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Verified Pay Starts at $40 per hour
Hours Full-time, Part-time
Location Waukegan, IL, United States
Waukegan, Illinois

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Job Title: Data Curation Engineer
Location: Lake County, IL - Open for Remote
Duration: 12 months
Payrate starts at $40/hr


Job Description:
As a Data Curation Engineer in the Genomics Research Center, you will be responsible for building and running workflows to load and manage high-value datasets in a centralized environment. You will work closely with Bioinformatics Engineering, as well as bioinformatics research scientists to identify data sources and requirements for loading and querying. Your expertise in PostgreSQL for database management and Python and R for scripting and automation will be crucial in developing and maintaining ETL processes to ensure data quality and integrity.

Responsibilities
* Develop and implement workflows to load and manage genomic data.
* Work with researchers and data scientists to identify data sources and requirements for loading new datasets.
* Maintain existing data models for storing and querying genomic data.
* Develop and maintain ETL processes to ensure data quality and integrity.
* Build and maintain scripts for automation of data loading and processing.

Qualifications
* Bachelor's degree in computer science, bioinformatics, or a related field +3 years of experience.
* Experience with building and running workflows for RDMS data loading and ETL processes.
* Proficient in SQL and ability to write complex queries for data extraction and analysis.
* Strong programming skills in Python for scripting and automation. Additional experience with R is preferred.
* Familiarity with genomic data formats and databases commonly used in bioinformatics research.
* Knowledge of data modeling concepts and implementing common data models in a relational database.
* Familiarity with data cleaning, normalization, and quality control processes.
* Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate with researchers and stakeholders.

Below is the brief introduction of SPECTRAFORCE, the benefits we offer and the disclaimers:

Established in 2004, SPECTRAFORCE is one of the largest and fastest-growing diversity-owned staffing firms in the US. The growth of our company is a direct result of our global client service delivery model that is powered by our state-of-the-art A.I. proprietary talent acquisition platform, robust ISO 9001:2015/ISO 27001 certified processes, and strong and passionate client engaged teams.

We have built our business by providing talent and project-based solutions, including Contingent, Permanent, and Statement of Work (SOW) services to over 130 clients in the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Costa Rica, and India. Key industries that we service include Technology, Financial Services, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Telecom, Retail, Utilities and Transportation.
SPECTRAFORCE is built on a concept of "human connection," defined by our branding attitude of NEWJOBPHORIA, which is the excitement of bringing joy and freedom to the work lifestyle so our people (and clients) can reach their highest potential.Our entire workflow and teams are trained to cultivate the joy of NEWJOBPHORIA with candidates and employees throughout their engagement with SPECTRAFORCE.


Benefits: SPECTRAFORCE offers ACA compliant health benefits as well as dental, vision, accident, and hospital indemnity insurances. Additional benefits SPECTRAFORCE offers to the eligible employees include commuter benefits, 401K plan with matching and a referral bonus program. SPECTRAFORCE offers unpaid leave as well as paid sick leave when required by law.

Equal Opportunity Employer: SPECTRAFORCE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, disability or veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Please contact Human Resources at if you require reasonable accommodation.

Note: The Company is committed to complying with the California Privacy Rights Act ("CPRA") effective January 1, 2023; and all data privacy laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. A Notice to California Job Applicants Regarding the Collection of Personal Information can be located on our website. Applicants with disabilities may access this notice in an alternative format by contacting .