Applications Programmer - Limited
About The Position
Under direct supervision applies professional software concepts and department / unit and campus, medical center or Office of the President policies and procedures to small projects or portions of projects. Resolves routine programming problems. Works on issues and projects of limited scope. Follows standard programming procedures to analyze situations and data from which answers can be readily obtained. This role supports the development, maintenance, and enhancement of web-based applications, databases, and internal systems that support the Center’s research and administrative operations. The incumbent assists with implementing updates, troubleshooting application issues, and ensuring systems function reliably, securely, and in alignment with established IT standards and best practices. This position is a part-time (49%), limited appointment that will support two UCI units, with responsibilities divided between the UC Irvine Stem Cell Research Center (SCRC) and the Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBMI). The SCRC is a highly interdisciplinary research center spanning multiple schools across the UCI campus, with nationally recognized programs in basic, translational, and clinical stem cell research. The Center manages significant state and federal funding, advanced shared research resources, and a broad portfolio of research, training, and outreach activities. The SCRC portion of this role (25%) will support the Center's website maintenance and development, databases, and day-to-day applications programming, ensuring secure, accurate, and user-friendly systems that support research operations, administration, and external communications. The CBMI, housed within the UCI Institute for Clinical and Translational Science and the Institute for Precision Health, focuses on developing and advancing informatics solutions that enable clinical research and accelerate translation to practice. The CBMI portion of this role (25%) requires strong technical expertise in SQL, controlled health vocabularies (ICD, CPT, SNOMED-CT), and experience with common data models such as OMOP. The incumbent will work under the supervision of Dr. Kai Zheng and may perform this portion of the work remotely. Together, this split role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience supporting both academic research infrastructure and clinical/biomedical informatics within a collaborative university environment. The job location is the UCI campus in Irvine, California. The incumbent for this position must have a strong background in SQL, and controlled health vocabularies such as ICD, CPT, and SNOMED-CT. Prior experience with the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) Common Data Model.
Requirements
- Knowledge relating to the design development, modification and implementation of software including object-oriented programming concepts.
- Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization.
- Self-motivated and works independently and as part of a team. Able to learn effectively and meet deadlines.
- Expert knowledge in SQL
- Knowledgeable with controlled health vocabularies such as ICD, CPT, and SNOMED-CT
- Experience with data mapping, and data validation
- Experience with common data models such as OMOP
- Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Number of Employees
101-250 employees
