Practices: Knowledge of software engineering and data engineering best practices, including version control using Git, code review, automated testing, documentation, peer review, and change management. Experience ensuring data quality and using lineage, provenance tracking, audit trails, or documentation practices to support transparency, reproducibility, and data flow traceability. 

  • Collaboration & Communication: Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders. Comfortable working in an interdisciplinary environment with biomedical researchers, analysts, developers, and project teams. Capable of translating domain-specific needs into technical solutions and explaining technical risks, limitations, and dependencies in clear stakeholder-focused language. 

  • Domain Alignment: Strong interest in biomedical science, clinical research, healthcare data, and scientific discovery. Ability to quickly learn domain-specific concepts, data structures, terminology, and research workflows. Demonstrated awareness of sensitive data handling, privacy, access control, data governance, and regulatory or compliance expectations associated with biomedical and clinical research data. 

Preferred Qualifications (Plus Skills) 

  • Platform-as-a-Service and Data Platform Experience: Hands-on experience building data solutions in modern data platforms or platform-as-a-service environments such as Snowflake, Databricks, Palantir, cloud data warehouses, data lakes, or similar platforms. Experience supporting integrations across databases, cloud storage, APIs, analytics platforms, dashboards, and application environments is preferred. 

  • Research and Application Enablement: Experience preparing curated datasets for dashboards, APIs, web applications, reporting tools, notebooks, or scientific computing environments. Familiarity with research-facing tools and platforms such as Posit Connect, R/Shiny, Streamlit, Jupyter, Galaxy, Code Ocean, or similar analytics and application delivery environments is a plus. 

  • Cloud, Storage, and Automation Experience: Experience working with cloud or hybrid data environments, object storage such as S3, relational databases such as Postgres, automated data refreshes, scheduled jobs, API-based integrations, and secure data movement across controlled environments. 

  • Biomedical Domain Knowledge: Previous experience in biomedical research, healthcare analytics, clinical research, public health, pharmaceutical research and development, or scientific data management. Familiarity with biomedical data standards or datasets, such as clinical trial data, clinical imaging, laboratory data, biospecimen data, transcriptomics/genomic data, HL7/FHIR, CDISC, OMOP, or related standards, and an understanding of the scientific research process will help you excel in this role. 

  • Governance and Reproducibility: Experience supporting data governance, metadata management, data lineage, reproducible workflows, documentation standards, and secure handling of de-identified, sensitive, or access-controlled research datasets. 

 

Disclaimer: The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

IT Project Manager

(ID: 2026-2456)

 

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

 

Benefits We Offer:

  • 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • 401K match up to 5%
  • Educational Benefits for Career Growth
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Flexible Spending Accounts:
    • Healthcare (FSA)
    • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
    • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
    • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

 

The Senior IT Project Manager (IT PM) leads all project management activities in support of a federal Information Technology Operations and Maintenance contract. The IT PM serves as the primary point of contact for day-to-day project execution, ensuring services are delivered on schedule, within budget, and in compliance with government requirements. This role requires deep experience managing complex IT O&M environments in a federal setting and a strong command of project management methodologies, ITIL service management practices, and federal acquisition and compliance standards.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Project Planning & Execution

  • Develop, maintain, and execute the Project Management Plan (PMP), including integrated master schedules and risk registers.

  • Manage all O&M workstreams including infrastructure operations, service desk, cybersecurity compliance, and application support.

  • Monitor and control project scope, schedule, and cost; proactively identify and mitigate risks and issues.

  • Lead sprint planning, status meetings, and milestone reviews with government stakeholders and internal teams.

 

Stakeholder & Customer Management

  • Serve as the primary interface between the contractor team and the Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), Contracting Officer (CO), and government leadership.

  • Prepare and deliver executive briefings, status reports, and performance dashboards on a recurring basis (weekly, monthly, quarterly).

  • Facilitate change management activities and coordinate with the government Change Control Board (CCB) on all system changes.

