Programmer II

Role Description

Independently development, testing and production rollout of translational informatics software and application solutions.

• Creation of re-usable open source and proprietary software and application products
• Evaluate, adopt and use multiple technologies to create innovative solutions that have a high impact on data-intensive clinical and translational research.
• Continuously learn about a wide variety of biomedical domains in order to translate domain requirements into high-impact technical solutions.
• Work independently and as part of a project team in a highly matrixed research environment, including direct interaction with clinicians and biomedical researchers.
• Contribute to the development, evolution, and implementation of software development methodologies that are optimized to a biomedical research setting.

The responsibilities of the Senior Analyst Programmer are to:

• Design, develop, and test software and applications.
• Write automated unit and functional tests of complex application logic while adhering to principles and best practices of containerization and continuous integration and deployment.
• Document code and generate appropriate technical and user documentation for software and applications.
• Manage all code, documentation, and issues in modern source control repositories.
• Manage projects and subprojects of increasing complexity within larger initiatives, identifying, tracking, and reporting on tasks and deliverables against project timelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• Master's Degree in computer science, biomedical engineering, information science, or related field Preferred

Requirements

• At least three (3) years programming experience with progressively more complex projects. Required
• Previous experience with continuous learning and adoption of new languages and frameworks Required
• Previous experience of staying current by evaluating and implementing the latest and greatest QA/CID tools and processes. Required
• At least three (3) years experience in quality assurance, continuous integration and deployment, configuration management, or other aspect of software and application validation. Required
• At least four (4) years of programming experience with progressively more complex projects Preferred
• At least three (3) years of experience developing, configuring, or customizing software in a clinical environment Preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Experience with Kubernetes and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform, Helm) is preferred.
• Code management and documentation in Github and tasks/issues in Jira is preferred.
• Working knowledge of more than one of the following preferred: Python/Django, Go, Typescript, JavaScript/HTML (as used in Single Page Applications).
• Working knowledge of relational and/or non-relational database application development preferred (e.g. BigQuery and PostgreSQL).
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP) preferred; AWS and Azure is also valuable.
• Experience in Argo Workflows (used in CI, pipelines, and data processing) is preferred.
• Experience in observability/monitoring (e.g. Prometheus/Grafana) is preferred.
• Experience with health data application programming interfaces such as FHIR or interchange specifications such as HL7 is preferred.
• Previous experience in data modeling is preferred.
• Experience in healthcare and/or biomedical, genomic data management issues is preferred.
• Must exhibit excellent oral, presentation, and written communication skills.
• Experience with continuous integration, containerization, and automated testing tools and processes is preferred.
• Working knowledge of Epic or other electronic health record workflows is preferred.

Benefits

• Salary Range: $104,600.00 - $138,600.00 Annually
• At CHOP, we are committed to fair and transparent pay practices. Factors such as skills and experience could result in an offer above the salary range noted in this job posting.