PAY: $60-64/hour W2. Our company offers our consultants a suite of benefits after a qualification period including health, vision, dental, life and disability insurance. Hybrid Role, onsite in Waltham, MA 3-4x/week This is a 12+ month contract W2 Candidates only Position Overview • We are seeking an experienced Cloud Infrastructure/ AI/ML/ Data Engineer to support variety of projects across research and platform work. This contractor role focuses on providing infrastructure solutions to enable AI/ML models developments and applications. • As such, the position will require pipelines execution, environment management, AI/ML model development/deployment, management of data for various bioinformatics workflows. • This position is 1 year contract with possibility of extension. Key Responsibilities • Pipeline Execution & Management: Run and maintain bioinformatics pipelines on cloud platforms • Environment Management: Configure and support data/pipeline environments using 7B, and DNAnexus • AI Infrastructure: Set up and maintain environments for AI model development and inference (AWS Sagemaker AI) • Data Visualization: Create intuitive visualization tools for bench scientists and present data effectively • LLM Development: Develop RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) LLMs for Gene Therapy GMU use cases • Automation: Develop and deploy agents to optimize/run routine NGS analyses and automate metadata verification Required Experience • 3+ years of experience in cloud infrastructure, AI/ML development, and bioinformatics pipeline management • Advanced degree (MS or PhD) in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science or related field • Demonstrated expertise with various computing platforms (HPC, 7B, DNAnexus, AWS Sagemaker AI) • Programming languages (Python, R, Bash) • Cloud computing platforms (AWS, GCP) • Experience developing/deploying AI/ML frameworks Preferred Skills • Containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes) • Experience with NGS data analysis workflows and automation (Snakemake, Nextflow) • S3 AWS Storage, data storage, nice to have Who We Are: The Fountain Group is a nationwide staffing firm with over 80 Fortune 100-500 clients. Since 2001, TFG has maintained a consistent standard of excellence, and our work is broadly recognized every year through numerous industry performance awards. Our success is a team effort. Browse our website below for additional information on our company. The Fountain Group 3407 W Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Tampa, FL 33607 “We work in Life Sciences, Clinical, Engineering, IT, and more. Above all, we specialize in people.”