 

Team Leadership

  • Direct and mentor a multidisciplinary team of IT professionals including systems administrators, network engineers, cybersecurity analysts, help desk staff, and other technical specialists.

  • Manage subcontractor performance, deliverables, and compliance with teaming agreements and contract requirements.

  • Foster a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and service excellence.

 

Contract & Compliance Management

  • Maintain compliance with applicable federal directives including NIST SP 800-series, FISMA, FedRAMP, Section 508, and agency-specific policies.

  • Support audits, assessments, and Authority to Operate (ATO) activities as required.

  • Track and manage contract modifications, task orders, and reporting requirements.

 

Financial Management

  • Manage contract budget including labor, ODCs, and subcontractor spend; prepare Estimates to Complete (ETC) and monthly financial reports.

  • Identify opportunities for cost savings and operational efficiencies without degrading service quality.

 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

  • Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Business Administration, or a related field.

  • 7+ years of IT project management experience, with at least 5 years managing federal government IT O&M contracts.

  • Project Management Professional (PMP) certification (required).

  • Experience with Agile/Scrum delivery frameworks in a government environment.

  • Demonstrated experience managing IT services in accordance with ITIL best practices; ITIL Foundation certification preferred.

  • Strong knowledge of federal IT frameworks including NIST RMF, FISMA, and FedRAMP.

  • Experience managing cross-functional teams.

  • Proficiency with project management tools (e.g., Microsoft Project, Jira, ServiceNow).

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to present complex technical information to senior government officials.

  • Experience with HHS (preferred).
  • Ability to go onsite to offices in Rockville, MD and Tysons, VA. 

 

 

Disclaimer: The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

#IND

Salary Range
$130,000—$150,000 USD

Bioinformatics Engineer

(ID: 2026-2391)

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Axle is seeking a Bioinformatics Engineer to join our vibrant team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supporting the Rockville, MD.

Benefits We Offer:

  • 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • 401K match up to 5%
  • Educational Benefits for Career Growth
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Flexible Spending Accounts:
    • Healthcare (FSA)
    • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
    • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
    • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Axle is seeking a skilled Bioinformatics Engineer to join our team supporting major pharmaceutical clients. In this role, you will review, assess, optimize, integrate, and extend production-grade bioinformatics workflows for high-throughput sequencing analysis. The ideal candidate combines deep expertise in genomics analysis methods with strong software engineering practices and cloud computing experience. 

 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Evaluate existing bioinformatics pipelines for performance, accuracy, and maintainability, identifying opportunities for optimization and enhancement

  • Develop, extend, and maintain Nextflow workflows for bulk RNA-seq, single-cell RNA-seq, DNA variant calling, methylation analysis, and emerging assay types

  • Architect scalable solutions capable of processing thousands of samples efficiently on Google Cloud Platform

  • Optimize data input/output operations across pipeline modules to minimize bottlenecks and reduce computational costs

  • Prepare and structure analysis outputs for visualization platforms and downstream statistical or machine learning applications

  • Implement best practices for workflow versioning, containerization, testing, and documentation

  • Collaborate with computational biologists, data scientists, and software engineers to integrate pipelines into broader analytical ecosystems

  • Stay current with advances in sequencing technologies and analytical methods, evaluating and incorporating new tools as appropriate 

 

Required Qualifications 

  • Master’s degree in bioinformatics, computational biology, computer science, or a related field (or equivalent experience)

  • 3+ years of hands-on experience developing and maintaining bioinformatics pipelines in a production environment

  • Proficiency with Nextflow (DSL2) and familiarity with workflow management concepts

  • Strong experience with RNA-seq analysis (both bulk and single-cell) and DNA sequencing workflows (variant calling, methylation)

  • Working knowledge of Google Cloud Platform services (Compute Engine, Cloud Storage, Batch, Life Sciences API, or similar)

  • Proficiency in Python and/or R for scripting, data manipulation, and tool development

  • Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Singularity)

