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Opportunity: BIOINFORMATICS Software Developer, Team Lead @ Medical Science & Computing, Inc.--Bethesda, MD (US)
Submitted by Elisa Johnston; posted on Thursday, May 10, 2012
BACKGROUND
Medical Science & Computing, Inc. is searching for a Bioinformatics Software Developer Team Lead to support the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This opportunity is a full-time position with MSC and it is on-site at NIH in Bethesda, MD.
RESPONSIBILITIES
Work cooperatively with the current software development team to:
- Provide software development services to address the needs of life science researchers
- Explore, experiment and recommend bioinformatics software and systems
- Participate in the basic requirements collection, design review, coding, testing, troubleshooting and support for custom developed software solutions
- Stay abreast on current and emerging software development technologies and tools
REQUIREMENTS
- Masters or a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics, Computational Biology, Computer Science, or a related computational discipline
- A minimum of 3 years of work experience in a bioinformatics research and software development environment, including at least 2 years of team lead or management experience
- Author or co-author on peer-reviewed journal publications related to bioinformatics or computational science research
- Ability to address business needs with effective and efficient technical solutions
- Must be able to work independently and collaboratively
- Understand principles of business and project management and effectively communicate technical concepts
- Ability to grasp the broader picture of a subject, but also give attention to detail
- Must be able to adapt in a dynamic work environment and co-operate with team members and clients from a broad range of disciplines and subject level expertise
- Required experiences are:
o Programming language: Java/J2EE
o Scripting languages: Perl, Python or Shell
o Relational database development: MySQL
o Operating systems: Linux or Mac OS
o Working knowledge of Genomics and/or Proteomics data analysis tools
o Web development using modern frameworks such as Hibernate or Spring
o Web Service implementation
o Open source Bioinformatics packages such as BioJava or BioPerl
o Documenting requirements
- Preferred experiences are:
o Large scale data analysis using R and/or Matlab
o High performance computing cluster
o Software development infrastructure setup and management
o Project management
o Team building and management
- Good communication skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to work independently, be detail-oriented, and have excellent analytical skills
- Demonstrate initiative in experimenting with new technologies
LOCALE
Bethesda, Maryland
HOW TO APPLY
Please forward your resume, cover letter and salary requirement to Elisa[at]mscweb.com. Please include the job title in the subject line.
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