Programmer/Analyst II

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center

4d•$90,600

About The Position

The Gynecologic Oncology Department is seeking a programmer to support advanced data analysis and machine learning initiatives in collaboration with clinicians and basic scientists. The candidate will develop and maintain software applications and SQL queries to extract, transform, and analyze complex datasets from clinical and hospital systems. Responsibilities include implementing basic machine learning algorithms to uncover patterns and insights relevant to biomedical research, ensuring the integrity and accuracy of data used in research projects and writing detailed reports for the analysis. The programmer will work closely with research teams to define data and modeling requirements, document program logic, and generate reports that support grants. The programmer will take a lead in the analysis of certain projects and meet with collaborators and mentor lower-level programmer/analysts, as required. Additional duties involve monitoring program performance, troubleshooting issues, refining data processing methods, and contributing to the design and enhancement of data systems to meet evolving research needs. Starting salary is $90,600.

Requirements

Master's degree in computer science, engineering, data science, management information systems or a related field; or
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, data science, management information systems or a related field and the equivalent of two (2) years of full-time software development experience; or
Associates degree in computer science, engineering, data science, management information systems or a related field and the equivalent of four (4) years of full-time software development experience; or
High School diploma or High School Equivalency diploma with a diploma or certificate in a computer science, or related field and the equivalent of six (6) years of full-time software development experience.
NOTE: Required degrees must have been granted by an accredited school, college or university or one recognized by Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center as following acceptable educational practices

Nice To Haves

Master’s or PhD degree in computer or data science
AI-related programming language experience(Python, Julia, R)
Experience with clinical or -omics datasets
Work within and on containerized environments
Experience with high-performance computing
Customer service experience
Development team experience
Experience with machine and deep learning modeling
Federated learning experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain software applications and SQL queries to extract, transform, and analyze complex datasets from clinical and hospital systems.
Implement basic machine learning algorithms to uncover patterns and insights relevant to biomedical research
Ensuring the integrity and accuracy of data used in research projects
Writing detailed reports for the analysis
Work closely with research teams to define data and modeling requirements
Document program logic
Generate reports that support grants
Take a lead in the analysis of certain projects and meet with collaborators and mentor lower-level programmer/analysts, as required
Monitoring program performance
Troubleshooting issues
Refining data processing methods
Contributing to the design and enhancement of data systems to meet evolving research needs