  • Familiarity with version control systems (Git) and CI/CD practices

  • Strong understanding of genomic file formats (FASTQ, BAM, VCF, BED) and common bioinformatics tools (STAR, Salmon, BWA, GATK, Bismark, Cell Ranger, Seurat, Scanpy) 

 

Preferred Qualifications 

  • PhD in a relevant field

  • Experience with nf-core pipelines and community standards

  • Familiarity with workflow orchestration at scale (Cromwell, AWS Batch, or similar platforms)

  • Experience optimizing cloud costs and resource utilization for large-scale genomics workloads

  • Knowledge of data visualization tools and frameworks (e.g., R Shiny, Plotly, custom dashboards)

  • Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or regulated research environments

  • Familiarity with FAIR data principles and metadata standards 

 

What We Offer 

  • Opportunity to work on cutting-edge genomics projects with industry-leading pharmaceutical partners

  • Collaborative environment with experts in bioinformatics, data science, and software engineering

  • Professional development and growth opportunities

  • Competitive salary and benefits package 

Disclaimer: The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

Salary Range
$125,000—$150,000 USD

Scientific Communications/ Technical Writer (Technology Transfer)

(ID: 2026-1488)


Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations around the globe. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).


Benefits:

  • 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
  • Paid Time Off (Including Holidays)
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • 401K Match
  • Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
  • Flexible Spending Accounts:
    • Healthcare (FSA)
    • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
    • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
    • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

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Overview

Axle is seeking a Scientific Communications & Technology Transfer Writer. This role focuses on translating complex biomedical research, scientific discoveries, and technology transfer activities into clear, engaging, and business-friendly communications for external audiences. The ideal candidate will bridge the gap between scientific innovation and commercialization by developing content that supports technology marketing, licensing, partnering, stakeholder engagement, and technology transfer initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

  • Translate complex scientific, biomedical, and technical information into clear, concise, plain-language content for non-scientific, business, licensing, partnering, stakeholder, and public audiences.
  • Develop technology summaries, commercialization success stories, marketing abstracts, and partnership-focused materials to support licensing and technology transfer activities.
  • Write and edit content for:
    • Newsletters
    • Annual reports
    • Website content
    • Technology transfer success stories
    • Partnership and commercialization materials
    • Stakeholder communications
  • Create external-facing communications materials, including:
    • PowerPoint presentations and executive briefings
    • One-page summaries and fact sheets
    • Posters and conference materials
    • Figures, tables, graphics, and visual content
    • Web and digital communications
  • Develop compelling technology transfer narratives that position innovations for industry, licensing, commercialization, and strategic partnerships.
  • Collaborate with scientists, inventors, technology transfer professionals, licensing specialists, and communications teams to gather and synthesize information.
  • Assist in preparing:
    • Award nominations
    • Technology transfer success stories
    • Reports and briefing materials
    • Background research and reference documents
  • Support development of outreach materials for meetings, conferences, partnership events, websites, and technology transfer initiatives.
  • Work independently to manage communications projects from concept to final deliverable while meeting deadlines and maintaining high quality standards.

Required Qualifications

Candidates must submit 2–3 writing samples demonstrating the ability to translate complex scientific or technical concepts into clear, plain-language content for non-scientific, business, stakeholder, licensing, commercialization, or public audiences.

Technical manuscripts, academic publications, dissertations, or journal articles alone will not satisfy this requirement.

