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SENIOR SOFTWARE ENGINEER, INFECTIOUS DISEASE SURVEILLANCE
University of Washington
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| 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. All of which has allowed the UW to be nationally recognized as a “Great College to Work For” for six consecutive years. The Brotman Baty Institute for Precision Medicine (BBI) is a recently launched joint venture between the University of Washington, the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Seattle Children’s Hospital, made possible by a $50 million gift from the Brotman and Baty Families. The BBI offers a dynamic work environment with cutting-edge science and computational resources. The BBI developer team is a small, newly formed group committed to embracing best practices and using a breadth of technologies to support the BBI’s mission to deliver impactful results to research and public health. POSITION PURPOSE: Positions for up to three Software Developer(s) are available immediately at the BBI to work on an open-source research platform enabling a large-scale study of respiratory illness in Seattle. The developer team leverages cloud technologies across AWS and Azure and writes most code in Python, with PostgreSQL as the primary datastore. POSITION COMPLEXITIES: The Seattle Flu Study, already in its third year, has produced high-resolution analyses of the spread of influenza and other respiratory illnesses in Seattle. In year one of the study, the SFS sampled and sequenced thousands of influenza and other respiratory pathogens in near-real time, and, from these viral genome sequences, uncovered influenza transmission dynamics. In year two of the study, the team identified the first instance of community spread of COVID-19 in the United States, and transitioned to help support public health surveillance through the Seattle Coronavirus Assessment Network, in partnership with Seattle Public Health King County. In year three, the SFS is adding projects to support organizations returning to school and work. DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Develop and maintain the information and analysis systems underlying the SFS’s research aims, with potential expansion to new studies around the world in the future. The existing software platform used in the study ingests subject and sample metadata, lab assay results, and raw and processed genome data. It also provides access to this curated data for downstream analysis. The platform is open-source, adaptable, and designed with future infectious disease outbreak surveillance in mind, regardless of the targeted pathogen. (75%) Collaborate with a diverse interdisciplinary team across faculty, staff, outside project collaborators based in different home institutions to define informatics needs for the study and communicate updates. (25%) Within those two major aims, more specific job duties include: MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS DESIRED REQUIREMENTS The Brotman Baty Institute is committed to improving diversity in the computational sciences. Applicants of diverse backgrounds are particularly encouraged to apply. If you think you might be a great fit for this position but are concerned about meeting all requirements, we'd like to hear from you anyway. Application Process: The application process for UW positions 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 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. | |||
Internal Number: 187244
About University of Washington
Founded in 1861, the University of Washington is one of the oldest public institutions in the west coast and one of the preeminent research universities in the world. The University of Washington is a multi-campus university comprised of three different campuses: Seattle, Tacoma, and Bothell. The Seattle campus is made up of sixteen schools and colleges that serve students ranging from an undergraduate level to a doctoral level. The university is home to world-class libraries, arts, music, drama, and sports, as well as the highest quality medical care in Washington State and a world-class academic medical center. The teaching and research of the University’s many professional schools provide undergraduate and graduate students the education necessary toward achieving an excellence that will serve the state, the region, and the nation. As part of a large and diverse community, the University of Washington serves more students than any other institution in the Northwest.
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