Software Engineer – Data Science Products (Python, R, GCP)

Overview

Job Posting Title

US Remote/Rockville/Frederick

Emmes Group: Building a better future for us all.

Emmes Group is transforming the future of clinical research, bringing the promise of new medical discovery closer within reach for patients. Emmes Group was founded as Emmes more than 47 years ago, becoming one of the primary clinical research providers to the US government before expanding into public-private partnerships and commercial biopharma. Emmes has built industry leading capabilities in cell and gene therapy, vaccines and infectious diseases, ophthalmology, rare diseases, and neuroscience.

We believe the work we do will have a direct impact on patients’ lives and act accordingly. We strive to build a collaborative culture at the intersection of being a performance and people driven company. We’re looking for talented professionals eager to help advance clinical research as we work to embed innovation into the fabric of our company. If you share our motivations and passion in research, come join us!

Primary Purpose

This position supports "Essex, an Emmes Company". Essex is a biomedical informatics and health information technology-focused consultancy founded in 2009 and headquartered in Rockville, MD. The Essex team comprises experts with extensive experience in strategically developing and managing complex health and biomedical information programs for clients in the Federal Government, research academia, and private sectors.

This is an engineering role that works as part of the software engineering team towards the development and deployment of enterprise and informatics software systems to support cancer clinical trials and research. The role provides a strong career growth opportunity in an innovative technology environment working in one of our nation's premier research organizations.

Responsibilities

• Develop scalable, reliable, and performant enterprise-level software system and services for our clients, using an Object-Oriented programming language (R, Python) and software libraries/framework.
• Contribute to software system architecture design, assist with refining engineering best practices and processes, and count on to troubleshoot system issues.
• Write well-tested and maintainable code leveraging unit, integration, and BDD tests.
• Contribute to project documentation, including architecture diagrams, sequence diagrams, API documentation, and technical SOPs.
• Participate in SCRUM Sprint planning, standup, review, and retrospective meetings.
• Work in a collaborative cross-functional team environment to move features (JIRA tasks) across all tiers in a CI/CD Agile SCRUM environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, when necessary, to complete cross-project initiatives (e.g., common use libraries).
• Put together presentation(s) and be able to present to a technical and non-technical audience. Meet with project stakeholders to discuss technical topics.
• Be a proactive part of the software engineering team, looking to make improvements to our engineering practices.
• Assist junior staff with task-related or troubleshooting problems.
• Assist in interviewing engineering candidate(s) and provide evaluation/recommendation to the hiring manager.
• A willingness to learn and a basic understanding of Natural Language Processing (NLP).
  
  

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills (oral and written).
• Experience coding in Python, Java, Ruby, or comparable programming languages.
• Proficient with PostgresSQL database engine
• Experience building enterprise software systems that run in GCP Cloud environment using technologies such as Google Buckets, AppEngine, Cloud Functions, Pub/Sub, Postgres, and BigQuery.
• Experience developing software systems with a backing relational and/or NoSQL databases using ORM libraries such as sqlalchemy.
• Experience developing microservices with RESTful API, GraphQL, and/or grpc to exchange data via JSON, XML, and other data exchange formats.
• Experience using data frames in Python pandas or R.
• Experience using Linux VMs for development work.
• Experience integrating with Okta and additional 3rd party systems
• Experience working in an Agile development environment such as SCRUM or Kanban.
• Experience using Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions.
• Experience with container and orchestration technologies such as Docker and Kubernetes are a plus.
• 2+ years of software development experience in one or more programming languages and with data structures/algorithms.
• Possession of a Bachelor or Graduate degree in a technical field such as Computer Science from an accredited college or university (according to CHEA).
  
  

Though Not Required, But You'll Get Bonus Points If....

• 3-4 years of experience building enterprise software systems that run in a Production GCP Cloud environment.
• 3-4 years of working with a CI/CD pipeline using Git, GitHub, and GitHub Actions (or similar tools).
• Experience with Natural Language Processing (NLP) is a plus.
• Cloud development or architect certification is a plus.
• Experience with Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Microsoft Azure is a plus.
  
  

Why work at Emmes?

At Emmes, your actions and hard work will have a direct impact on public health initiatives, both globally and in our local communities with opportunities for volunteerism through our Emmes Cares community engagement program. We offer a competitive benefits package focused on the health and needs of our growing workforce, including:

• Flexible Approved Time Off
• Tuition Reimbursement
• 401k Retirement Plan
• Work From Home Anywhere in the US
• Maternal/Paternal Leave
• Casual Dress Code & Work Environment
  
  

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The Emmes Company, LLC is an equal opportunity affirmative action employer and does not discriminate in its selection and employment practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, genetic information, age, or other legally protected characteristics.