  • Master’s degree in Biology, Life Sciences, Biomedical Sciences, Public Health, Science Communications, or a related field.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience in scientific communications, technical writing, or science communications for external audiences.
  • Minimum 2 years of experience supporting technology transfer, commercialization, licensing, business development, innovation, or scientific outreach activities.
  • Demonstrated ability to translate complex scientific concepts into clear, engaging content for non-technical audiences.
  • Experience producing external-facing materials such as:
    • Technology summaries
    • Commercialization success stories
    • Newsletters
    • Annual reports
    • Website content
    • Stakeholder communications
  • Experience creating or supporting visual communications products including PowerPoint presentations, posters, figures, graphics, or infographics.
  • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
  • Ability to work effectively with scientists, inventors, subject matter experts, and technology transfer professionals.
  • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
  • Familiarity with collaboration tools (e.g., SharePoint, Teams).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting technology transfer offices, licensing programs, commercialization efforts, or innovation-focused organizations.
  • Experience writing for industry, business development, licensing, partnering, or external stakeholder audiences.
  • Familiarity with NIH, NIAID, TTIPO, or federal research environments.
  • Experience preparing award nominations, recognition packages, or technology transfer accomplishment materials.
  • Experience with web-based content, digital communications, newsletters, or social media outreach.
  • Ability to develop visually engaging content, including presentations, graphics, figures, infographics, and conference materials.
  • Knowledge of intellectual property, licensing, commercialization, or technology transfer processes.
 

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment-based age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

Disclaimer: The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individual’s assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

Salary Range
$80,000—$90,000 USD

Laboratory Technician

(ID: 2026-2413)

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Axle is seeking a Laboratory Technician to join our vibrant team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supporting the Rockville, MD

Benefits We Offer:

  • 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • 401K match up to 5%
  • Educational Benefits for Career Growth
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Flexible Spending Accounts:
    • Healthcare (FSA)
    • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
    • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
    • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Overview

Axle is seeking a Laboratory Technician to support the National Cancer Institute (NCI), Center for Cancer Research, Neuro Oncology Branch (NOB) located in Rockville, MD. This role will support laboratory research activities focused on cancer biology and translational research by performing laboratory experiments, processing patient samples, maintaining laboratory operations, and assisting with molecular and cellular analyses. The ideal candidate will have experience with cell culture, molecular biology techniques, specimen processing, and laboratory operations in a research environment.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform routine laboratory experiments and analyses according to established protocols.

  • Conduct tissue culture, cell separation, protein analysis, and quantitative and qualitative laboratory testing.

  • Prepare and process biological specimens, including blood, tumor tissue, human normal tissue, tissue culture samples, and preclinical in vivo samples.

  • Extract and prepare DNA and RNA from a variety of biospecimens for downstream analyses.

  • Retrieve, catalog, process, and maintain patient and research samples.

  • Track patient sample analyses, molecular testing results, and timelines for receipt and completion of sample processing.

  • Maintain detailed laboratory records, experimental procedures, protocols, and results.

  • Analyze, summarize, and interpret research data for completeness and validity.

  • Assist with preparation of research data and findings for publications and presentations.

  • Coordinate laboratory operations, including equipment maintenance, inventory management, procurement, and supply ordering.

  • Support laboratory management activities and ensure compliance with laboratory procedures.

  • Train new laboratory personnel and trainees on laboratory procedures and protocols.

  • Work under the supervision of senior laboratory staff while supporting ongoing research projects.

Required Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Biology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, or a related scientific discipline.

  • Minimum of two (2) years of laboratory experience.

  • Experience with:

    • Cell culture

    • Western blotting

    • Immunofluorescence and/or immunohistochemistry

    • DNA and RNA preparation

    • Sample processing and management

  • Strong laboratory documentation and record-keeping skills.

  • Strong analytical, organizational, and time management skills.

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including:

    • Word

    • Excel

    • PowerPoint

    • Outlook

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience working with human blood, tumor tissue, or other clinical biospecimens.

  • Experience supporting cancer research, translational research, or molecular biology studies.

  • Experience maintaining laboratory inventories and coordinating procurement activities.

  • Familiarity with patient sample tracking and research data management.

  • Experience training laboratory personnel or research trainees.

  • Experience working in an NIH, academic, or biomedical research laboratory environment.

