Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science or related field required.
Proficiency in Python programming language.
Strong understanding of CS fundamentals and object-oriented architecture.
Analytical problem-solving skills with the ability to summarize complex data.
Effective oral and written communication skills for team collaboration.
Preferred experience with modern frontend technologies (e.g., JavaScript frameworks).
Preferred experience with backend frameworks like Django and RESTful APIs.
Responsibilities
Research and identify software application development requirements focusing on user-facing layouts.
Design, develop, code, test, debug, and implement scalable software applications across digital health platforms.
Resolve technical problems using scientific and mathematical principles.
Coordinate and schedule development services, ensuring timely delivery and overseeing version control.
Produce and maintain accurate documentation for processes, programs, and workflows.
Benefits
Opportunity to work with a multidisciplinary team of experts in digital health.
Immediate impact on clinical care for patients with musculoskeletal conditions.
Engagement in translational research with potential for publication of novel findings.
Development of user-centered computational tools for clinicians.
Full Job Description
Job Posting Description
Position Summary: The Musculoskeletal Digital Innovation and Informatics (MDI2) Program (https://www.musculoskeletal.ai) at the Department of Orthopedic Surgery and Sports Medicine has an immediate opening for a motivated Applications Development Specialist to work with a multidisciplinary team of biomedical engineers, orthopedic surgeons, and computer and data scientists to develop, maintain, and deploy (design, test, debug, provide beta support, and implement) interactive software applications, platforms, and informatics systems in the field of digital health. This opportunity is primarily focused on translational research with immediate impact on clinical care of patients with a range of musculoskeletal conditions, through publication of novel findings and development of user-centered computational tools used by clinicians.
Key Responsibilities:
Researches and identifies the requirements of software application development programming needs, with an emphasis on user-facing layouts and interactive workflows.
Designs, develops, codes, tests, debugs and implements scalable software applications across multiple digital health platforms, focusing on delivering responsive and modern user interfaces.
Resolves problems that require the use of basic scientific, mathematical, or technical principles.
Coordinates, schedules, and ensures timely delivery of development services, overseeing version control repositories, code hosting, and cloud-based application deployment workflows.
Produces written documentation for new and existing processes, programs, code, applications, and workflow, and hosting environments. Keeps software documentation and deployment procedures accurate and up to date.
Minimum Qualifications Education:
Bachelor's Degree is required in Computer Science or a closely related field.
Experience:
Experience with Programing Languages (proficiency in Python).
CS fundamentals, object-oriented architecture utilizing design patterns, analytical problem solving, testing, and debugging skills.
Analytical skills to collect information from diverse sources, apply professional principles in performing various analyses, and summarize the information and data in order to solve problems.
Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing and actively contribute to team-based application development.
Experience in modern frontend technologies for interactive user interface development (e.g. a JavaScript framework) is preferred.
Experience in backend frameworks such as Django is preferred.
Experience in RESTful APIs is preferred.
Experience in relational database (SQL) is preferred.
Experience with cloud-based hosting and deployment solutions (e.g., distributed cloud platforms, container services, or deployment orchestration tools) is preferred.
About Boston Children's Hospital
Boston Children's Hospital is a 404-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Children's offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age. Boston Children's Hospital is home to the world's largest research enterprise based at a pediatric hospital. More than 1,100 scientists, including nine members of the National Academy of Sciences, 11 on-staff members of the Institute of Medicine and 9 members of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. The hospital is also the primary pediatric teaching affiliate of Harvard Medical School.
