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RESEARCH ENGINEER

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Posted:
March 11, 2021
Location:
Seattle, Washington
Salary:
Open
Type:
Full Time

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.

The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) is an independent research center at the University of Washington. Its mission is to deliver to the world timely, relevant, and scientifically valid evidence to improve health policy and practice. IHME carries out its mission through a range of projects within different research areas including the Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors; Future Health Scenarios; Cost Effectiveness and Efficiency; Resource Tracking; and Impact Evaluations. Our vision is to provide policymakers, donors, and researchers with the highest-quality quantitative evidence base so all people live long lives in full health.

IHME is committed to providing the evidence base necessary to help solve the world’s most important health problems. This requires creativity and innovation, which is cultivated by an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment that respects and appreciates differences, embraces collaboration, and invites the voices of all IHME team members.

IHME has an outstanding opportunity for a full-time Research Engineer to join the Central Computation team. We are looking for a motivated individual to join a team of engineers in building a modern, reproducible, data-driven research infrastructure and supporting analytical software tools that can easily be utilized by other staff with less coding experience. The ideal incumbent will be comfortable developing, implementing, and supporting analytical software tools that can easily be utilized by other staff with less coding experience. The position requires problem-solving and consulting with users to resolve tool-specific bugs, diagnose code problems, and devise solutions for new requirements.

Responsibilities:

Software Development & Support

  • Create and implement software solutions to turn experimental research methods into high-performance, production-ready code.
  • Redesign and refactor existing code to improve efficiency, operability, and performance while maintaining high-quality and reproducible results.
  • Optimize code efficiency and parallelize across a massive computing cluster to enable researchers to quickly produce results.
  • Actively participate in code review with fellow staff.

    Planning

  • Work with researchers, supervisors, and colleagues to develop plans for software to better support research needs.
  • Determine appropriate tools to use, including languages, frameworks, data structures, etc.
  • Help to develop and follow a system of APIs to enable greater efficiency.
  • Assess databases that house the relevant data and determine how best to use them.
  • Provide input to timelines to deliver both iterative milestones and completed products.
  • Continually seek new knowledge and collaborate with researchers and faculty to gain a better understanding of analytical components and research methodology.

    General

  • Become familiar with the different components of the analytic process and their purpose.
  • Communicate clearly and effectively while contributing as a productive member of the team and the Institute as a whole. Work closely with other team members at varying levels to help them with relevant tasks, teach them new skills, and help resolve emerging problems on different projects.
  • Attend relevant meetings, adhere to deadlines, and participate as a vital member to collectively advance team-level objectives.
  • Participate in the overall community of the Institute, carrying out duties as required as team members with other Institute members. 

    As a UW employee, you will enjoy generous benefits and work/life programs. For a complete description of our benefits for this position, please visit our website, click here.

    REQUIREMENTS

  • Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, mathematics, engineering, statistics, or related field plus two years’ related experience or equivalent combination of education and experience.

    Additional Requirements:
  • Demonstrated expertise in developing code in Python, Java, R, and/or other coding language. [Python most preferred including pandas, NumPy, and xarray] (most preferred could vary by team).
  • Experience deploying software to Linux servers.
  • Strong sense of focus and attention to detail.
  • Ability to plan and organize technical projects.
  • Works well with others to solve problems, define priorities, and achieve common goals.
  • Demonstrated organizational skills, self-motivation, flexibility, strong communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, energetic, highly creative, entrepreneurial environment.


    Equivalent education/experience will substitute for all minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license/certification/registration.

    DESIRED

  • Experience with application containerization using tools such as Docker, Kubernetes, and Rancher.
  • Good applied statistics skills, such as distributions, statistical testing and regression.
  • Statistics and/or public health interest
  • Experience with relational databases e.g., MySQL, PostgreSQL
  • Automation experience and/or a desire to automate all the things.
  • An interest in open source software development.

    CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT


  • This position is open to anyone authorized to work in the U.S. The UW is not able to sponsor visas for staff positions.
  • This position is eligible to work fully remote in the US; work schedule required to overlap 50% of IHME office hours between 8am and 6pm Pacific Time.
  • Evening and weekend work may be required to meet grant deliverables, CSU contract deliverables, and publication deadlines.
  • Committed to attracting and retaining a diverse staff, the University of Washington will honor your experiences, perspectives and unique identity. Together, our community strives to create and maintain working and learning environments that are inclusive, equitable and welcoming.

    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 Workforce 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.
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    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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