Disclaimer: The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

Salary Range
$70,000—$80,000 USD

Program Associate

(ID: 2026-2381)

 

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

 

Benefits We Offer:

  • 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • 401K match up to 5%
  • Educational Benefits for Career Growth
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Flexible Spending Accounts:
    • Healthcare (FSA)
    • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
    • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
    • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Position Summary

 

The Program Associate supports contract execution and operational delivery by ensuring accurate data management, process adherence, logistics coordination, and policy compliance. This execution-focused role maintains reliable contractual, financial, and operational data records while supporting project staff and structured reporting within the Service Delivery Unit (SDU).

 

Responsibilities

 

  • Execute assigned project tasks with strong attention to detail and strict adherence to established processes and operating workflows.

  • Accurately generate, enter, validate, and maintain secure data in enterprise systems.

  • Ensure precise project timesheet records in alignment with financial controls.

  • Maintain organized, audit-ready documentation in compliance with contractual requirements.

  • Generate and submit structured project records daily, weekly, monthly in support of data dashboards as needed.

  • Provide clear, professionally and effectively written communications to internal stakeholders

 

Required Qualifications

 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Project Management, or related field (or equivalent experience).

  • 2–4 years of experience in program operations, project management, or related administrative function.

  • Exceptional attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

  • Excellent interpersonal, oral, and written communication skills.

  • Independent technical performance with strong organizational and multitasking capabilities.

  • Familiarity with or exposure to artificial intelligence (AI) tools and data-driven technologies.

 

Preferred Qualifications

 

  • Ability to maintain documentation, support internal controls, and operate within structured, team-driven environments.

  • Exposure to project management frameworks (PMI/PMBOK fundamentals preferred).

  • Experience with dashboard tools (Power BI, Tableau, or similar

 

Disclaimer: The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

Salary Range
$70,000—$80,000 USD

Power Automate Solutions Architect

(ID: 2026-2313)

Axle Informatics is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations around the globe. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with premier research organizations and facilities including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other public and private organizations. 

Benefits We Offer:

  • 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
  • Educational Benefits for Career Growth
  • Paid Time Off (Including Holidays)
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • 401K Matching
  • Flexible Spending Accounts:
    • Healthcare (FSA)
    • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
    • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
    • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Overview 

The Power Automate Solutions Architect will drive and own enterprise-grade solutions on Microsoft’s Power Platform, with a focus on scalable architecture, secure integrations, and performance-driven low-code applications. This position requires a hands on builder who takes solutions from idea to production. This role requires expert-level understanding of the Power Apps internal runtime model, Dataverse schema design, and PowerFx-based execution patterns. You’ll act as a Product Owner: gathering requirements, translating them into solutions, and communicating progress and decisions clearly to leadership.  This position requires the ability to work onsite 5 days/week at one of our locations in Rockville, MD, Frederick MD, or Tysons, VA. 

Key Responsibilities 

  • Architect and implement Power Apps solutions, primarily model-driven apps, that integrate seamlessly with Microsoft Dataverse, Azure services, and external APIs through standard and custom connectors.

  • Act as a Platform Owner through defining requirements, prioritizing features, managing stakeholder expectations, and driving solutions from concept to delivery. 

  • Lead design of model-driven and canvas apps, governing solution layering, environment strategy, ALM pipelines, and dependency management across Dev, Test, and Prod environments.

  • Develop and maintain reusable Power Apps components, including PowerApps Component Framework (PCF) controls and custom connectors, packaged and deployed via solution manifests.

  • Oversee low-code application lifecycle management using Azure DevOps and Power Platform Build Tools, including source control of exported app JSON schemas and solution XMLs.

  • Implement PowerFx-based logic, governance policies, and performance instrumentation across Power Platform environments.

  • Present architectural decisions, project status, and technology recommendations clearly and confidently to leadership

  • Collaborate with enterprise security and cloud teams to enforce compliance, data protection, and least-privilege design within Azure AD and Dataverse.

  • Guide developers in understanding internal Power Platform operations — including metadata-driven compilation, connector resolution, PowerFx expression evaluation, and runtime sandboxing within Azure Functions. 

