Help make complex genetics information clear, consistent, and interoperable.
Computercraft is seeking a Medical Genetics Curator and Writer to support the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in Bethesda, Maryland.
Apply your clinical genetics expertise to public resources used by clinicians, genetic counselors, laboratories, and researchers. You will serve as an expert curator for MedGen ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/medgen/ ), which provides access to information about genetic phenotypes and serves as a terminology that maps concepts from authoritative sources, and as a scientific author for Medical Genetics Summaries (MGS) ( https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK61999/ ), an evidence-based pharmacogenomics resource. This non-supervisory role combines biomedical data curation, independent scientific judgment, evidence synthesis, and editorial coordination under the general direction of the project lead.
This position requires working on site five days per week at the NIH campus in Bethesda, Maryland.
Job Responsibilities Curate MedGen Review and maintain record attributes and resolve terminology inconsistencies, mapping conflicts, and exceptions identified through automated pipelines, source updates, quality checks, or user feedback.
Apply established procedures and scientific judgment to complex cases; document supporting evidence, provenance, decisions, and outcomes.
Coordinate with source organizations and collaborators to clarify definitions, mappings, and relationships; respond to user-reported issues and verify public records after releases.
Support software development activities including defining scientific requirements, testing changes, and validating results under the direction of the project lead.
Write and maintain Medical Genetics Summaries (MGS) Author and update MGS chapters by critically evaluating peer-reviewed literature, clinical guidelines, FDA drug labeling, and other authoritative sources.
Translate complex pharmacogenomics evidence into clear, structured content. Distinguish established recommendations from emerging evidence and attribute recommendations to the issuing organizations.
Use consistent, recognized nomenclature for alleles, genes, drugs, and phenotypes.
Recruit external scientific reviewers and coordinate peer review, editorial revisions, publication schedules, source documentation, and version histories.
Monitor changes in guidelines, drug labeling, and scientific evidence; recommend chapter updates and archiving when appropriate.
Improve resources and workflows. Contribute to community education and outreach and prepare conference abstracts.
Support connections among MGS, MedGen, the Genetic Testing Registry, and related NCBI resources.
Collaborate with colleagues to propose improvements to curation interfaces, data pipelines, and validation processes.
Maintain curation and authoring procedures.
Help track priorities, milestones, and quality measures.
Required Skills and Experience Master’s degree in genetic counseling with American Board of Genetic Counseling (ABGC) certification; Ph.D. in human genetics or a closely related field; M.D., D.O., or equivalent medical degree; or a nursing degree with professional experience in genetics.
Relevant professional experience in clinical genetics, diagnostics, and/or pharmacogenomics.
Ability to evaluate complex scientific and clinical evidence.
Excellent scientific writing, verbal communication, and editorial skills, with careful attention to scientific accuracy, terminology, and source attribution.
Strong general computing skills, including familiarity with spreadsheets.
Ability to work independently and collaborate with scientists, programmers, and other members of a cross-functional team.
Ability to manage competing priorities, follow established procedures, and maintain detailed, reliable documentation.
Commitment to scientific…