Application Programmer II*

Classification Title:

Application Programmer II

Classification Minimum Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Informatics, or related field

Job Description:

The University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida is seeking a full-time, Application Programmer II for the Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics (“HOBI”). Serving as a full-time Application Programmer II for the Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics (“HOBI”), of the UF College of Medicine, with duties involving a wide variety of informatics research and services across UF for the Biomedical Informatic Program (“BMI”), with minimal supervision. Position will provide leadership and guidance on software development projects (may include supervision of others), and work with internal and external partners to develop novel software systems. This position will serve as a Software Engineer for BMI. The incumbent will be responsible for (1) implementing, testing, and operating advanced applications; (2) participating in transforming data collected from partner organizations into common data models and structures required for various projects and systems; (3) performing on-going security testing and code review; and (4) mitigating security vulnerabilities through contribution to architecture and advisement of project teams. 

Position may also be expected to travel on an as-needed basis, for conferences or trainings; frequency would be once or twice a year, max. Location varies depending on the conference locations.

Position requires a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Informatics, or related field and three (3) years of software development experience, which includes experience with the following: SQL (MSSQL, PostgresSQL, etc), Snowflake and Snowpark, Windows and *Nix, Python and Pyspark, Javascript, PHP and Zapier, Docker, OVID, OMOP and PCORnet CDM, including translation and quality expertise, Microsoft Azure, Wizehive administration, Design and development of data pipelines and workflows, Healthcare research experience, and Leadership and supervisory experience of software engineers.

Required Qualifications:

Position requires a Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Informatics, or related field and three (3) years of software development experience, which includes experience with the following: SQL (MSSQL, PostgresSQL, etc), Snowflake and Snowpark, Windows and *Nix, Python and Pyspark, Javascript, PHP and Zapier, Docker, OVID, OMOP and PCORnet CDM, including translation and quality expertise, Microsoft Azure, Wizehive administration, Design and development of data pipelines and workflows, Healthcare research experience, and Leadership and supervisory experience of software engineers.

Special Instructions to Applicants:

For more information about the position, including instructions on how to apply, please visit us on-line at jobs.ufl.edu and reference job opening ID: 539959.

UF is a member of the State University System of Florida and an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on merit.

Application must be submitted by 11:55 p.m. (ET) of the posting end date.