RESPONSIBILITIES

• Participate in the design, implementation, testing, and deployment of extensions of the existing production QC and analysis systems, as well as new versions of them.
• Provide support of the existing production sequence QC and analysis systems, including the resolution of custom user and data retrieval requests.
• Develop software using a mix of the following: Python, Perl/CGI, Javascript, CVS, Ruby, Ruby (with Rails), Java, PL/SQL.
• Follow prescribed practices for software version control, testing, and release engineering.
• Apply analytical skills and creativity to solve diverse and challenging problems.
• Communicate regularly with customers and supervisory staff about plans, designs and progress.
• Follow prescribed practices for software version control, testing, and release engineering.
• Attend workshops and conferences in appropriate areas.
• Present technical and analytical status in weekly meetings and contribute to publications.

REQUIREMENTS

• B.S. in Computer Science or a related scientific field (or equivalent experience) and a minimum of five years related experience.
• Demonstrated success designing and implementing systems and software in a scientific or technical environment, e.g., University, National Laboratory, corporate R&D center or automated manufacturing facility.
• Full life-cycle software development experience with the ability to work with scientific and administrative customers to define needs and priorities.
• Demonstrated experience with Python and experience with database design and performance tuning in MySQL.
• Ability to apply analytical skills and creativity to solve diverse and challenging problems.
• Effective time management, organization, and planning skills with the ability to allocate resources and assign work to meet goals and deadlines.
• Talent for working well under short deadlines and handling multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to work effectively in a diverse team environment.

PREFERENCES

• Demonstrated experience with at least some of the following: MySQL, Oracle, Perl/CGI, Javascript, Ruby (with Rails), Java, PL/SQL, CVS, Subversion.
• Experience developing web-based GUIs.
• Experience working with lab information management systems (LIMS).
• Experience working with bioinformatics tools and/or analysis techniques.

HOW TO APPLY

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