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Req #: 234287

Department: DEPARTMENT OF LABORATORY MEDICINE AND PATHOLOGY

Posting Date: 05/20/2024

Closing Info: Open Until Filled

Salary: $7,302 - $11,866 per month

Shift: First Shift

Notes: As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here. (https://hr.uw.edu/benefits/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/02/benefits-professional-staff-librarians-academic-staff-20230701_a11y.pdf )

As a UW employee, you have a unique opportunity to change lives on our campuses, in our state and around the world. UW employees offer their boundless energy, creative problem-solving skills and dedication to build stronger minds and a healthier world.

UW faculty and staff also enjoy outstanding benefits, professional growth opportunities and unique resources in an environment noted for diversity, intellectual excitement, artistic pursuits and natural beauty.

The UW Medical Center’s Department of Lab. Medicine and Pathology is expected to increase sample processing two to four times over in the next calendar year. Such a change will require many improvements in compute-time optimization, workflow, data analysis and visualization, and database-backed web applications. This position’s efforts directly support attending physicians’ ability to treat patients more rapidly and with increasing accuracy. Through the following duties and responsibilities:

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Develop Next-Generation Sequencing data analysis software pipelines: 50%

• Develop, debug and maintain software for bioinformatic pipelines and analyses.

• Execute data analysis applications to support clinical testing.

• Create new platforms for tests in development.

• Adapt existing pipelines to new instrumentation and testing platforms.

• Implement technical fixes and code improvements.

• Troubleshoot software and hardware issues related to data analysis.

• Suggest pipeline configuration improvements and support process engineering.

• Optimize and parallelize data analysis pipelines.Design and construction of applications and databases for efficient laboratory workflow and data management: 30%

• Create new SQL databases, maintain existing databases.

• Design and implement software tools providing interpretive information for health care providers.

• Integrate data from the laboratory instruments, clinical laboratory, and analytical pipelines.Infrastructure: 20%

• Evaluate and install applications for use in pipelines.

• Assist with data management, backup, and archiving. MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Bioinformatics, Physics, Applied Math, or related discipline AND four (4) years of experience.

• Fluency in Python is required; highly experienced programmers unfamiliar with Python may also be considered.

• Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Experience developing software using “Git” version control, unit testing, documentation, and code review.

• Extensive experience with Linux or other Unix-like environments.

• Excellent spoken and written communication and documentation skills. DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s or better in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, Data Science, Genetics or Molecular Biology.

• Experience with common tools for sequence analysis.

• Knowledge of Amazon AWS Fluency with advanced Python.

• Fluency with SQL.

• Knowledge of Next Generation Sequencing principles.

• Wet bench experience with PCR or sequencing-based assays.

• Knowledge of at least one other programming language, such as Javascript, Java or Rust.

• Experience gathering and documenting user requirements. Application Process: The application process may include completion of a variety of online assessments to obtain additional information that will be used in the evaluation process. These assessments may include Work Authorization, Cover Letter and/or others. Any assessments that you need to complete will appear on your screen as soon as you select “Apply to this position”. Once you begin an assessment, it must be completed at that time; if you do not complete the assessment, you will be prompted to do so the next time you access your “My Jobs” page. If you select to take it later, it will appear on your "My Jobs" page to take when you are access ready. Please note that your application will not be reviewed, and you will not be considered for this position until all required assessments have been completed.

University of Washington is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, among other things, race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, sex, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.