Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is hiring a Senior Software Engineer to support the Center for Hearing Health Access and its community-engaged research on technology-enabled hearing care. The role develops and maintains software, manages research data, supports data quality and reporting, and integrates data sources and systems with community partners.

Responsibilities

• Create and build new technical solutions to assist in research and solve healthcare problems
• Deploy both existing and new software solutions to secure environments
• Maintain uptime and reliability of deployed software
• Collaborate with team members and partner sites to discuss any data problems that may arise and develop potential solutions
• Work with the Associate Director of the Center on integration of data from multiple sources at partner sites
• Ensure the security and integrity of user and research data
• Understand regulatory requirements for projects (HIPAA, COPPA, FERPA)
• Complete and track all regulatory documents related to data management
• Train team members on data safety practices and policies and ensure that processes are operationalized
• Design, implement, and manage the processes and procedures for quality assurance of research related activities across projects
• Develop and maintain project databases for data storage and analysis, as well as develop survey collection tools, including:
• Selection of specific software (e.g., REDCap, Qualtrics, ODK) for specific data needs
• Support the research team in development of data collection instruments, including converting these to an electronic format
• Assist team members with implementing and coordinating systems to monitor the collection, storing, cleaning, analysis, and dissemination of data for qualitative study component
• Perform other duties as assigned

Skills

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or equivalent PLUS five (5) years of experience as a senior software developer, systems administrator, or equivalent
• Experience in developing full stack software projects from concept through deployment
• Built/maintained a web-based application back by a relational database
• Strong front-end web programming and design skills
• Experience handling sensitive or regulated data
• Experience integrating with external systems
• Ability to deploy and troubleshoot applications in a cloud environment
• Experience with system administration and software deployment
• Demonstrable initiative and flexibility
• Able to work independently and effectively in groups
• Clear written and verbal communication with non-technical users, including writing plain-language user-facing content
• Patience and professionalism providing direct technical support to participants and staff, remotely and across time zones
• Persons must have proof of legal authority to work in the United States on the first day of employment
• Experience with cloud-based continuous deployment systems
• Experience with Ruby on Rails
• Experience with OCR or development pipelines
• Experience with REDCap and statistical software packages, such as SAS, STATA, or R
• Experience in developing mobile apps
• Experience with school or healthcare information integration

Benefits

• For benefits-eligible positions only: Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for qualifying staff and family
• Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
• Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
• Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS for retirement
• Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
• Career Training and Educational Opportunities
• Merchant Discounts
• Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy

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