The Health Language Processing Laboratory needs to develop and apply natural language processing (NLP) methods and applications for the analysis of big data in the biomedical sciences, including extracting data from unstructured text.
Requirements
- Highly competent in Python and/or Java programming language required
- Experience with natural language processing or machine learning is desirable.
- Experience with data science a plus
- Experience with information visualization, scientific visualization, or visual analytics a plus
- Experience with several programming languages including HTML5, PHP, Java, C, C++, Perl and/or Python
- Experience with Linux, Windows, Mac OS operating systems
- Ability to work with a software development team using formal software development methods
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the application design, development, testing, maintenance and documentation of specific modules of natural language processing (NLP) methods and applications produced for the Health Language Processing Laboratory.
- Work with investigators and lead team members to apply said methods to the analysis of big data in the biomedical sciences including extraction of data from unstructured text in clinical records, literature, social media text, and other sources.
Other
- The minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and 1 year of professional, post-degree programming experience or an equivalent combination of education and experience required.
- Advanced degree and/or additional programming experience preferred.
- Ability to work independently and apply critical thinking and sound judgment
- Excellent organizational and time management skills
- Ability to communicate effectively with team members
