The Center for Biomedical Informatics & Biostatistics (CB2) at the University of Arizona seeks a Research Informatics Programmer Analyst to support the research enterprise and mission with informatics, tools, clinical data sources, and shared human and technical resources. This position will design, develop, implement, and support the Research Informatics tools infrastructure in CB2 to support a wide variety of clinical and biomedical research projects.
Requirements
- Proficient in creating and accessing APIs using either Python/FastAPI or R/Plumber.
- Use of version control systems such as Git.
- Strong computer skills including experience with database management systems (MariaDB, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, MS SQL, etc.) and ODBC.
- Experience with standard cloud deployment architectures preferred.
- Experience developing automation scripts preferred.
- Experience with log file analysis preferred.
- Experience with basic cybersecurity principles and practices.
Responsibilities
- Designs, modifies, and/or adapts unique one-of-a-kind data systems in support of biomedical research or instruction.
- Implements and supports research informatics platforms.
- Provides custom API support, database implementations, cloud deployments, and research data infrastructure to projects and institutional systems.
- Assists with server management duties to ensure back-ups and continuity of services, especially during upgrades, including managing/debugging Operating System-Application Software interactions.
- Build, deploy and manage research data pipeline, including Extract, Transform and Load (ETL) pipelines, to migrate data from source systems to the data warehouse/repository for biomedical research datasets and to support researchers with limited/identified datasets from both internal and external sources.
- Develop/integrate instruments/forms within data collection platforms e.g., REDCap project(s) to collect, manage, and distribute data for various research studies.
- Assists with the management of the research technology for CB2 applications that support the University’s research mission.
Other
- Ability to gather, listen and respond to feedback to ensure the data system meets stakeholder needs.
- Strong organizational skills, ability to self-direct and meet project deadlines.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Biomedical Informatics, Data Science or equivalent advanced learning attained through professional level experience required.
- Minimum of 5 years of relevant work experience, or equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Experience with HIPAA and clinical research data privacy and security preferred.
