Software Development Analyst III

Tufts Medicine•Boston, MA

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About The Position

This role focuses on the design, development, and implementation of information technology (IT) solutions in order to meet the organization's needs through new and existing applications, systems architecture, network systems and applications infrastructure and the management of the IT infrastructure. In addition, this role focuses on performing the following Software Product Development duties: Designs, tests, and develops software products (end user applications, systems software, mobile/web applications, database products, etc.); Conducts requirements analysis and high-level design/modeling to convert external customer needs into software solutions; designs and specifies the overall software structure, core elements, and properties by analyzing the software requirements, constraints, interfaces, and dependencies. Uses programming, scripting, and/or database languages to write the software code. A professional individual contributor role that may direct the work of other lower level professionals or manage processes and programs. The majority of time is spent overseeing the design, implementation or delivery of processes, programs and policies using specialized knowledge and skills typically acquired through advanced education. A senior level role that requires advanced knowledge of job area typically obtained through advanced education and work experience. Typically responsible for: managing projects / processes, working independently with limited supervision, coaching and reviewing the work of lower level professionals, resolving difficult and sometimes complex problems. Job Overview The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) is seeking a highly motivated Software Product Development Analyst III to support clinical and translational research by extracting, transforming, analyzing, and interpreting data from diverse clinical, research, and administrative systems. The analyst will work closely with investigators, project managers, and informatics staff to deliver high-quality datasets and notebooks that advance research and improve data-driven decision making. Examples of day to day tasks include: extract and manage data from institutional data warehouses; develop, maintain and document high quality reusable queries, and pipelines; translate complex research questions into structured data requests and analytic workflows; collaborate with CTSI informatics, and research teams to support grant-funded and investigator-initiated studies; contribute to data governance and quality assurance processes that ensure regulatory compliance; and facilitate process improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Information Technology, Computer Science & Engineering, or related field.
Five (5) years of software development experience, including one (1) year of mobile development experience and two (2) years of application programming interface development and integration experience.
Technical programming skills.
Strong Swift, iOS SDK, Objective-C, multi-threading, and OO skills, Xcode.
Extensive Knowledge of Healthkit, ARkit, ML, Siri, Map, push notifications.
Knowledge of reactive programming patterns (rx).
In depth knowledge of iOS versions, devices, features and conventions, and a strong awareness of the mobile ecosystem.
Flexibility and eagerness to learn new technical skills to meet emerging needs.
Basic understanding of software development life cycle and familiar with agile development.
Excellent customer service orientation.
Flexibility and can-do attitude.
Ability to exercise independent judgment and creative problem-solving techniques in a highly-complex environment using leading-edge technology.
Ability to work with APIs and SDKs.
Ability to work under pressure.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in data science, computer science, health informatics, or related field
3+ years of experience working with healthcare, biomedical / medical device or clinical research data in a data analyst capacity.
Proficiency with SQL for querying large relational databases.
Experience with programming languages for data analysis, such as Python, R, or Julia.
Experience with version control and workflow tools such as Git/GitHub
Strong attention to detail, data validation, and quality assurance skills.
Excellent communication skills with ability to collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Active clinical experience preferred.
Experience with LLMs/NLP, to support research data processing, natural language analytics, and workflow automation.
Experience with Epic Clarity/Caboodle, Databricks, cloud hosted apps and data
Familiarity with clinical data, and standards such as FHIR, OMOP, i2b2, and other clinical research
data models.
Familiarity with HIPAA, and human subjects research protections.
Experience in an academic medical center or CTSI environment.
Knowledge of clinical research processes and study design.

Responsibilities

Performs software development work on a wide range of projects, from small to large.
Collaborates with end users to understand requirements and design solutions
Evaluates options and develop technical design.
Works with end users to finalize design and gain approvals.
Evaluate and integrate 3rd party SDKs and API(S).
Leads team through effective communication, mentoring, and coaching junior developers.
Develops within Agile and Scrum workflow.
Architects the mobile development stack, CI/CD, deployment.
Designs mockups and wireframes.
Fixes bugs, performs QA, and solves problems.
Works closely with other team members in the development team.
Performs code reviews.
Programs solutions using appropriate programming language and/or technical tools.
Completes thorough unit testing of solution.
Provides input to the development of integrated test plan and perform execution of plan.
Provides input to the development of LIVE plan and support LIVE activities
Manages small and medium sized projects with minimal managerial oversight.
Lead larger projects.
Develops key project management tools, including project plans, issues logs, testing plans, and LIVE plans.