Scientific Programmer II - School of Biomedical Informatics

What we do here changes the world. UTHealth Houston is Texas’ resource for healthcare education, innovation, scientific discovery, and excellence in patient care. That’s where you come in.

We are hiring a Scientific Programmer II to join the UTHealth School of Biomedical Informatics in Houston, TX 77030. Ideal candidate for this role will have at least 3 years of experience with JAVA, C# .NET framework, Perl, Python, or other scientific programming languages as appropriate to research focus. Proficiency in mathematical modeling and statistical computing is also required.

Once you join us you won't want to leave. It’s because we reward our team for the excellent service they provide. Our total rewards package includes the benefits you’d expect from a top healthcare organization (benefits, insurance, etc.), plus:  

• 100% paid medical premiums for our full-time employees  
• Generous time off (holidays, preventative leave day, both vacation and sick time – all of which equates to around 37-38 days per year) 
• The longer you stay, the more vacation you’ll accrue! 
• Longevity Pay (Monthly payments after two years of service) 
• Build your future with our awesome retirement/pension plan! 

We take care of our employees! As a world-renowned institution, our employees’ wellbeing is important to us. We offer work/life services such as... 

• Free financial and legal counseling 
• Free mental health counseling services 
• Gym membership discounts and access to wellness programs 
• Other employee discounts including entertainment, car rentals, cell phones, etc. 
• Resources for child and elder care 
• Plus many more! 

Position Summary:

Applies experience and technical skills obtained from a concentrated degree program in the biomedical sciences, computer science or engineering in defining requirements and designing and developing highly specialized programs and applications in a research setting.  In addition, this position mentors junior level colleagues. 

Position Key Accountabilities:

• Defines program and/or system requirements working with stakeholders.
• Leads the design of programs and systems from requirements.
• Ensures that the specification provided are thorough and detailed in order to avoid problems in coding development.
• Verifies the design with system stakeholders.  Makes changes as appropriate. 
• Translates program and system requirements into technical specifications.
• Codes moderate and complex programs and ensures that the programs conform to technical specifications.
• Thoroughly and adequately unit tests all functions of the program.
• Designs and conducts system and integration testing.  Works with stakeholders to verify results.
• Prepares documentation on the program or series of programs.
• Prepares the proper paperwork and follows correct procedures for implementing new programs or changes in production.
• Responsible for the maintenance of completed/existing programs and systems.
• Adheres to departmental standards and generally accepted industry standards, policies and procedures for system development.  Promotes the adherence to standards among junior colleagues. 
• Maintains currency in subject matter required to perform job.  Consults resource materials as needed.
• Perform quality assurance reviews on junior colleagues’ work.
• Other duties as assigned

Certification/Skills:

• Professional competency in one or more of the following scientific programming languages: JAVA, C# .NET framework, Perl, Python, or other scientific programming languages as appropriate to research focus.
• Professional competency in mathematical modeling and statistical computing required.

Minimum Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or engineering.

Minimum Experience:

• Three years of relevant research experience in appropriate scientific area.

Physical Requirements:

Exerts up to 50 pounds of force occasionally and/or up to 20 pounds frequently and/or up to 10 pounds constantly to move objects.

Security Sensitive:

This job class may contain positions that are security sensitive and thereby subject to the provisions of Texas Education Code § 51.215

Residency Requirement:

Employees must permanently reside and work in the State of Texas.