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The Department of Computational Medicine is a robust infrastructure that supports bioinformatics, computational, and statistical needs of all faculty across the Cedars-Sinai enterprise and the expanding needs of our Departments and Institutes.
The Lead Programmer Analyst is responsible for leading a team that provides application development supporting business objectives while providing expertise in software development lifecycle phases from concept and design to testing. This role will analyze, design, and build component-based applications, including the introduction of an application layer, modeling techniques, component, and object-oriented design, complex algorithmic coding, and systematic approaches to application integration. As a lead, you will work on new and existing applications, perform hands-on coding, mentor junior developers, and assist in architecting solutions. You will also serve as liaison to internal customers, research groups, and various business support areas.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities:
Leads a team in the design, specification, and build of component-based applications, including application analysis, modeling techniques, component, and object-oriented design, complex algorithmic coding, as well as a systematic approach to application integration.Design, develop and support the most complex applications written in various programming languages using current and new development technology including J2EE, JSP, Servlets, JavaScript, HTML, XML, and OracleScope, implement, test, and deploy new features and versions of core applications, databases, and utilities.Debug and maintain deployments of core applications, databases, and utilities.Create enhancements to primary and supporting websites, web applications, and infrastructures.Create component/subsystem documentation. Produce design and technical specifications as needed for technical documentation.Translate customer requirements, recommend system solutions, and formulate detailed specifications from which programs are written. Work closely with business partners to produce quality products that meet business needs.Provide and support technology infrastructure and assist with architecting solutions.Liaison with end users, research groups, and other business support areas.Facilitate the design and technical meetings. Provide technical documentation to internal business and design teams.Provide leadership to the team in the form of mentoring, training, guidance with daily task assignments, and serving as subject matter expert on most applications.Department-Specific Responsibilities:
Independently designs, implements, tests, deploys, documents, and maintains databases, algorithms, applications, analysis pipelines, and results reporting methodologies.Work with team members to apply databases, algorithms, applications, analysis pipelines, and results reporting methodologies to basic science and clinical data for research.Collaborate on translational research projects including data analysis, results interpretation, and manuscript preparation.Conduct training on the development and application of complex databases and software.Maintain knowledge of ground breaking methods and standard methodologies for software engineering and computer programming.Supervise staff to assist with all software engineering and computer programming projects.Qualifications
Education:
A Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences, Mathematics, or related discipline is required. Master's degree, preferred.Experience and Skillset:
Minimum of eight (8) years of experience managing application design, software development, maintenance.Superior organizational and time management skills. Demonstrated experience using various programming languages.Technical understanding of data and relational databases and technical data design.Unix, Linux, and Windows operating systemsC#, C++, C skills helpful.Highly competent in software engineering including design, optimization, version control, and unit testing.Proficiency in database design and development including relational and graph databases.Experience with artificial intelligence and machine learning is desirable.Experience with container software such as Docker a plusExperience with several computer programming languages including JavaScript and Python a plusExperience with biomedical ontologies and data is a plus.Experience with Github a plusAbility to work independently and apply critical thinking and sound judgment.Science writing a plusAbility to supervise others and communicate effectively with team members and collaborators.Excellent time management and organizations skills is essential.Req ID : 7120
Working Title : Lead Programmer Analyst - Computational Biomedicine
Department : Computational Biomedicine
Business Entity : Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Job Category : Information Technology
Job Specialty : Software/App Development
Overtime Status : EXEMPT
Primary Shift : Day
Shift Duration : 8 hour
Base Pay : $60.41 - $96.66