  • Continuously evaluate and champion emerging technologies (AI tools, automation platforms, and low code/no code innovations) bringing recommendations on how new tools and drive business value  

Required Skills 

  • 5-7 years of professional experience 

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Software Engineering, or a related technical field required

  • Deep expertise in Power Apps (primarily Model-Driven), PowerFx, and Dataverse architecture.

  • Deep curiosity about emerging AI, automation, and technology trends, with a track record of staying ahead of the curve and thinking proactively about how problems can be solved. 

  • Proficiency in Power Automate, Power BI integration, and Power Platform Administration.

  • Experience building PCF components, custom connectors, and REST-based integrations.

  • Strong background in Azure Functions, Logic Apps, API Management, and Identity (AAD).

  • Familiarity with JSON, TypeScript, C#, and Power Platform CLI/Build Tools.

  • Proven experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for Power Platform solutions using Azure DevOps.

  • Ability to present technical concepts and project updates to various audiences, some of which are non-technical 

  • Creativity – a willingness to propose and test bold ideas, and not be risk-adverse 

  • Ability to work onsite at one of our locations 5 days/week in Rockville, MD, Frederick, MD, or Tysons, VA.

Nice to Have Skills:

  • Experience with modern AI-assisted development and automation tools such as Replit, Lovable, n8n, Enterprise Claude, or Enterprise ChatGPT.

  • Familiarity with agentic AI workflows and the integration of LLMs into enterprise applications.

 

If you are a hands-on Power Apps innovator who thrives on driving end-to-end solutions, geeks out over emerging AI and automation tools, and loves translating bold ideas into real products — apply today!

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment-based age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process, please contact careers@axleinfo.com

Disclaimer: The above is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individual’s assigned to this position or job. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job or responsibilities as needed.

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

Salary Range
$120,000—$140,000 USD

Genomics Technician

(ID: 2026-2186)

 

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

 

Benefits We Offer:

  • 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
  • Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
  • 401K match up to 5%
  • Educational Benefits for Career Growth
  • Employee Referral Bonus
  • Flexible Spending Accounts:
    • Healthcare (FSA)
    • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
    • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
    • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Axle is seeking a Genomics Technician to join our vibrant team at the National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) supporting the Center for Human Immunology, Autoimmunity, and Inflammation (CHI). CHI is a trans-NIH initiative whose mission is to provide a collaborative resource for NIH investigators. Created in 2009, CHI is focused on combining scientific expertise, advanced technologies and tailored informatics, to better understand human immune function and pathophysiology. Systems-scale approaches are developed and used for deep profiling of immune states during disease progression or clinical interventions, such as vaccination and cancer immunotherapy with an ultimate goal to provide novel immunological insights and enable key lab discoveries to be rapidly translated into disease prevention, diagnosis, and treatment.

 

Job Duties:

  • Member of high-performing interdisciplinary research team.

  • Process cell suspensions for single-cell analysis using 10x Genomics instruments.

  • Perform bulk RNA-Seq, scRNA-Seq, CITE-Seq, ATAC-Seq, and other immune profiling single-cell assays.

  • Prepare and QC RNA and DNA samples for sequencing.

  • Perform routine maintenance, operation and troubleshooting of 10x Genomics, Illumina, and high-throughput robotic automation instrumentation.

  • Perform spatial transcriptomics using 10x Visium or similar technologies.

  • Sample processing and Biobanking.

  • Keep detailed records of experimental procedures.

 

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree or higher in molecular biology, biochemistry, or related field.

  • Minimum of two (2) years of work experience preparing NGS and/or 10x libraries and performing Illumina sequencing.

  • Proficient in molecular and cellular biology techniques.

  • Familiarity with bioinformatics/sequence analysis is desirable but not required.

  • Experience with spatial transcriptomics technologies, specifically 10x Visium or VisiumHD, is required. 

 

Disclaimer: The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: careers@axleinfo.com

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

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Salary Range
$80,000—$90,000 USD