Programmer II

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

1d • Onsite

About The Position

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. Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation. At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care—and your career. CHOP does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, or any other legally protected categories in any employment, training, or vendor decisions or programs. CHOP recognizes the critical importance of a workforce rich in varied backgrounds and experiences and engages in ongoing efforts to achieve that through equally varied and non-discriminatory means. To carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must receive an annual influenza vaccine. Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) is the nation's first hospital devoted exclusively to the care of children. Since our start in 1855, CHOP has been the birthplace for countless breakthroughs and dramatic firsts in pediatric medicine. Built on a foundation of delivering safe, high-quality, family-centered care, the Hospital has fostered medical discoveries and innovations that have improved pediatric healthcare and saved countless children’s lives. Today, families facing complex conditions come to CHOP from all over the world, and our compassionate care and innovation has repeatedly earned us a spot on the U.S. News & World Report's Honor Roll of the nation's best children's hospitals.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree Required
• At least three (3) years programming experience with progressively more complex projects.
• Previous experience with continuous learning and adoption of new languages and frameworks
• Previous experience of staying current by evaluating and implementing the latest and greatest QA/CID tools and processes.
• At least three (3) years experience in quality assurance, continuous integration and deployment, configuration management, or other aspect of software and application validation.
• Must exhibit excellent oral, presentation, and written communication skills.

Nice To Haves

• Master's Degree computer science, biomedical engineering, information science, or related field Preferred
• 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
• 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.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees