Application Programmer II

Classification Title:

Application Programmer II

Job Description:

The Biomedical Informatics Program (BMI), hosted within the Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics and closely affiliated with the Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI), engages in a wide variety of informatics research and service across the University of Florida.
This position will serve as an Application Programer II and will work under guidance of the Associate Director of IT and in collaboration with senior programmers to fulfill the research and service missions of BMI program. In particular, the incumbent will assist with software development, data file acquisition, data processing, and data management for multiple projects and from multiple sources.
The incumbent will participate in transforming data collected from partner organizations into common data models required for various projects and systems. In addition, the incumbent will participate in analysis and reporting projects through data summarization and visualization, and contributions to analysis, modeling and interpretation of results.

Participate in creation of novel software that meets research needs. Work in an interdisciplinary
team of informaticists, software developers, information quality experts, statisticians, and researchers
during software development.
Utilize and lead the development of novel software to extract, transform, and load (ETL) data
submitted by partner organizations generated by their electronic health records and similar systems.
Lead the development of technical project proposals to build new software or deploy and update
existing software used in data cleanup, ETLing, and related tasks.
Participate in design, implementation, and reporting of research and evaluation studies.
Contributions to scientific reports, conference papers and journal articles are expected, including
documentation of method, presentation of data, and participation in interpretation of results.
Assist with workflow of incoming data requests and other processes around the management,
transform, analysis, etc. of data. Recommend and assist with development of workflow and process
changes to enhance efficiency of tracking and delivery. Participate and contribute to communication of
requests and results delivery. Assist with management of data governance around data sets.
Help training new MS/PhD students from the technical perspective, including data management and
data processing tasks.

Expected Salary:

$68,000 to $77,000

Minimum Requirements:

A bachelor’s degree and three years of appropriate experience. Appropriate college coursework may
substitute at an equivalent rate for the required experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

BS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Biomedical Informatics, or related field. Experience in
a software development position preferred. Familiar with API design, preferably RESTful or similar.
Excellent formal and interpersonal communication skills, and the ability to communicate effectively to a
broad range of audiences such as faculty members, PIs, center directors, study coordinators, and IT
personnel.
• SQL (MSSQL, MySQL, etc) experience
• Windows and Linux/Unix experience
• Python/Javascript or similar language experience
• Familiarity with statistical software, e.g. SAS, R

Special Instructions to Applicants:

In order to be considered, you must upload your cover letter and resume.

The University of Florida is committed to non-discrimination with respect to race, creed, color, religion, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, marital status, national origin, political opinions or affiliations, genetic information and veteran status in all aspects of employment including recruitment, hiring, promotions, transfers, discipline, terminations, wage and salary administration, benefits, and training.

This is a time limited position.

This requisition has been reposted. Previous applicants are still under consideration and need not apply.

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

Health Assessment Required: "No"