University of Chicago
Overview
Scientific Software Engineer role at University of Chicago
Department: BSD PED - Pediatric Genetics and Genomics - Hunter Lab
The Hunter Lab at the University of Chicago, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Biomedical Informatics develops and applies advanced computational techniques to biomedicine, including machine learning and statistical inference on high-throughput molecular assays, automated processing of biomedical texts, neural computation models, and computational models of cognition. The Section aims to create a patient-centric healthcare and research ecosystem that integrates technology with compassionate, family-centered care and rigorous scientific pursuit.
Job Summary The Hunter Lab is recruiting a Scientific Software Engineer to support ongoing research programming. This role requires the ability to work independently, interact with researchers as needed, and manage multiple projects to meet deadlines. Projects include, but are not limited to: de novo development of web applications and web services, tools for searching and visualizing NLP results, data migration and validation, reporting from information systems, database schema creation and modification, evaluating/open-source software, and demonstrations of current projects. The engineer will solve complex problems in administration, maintenance, integration, and troubleshooting of the production codebase and application ecosystem.
Responsibilities
Write programs according to specifications determined during meetings with end users or as supplied by the Primary Investigator.
Participate in end-to-end testing and provide appropriate written documentation of project development and programming code.
Design new systems, features, and tools; identify opportunities for technical improvement and performance optimization; review and test code to ensure standards are met.
Utilize knowledge of existing and emerging technologies, including public cloud offerings from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
Act as a technical consultant and resource for faculty research, teaching, and/or administrative projects.
Perform other related work as needed.
Education and Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: college or university degree in a related field.
Work Experience: 5-7 years of related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
Programming competency in Lisp, Python, R, Java, or JavaScript.
Application Documents
Resume (required)
When applying, the document(s) must be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Details
Job Family: Information Technology
Role Impact: Individual Contributor
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Drug Test Required: Yes
Health Screen Required: No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required: No
Pay Rate Type: Salary
FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Range: $100,000.00 - $140,000.00
Benefits and Posting Statement The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits for eligible employees. Information about benefits is available in the Benefits Guidebook.
Posting Statement: The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes. For additional information see the University’s Notice of Nondiscrimination. A background check is required for offers of employment.
Additional Information All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check. The University of Chicago’s Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at securityreport.uchicago.edu.
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Department: BSD PED - Pediatric Genetics and Genomics - Hunter Lab
The Hunter Lab at the University of Chicago, Department of Pediatrics, Section of Biomedical Informatics develops and applies advanced computational techniques to biomedicine, including machine learning and statistical inference on high-throughput molecular assays, automated processing of biomedical texts, neural computation models, and computational models of cognition. The Section aims to create a patient-centric healthcare and research ecosystem that integrates technology with compassionate, family-centered care and rigorous scientific pursuit.
Job Summary The Hunter Lab is recruiting a Scientific Software Engineer to support ongoing research programming. This role requires the ability to work independently, interact with researchers as needed, and manage multiple projects to meet deadlines. Projects include, but are not limited to: de novo development of web applications and web services, tools for searching and visualizing NLP results, data migration and validation, reporting from information systems, database schema creation and modification, evaluating/open-source software, and demonstrations of current projects. The engineer will solve complex problems in administration, maintenance, integration, and troubleshooting of the production codebase and application ecosystem.
Responsibilities
Write programs according to specifications determined during meetings with end users or as supplied by the Primary Investigator.
Participate in end-to-end testing and provide appropriate written documentation of project development and programming code.
Design new systems, features, and tools; identify opportunities for technical improvement and performance optimization; review and test code to ensure standards are met.
Utilize knowledge of existing and emerging technologies, including public cloud offerings from Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud.
Act as a technical consultant and resource for faculty research, teaching, and/or administrative projects.
Perform other related work as needed.
Education and Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: college or university degree in a related field.
Work Experience: 5-7 years of related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field.
Programming competency in Lisp, Python, R, Java, or JavaScript.
Application Documents
Resume (required)
When applying, the document(s) must be uploaded via the My Experience page, in the section titled Application Documents of the application.
Job Details
Job Family: Information Technology
Role Impact: Individual Contributor
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Drug Test Required: Yes
Health Screen Required: No
Motor Vehicle Record Inquiry Required: No
Pay Rate Type: Salary
FLSA Status: Exempt
Pay Range: $100,000.00 - $140,000.00
Benefits and Posting Statement The University of Chicago offers a wide range of benefits for eligible employees. Information about benefits is available in the Benefits Guidebook.
Posting Statement: The University of Chicago is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or expression, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or other protected classes. For additional information see the University’s Notice of Nondiscrimination. A background check is required for offers of employment.
Additional Information All offers of employment are contingent upon a background check. The University of Chicago’s Annual Security & Fire Safety Report is available online at securityreport.uchicago.edu.
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