Software and Web Designer
UCI Health - Irvine, CA
posted 3 days ago
About the position
The Institute for Clinical and Translational Science (ICTS) is housed under the Office of Research on the UCI Campus. The UCI ICTS is one of 62 Clinical and Translational Science Awards (CTSAs) funded by the National Institutes of Health in the US. The ICTS mission is to improve health and healthcare by catalyzing translational research across the spectrum and by advancing the science of translation. To accomplish this mission, we provide a wide range of support services to researchers across the spectrum from basic research to population health research and everything in between. Our goal is simple: to accelerate discoveries from the lab and translate them into life-altering medical care and public health interventions. The Evaluation and Tracking Unit is comprised of four full-time staff who work under the direct supervision of a faculty researcher. The Evaluation and Tracking Team collects, analyzes, and reports on continuing quality improvement data that are used to inform programmatic decisions across the ICTS and to fulfill reporting obligations.
Responsibilities
- Maintain and further develop ICTS applications and services
- Extend the existing service request and tracking portal to add new modules
- Maintain and modify legacy software that support ICTS processes for receiving and reviewing funding applications
- Develop new applications to support clinical research and future program evaluation needs
- Develop web applications and services using database-driven web programming
- Manage database and web servers
- Use various APIs to interact with related software platforms, such as REDCap
- Act as webmaster and communications manager for the ICTS
Requirements
- Intermediate knowledge of secure software development
- Advanced skills associated with software design, modification, implementation and deployment, including object-oriented programming concepts
- Demonstrated ability to understand functional needs and how systems can support those needs
- Demonstrated ability to develop conversion and system implementation plans
- Demonstrated ability to interface with management on a regular basis
- Thorough experience with common programming tools
- Demonstrated ability to follow software specifications
- Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills
- Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization
- Self-motivated and works independently and as part of a team
- Able to learn effectively and meet deadlines
- Demonstrated broad problem solving skills
- Ability to program using SQL Server, ASP.Net, Javascript, CSS, HTML
- Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training
Nice-to-haves
- Demonstrated ability to contribute technical narrative to grant proposals
- Thorough experience with identification and use of code libraries and open-source forums
- Experience with planning for deployment and creation of feedback mechanisms
- Demonstrated software repository skills
- Demonstrated testing and test planning skills
- Ability to use REDCap, REST API, Windows Server Management, AWS EC2 Management, CMS such as Cascade or Wordpress
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Sick and vacation time
- Retirement savings plans
- Access to a number of discounts and perks
