Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Senior Software Engineer - IGM

Nationwide Children’s Hospital$100K — $130K *
Healthcare
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or relevant field or equivalent experience, required.
  • Master's Degree or PhD, preferred.
  • 5 years of development experience, required.
  • Expertise in backend application development and RESTful API design required.
  • Deep knowledge of programming languages and database design.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and maintenance of complex health informatics applications.
  • Gather requirements and communicate project plans and updates to stakeholders.
  • Oversee systems documentation and audit current processes.
  • Identify and recommend emerging technologies for operational enhancements.
  • Design and implement system improvements for data generation and analysis.
  • Create usability testing and validation processes and troubleshoot system issues.
  • Mentor less experienced programmers through coaching and design review.

Benefits

  • Opportunities for professional development and advanced education.
  • Dynamic work environment with interdisciplinary collaboration.
  • Emphasis on secure coding practices and regulatory compliance.
  • Access to innovative technologies and methodologies.
  • Supportive team culture fostering learning and mentorship.
Full Job Description
Leads the design, development, testing, and maintenance of applications and pipelines supporting informatics and genomics analyses within an interdisciplinary team of developers, scientists, and clinical and research stakeholders. Serves as a technical owner accountable for architecture quality, operability, and continuous improvement. Essential Functions: • Leads the development and maintenance of complex health informatics applications designed for high availability, as well as data processing and transformation pipelines. • Gathers requirements, presents plans, and reports on progress and results to key stakeholders. • Oversees the documentation of systems and processes for future reference and training purposes. Audits current computational systems and processes. • Identifies and recommends emerging technologies to assess their potential to enhance operational/application capabilities. • Designs and implements system and architecture enhancements to improve performance and reliability of data generation, analysis, and interpretation. • Designs usability testing and validation processes and develops procedures for technical support and troubleshooting of system issues. • Mentors and supports less experienced programmers through design review, pair programming, and formal coaching. Collaborates effectively with research and clinical leadership, faculty, and staff. • Champions secure coding practices, data privacy, and regulatory compliance. Education Requirement: • Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or relevant field, or equivalent experience, required. • Master's Degree or PhD, preferred. Skills: • Demonstrated expertise in backend application development and RESTful API design, with deep experience in modern API frameworks and strong proficiency in asynchronous processing and data orchestration patterns. • Expert knowledge of front-end and/or back-end programming languages, as well as technical troubleshooting approaches. • Deep knowledge of database design, development, and maintenance. • Demonstrated ability to model and ensure software development best practices, including version control, code review, testing, and documentation. • Ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision and to identify, collect, and analyze data. • Ability to lead effective mentoring relationships utilizing appropriate coaching and development methods. • Exceptional interpersonal, presentation, and communication skills, with the ability to interact effectively with research and clinical leadership, faculty, and staff. Experience: • 5 years of experience in development, required. • 4 years of experience in full stack development, preferred. • Experience with cloud computing environments, including containerization technologies, preferred. • Experience producing applications or pipelines aligned with defined product requirements, preferred. • Experience leading cross-functional technical initiatives, including decomposing roadmaps into milestones and measurable outcomes, preferred. Physical Requirements: OCCASIONALLY: Bend/twist, Climb stairs/ladder, Flexing/extending of neck, Lifting / Carrying: 0-10 lbs, Pushing / Pulling: 0-25 lbs, Reaching above shoulder, Squat/kneel, Standing, Walking FREQUENTLY: (none specified) CONTINUOUSLY: Audible speech, Color vision, Computer skills, Decision Making, Depth perception, Hand use: grasping, gripping, turning, Hearing acuity, Interpreting Data, Peripheral vision, Problem solving, Repetitive hand/arm use, Seeing – Far/near, Sitting

About Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Nationwide Children?s Hospital is a pediatric hospital located in Columbus, Ohio. It is one of the largest and most comprehensive pediatric hospitals and research institutes in the United States. The hospital provides care to children from all 50 states and more than 50 countries. Nationwide Children?s Hospital is also a teaching hospital, affiliated with The Ohio State University College of Medicine. The hospital has more than 1,200 medical staff members and over 13,000 employees. Nationwide Children?s Hospital is committed to providing the highest quality care to children and advancing pediatric research.
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