Junior Scientific Technician

Job ID: 2614943

Location: College Park, MD, US

Date Posted: 2026-07-27

Category: Information Technology

Subcategory: Technical Svcs

Schedule: Full-Time

Shift: Day Job

Travel: No

Minimum Clearance Required: None

Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain: Public Trust

Potential for Remote Work: ORA_HYBRID

Description

SAIC is recruiting for a Junior Scientific Technician for one of our programs supporting the FDA. SAIC supports the FDA and their scientists in Scientific Computing which includes but is not limited to; technical, laboratory, and research aspects. Independent, motivated individuals with strong communication and organizational skills for documenting processes, procedures, and briefing reports are desired. Familiarity with laboratory research, computational biology, data analysis, or bioinformatics is a plus. Position requires either an active FDA Public Trust clearance or the ability to obtain prior to start.

Primary Duties and Responsibilities include, but not limited to:

• Perform DNA extraction and quality control from diverse food products
• Prepare genomic libraries and apply target enrichment protocols for next-generation sequencing (NGS)
• Conduct PCR amplification of DNA from spiked food samples or food products
• Present findings at group meetings and prepare materials for potential conference abstracts/posters
• Work directly alongside a senior engineer to develop CLI applications, data visualization pipelines (matplotlib/seaborn), HPC-integrated workflows (SLURM), and scientific reporting systems, shipping real code that runs on food safety genomics data
• Assist in building and testing production Python tools for microbiome analysis, bacterial phylogenetics, and metagenomic interpretation
• Review and reform customer facing ServiceNow forms by modifying fields and content to capture the request by the customer as well as capture the information required by the receiving team(s)
• Implement continuous improvement methodology through the use of IT systems or procedure
• Additional responsibilities will include: End user documentation, scientific instrument inventory, and additional duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent
• Eight (8) years of relevant experience
• Must be able to obtain a Public Trust

Familiar with the following:

• VMware
• Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016
• Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)
• Microsoft SQL Server
• Windows 7 and Windows 10
• Linux
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Host Based Security System (HBSS)
• Dell servers
• Dell Blade Enclosures
• Enterprise Network storage and NAS
• Citrix
• Nutanix
• QNAP
• Microsoft Active Directory
• HPE Servers
• HPE Blade enclosures

Target salary range: $40,001 - $80,000. The estimate displayed represents the typical salary range for this position based on experience and other factors.


SAIC is a premier technology integrator providing full life cycle services and solutions in the technical, engineering, intelligence, and enterprise information technology markets. SAIC is Redefining Ingenuity through its deep customer and domain knowledge to enable the delivery of systems engineering and integration offerings for large, complex projects. SAIC's approximately 15,000 employees are driven by integrity and mission focus to serve customers in the U.S. federal government. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, SAIC has annual revenues of approximately $4.5 billion. For more information, visit saic.com. For information on the benefits SAIC offers, see .