UI/UX Developer

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a User Experience (UX) Developer to support our work for the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) at the National Library of Medicine (NLM), an institute of the National Institutes of Health. This is a full-time position located at the NIH campus in Bethesda, MD and/or remote. The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NCBI is the world’s premier biomedical center hosting over six million daily users that seek research, clinical, genetic, and other information that directly impacts biomedical research and public health – at NCBI you can literally help to accelerate cures for diseases! NCBI’s wide range of applications, platforms (node, python, Django, C++, you name it) and environments (big data [petabytes], machine learning, multiple clouds) serve more users than almost any other US Government Agency. Job Description The Database of Human Genotypes and Phenotypes (dbGaP) Access team is responsible for developing and maintaining technologies that manage the approval and access to data within the system. The Access team is currently engaged in a UI modernization project encompassing the data access user interfaces, public web site, and approval workflow for the dbGaP systems. The UI / UX Developer will work as part of the development team to develop and implement new Python and Django UI components and user‑facing applications defined by the design team into the development, testing, and production environments for the product. This position will also be responsible for collaborating with the development team to integrate these user‑facing applications into the existing backend components and APIs. In this role, the developer will be expected to become familiar with the USWDS styling guidelines and leverage best practices to implement styling into the web UI applications. The developer will need to become familiar with NCBI web/application architecture patterns, produce CSS supplements to augment existing NCBI and USWDS CSS templates, and produce documentation detailing the applications user workflow. Required Skills Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or relevant experience Experience developing UI / UX applications in a Python / Django framework Experience in the Agile Scrum development process Excellent written and verbal communication skills Benefits and Salary We attract the best people in the business with a competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k) plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. We offer a competitive salary commensurate with experience and the targeted range for this position is $90,000 - $130,000. #J-18808-Ljbffr Black Canyon Consulting