How to Apply
A cover letter is required for consideration for this position and should be attached as the first page of your resume. The cover letter should address your specific interest in the position and outline skills and experience that directly relate to this position.
Job Summary
The Division of Diagnostic Genetics and Genomics (DGG) in the Department of Pathology at Michigan Medicine is seeking a talented Applications Programmer Analyst Lead (Software Engineer Lead) to join our growing informatics team. As a DGG team member, you will have the opportunity to work side-by-side with experts in cancer genomics and clinical informatics to design, build, validate, and deploy production-grade clinical software applications. As DGG scales its clinical testing operation, you will help level up our software development practices by enhancing CI/CD protocols and developing scalable solutions to unique and systemic problems. You will help us build and scale critical infrastructure (e.g., clinical review applications, sample-tracking workflows) to support myriad data-rich molecular profiling workflows, and contribute to a culture of collaboration and excellence through your engagement with DGG teammates.
Mission Statement
Michigan Medicine improves the health of patients, populations and communities through excellence in education, patient care, community service, research and technology development, and through leadership activities in Michigan, nationally and internationally. Our mission is guided by our Strategic Principles and has three critical components; patient care, education and research that together enhance our contribution to society.
Why Join Michigan Medicine?
Michigan Medicine is one of the largest health care complexes in the world and has been the site of many groundbreaking medical and technological advancements since the opening of the U-M Medical School in 1850. Michigan Medicine is comprised of over 30,000 employees and our vision is to attract, inspire, and develop outstanding people in medicine, sciences, and healthcare to become one of the world’s most distinguished academic health systems. In some way, great or small, every person here helps to advance this world-class institution. Work at Michigan Medicine and become a victor for the greater good.
What Benefits can you Look Forward to?
- Excellent medical, dental and vision coverage effective on your very first day
- 2:1 Match on retirement savings
Responsibilities*
BASIC FUNCTION AND RESPONSIBILITY
- Software Development & Integration: Design, develop, and implement advanced software tools to optimize system integration and efficiency.
- Technical Expertise & Support: Provide expert consultation, troubleshoot issues, and refine software workflows for maximum performance.
- Quality Assurance & Compliance: Monitor test performance, ensure regulatory compliance (CLIA, CAP), and drive quality control initiatives.
- Leadership & Management: Mentor team members, oversee training, competency assessments, and contribute to staff engagement.
- Operational Oversight: Assist in hiring, onboarding, performance evaluations, and strategic improvements for departmental efficiency.
- Strategic Planning: Collaborate with leadership to enhance operations, assess new technologies, and recommend future changes.
- Technical Resource: Act as a key liaison for internal teams, clients, and external stakeholders regarding software and operational needs.
- Additional Responsibilities: Support departmental initiatives and perform other duties as needed.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED
- Supervision is received from the divisions? laboratory, informatics, and operations directors.
- Functional supervision may be received from team manager or a lead analyst.
SUPERVISION EXERCISED
- Administrative and functional supervision is exercised over Applications Programmer Analyst Associates, and Intermediates.
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Requires frequent standing, walking, sitting for long periods of time.
- Potential for hybrid and/or fully remote options
Required Qualifications*
In order to be considered for this position the applicant must have met or will have met all the required qualifications prior to the start date of employment.
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, bioinformatics, computer science, or related discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience).
- 7 to 10 years of increasingly complex business programming experience in a business environment is required.
- A strong work ethic, a desire to learn, and a positive attitude.
- Proficiency with at least one scripting language (preferably Python)
- Experience using software version control tools (e.g., gitlab, github, bitbucket) to manage development and production code.
- Experience working with container orchestration tools (e.g., Docker).
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
Desired Qualifications*
- Experience with implementing CI/CD frameworks (e.g., CircleCI, Jenkins).
- Experience with Designing, building, and/or scaling SQLServer, MySQL, or Postgres databases.
- Experience with designing and implementing production-grade RESTful APIs.
- Familiarity with building and deploying software applications in HIPAA-compliant compute environment.
- Dedicated front-end or back-end software development expertise.
- Experience leveraging cloud compute resources (e.g. AWS, GCP) to support data processing pipelines and/or web applications.
- Familiarity with next generation sequencing workflow management frameworks (e.g., Nextflow, Snakemake).
- Experience building high-quality data visualization approaches for data-rich web applications.
Work Schedule
This full time, 40 hour position will be M-F, and is exempt which may require additional hours on weekends and off shifts to complete projects or work assignments that may include deadlines. It may also include on-call.
Modes of Work
Positions that are eligible for hybrid or mobile/remote work mode are at the discretion of the hiring department. Work agreements are reviewed annually at a minimum and are subject to change at any time, and for any reason, throughout the course of employment. Learn more about the work modes.
Background Screening
Michigan Medicine conducts background screening and pre-employment drug testing on job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent job offer and may use a third party administrator to conduct background screenings. Background screenings are performed in compliance with the Fair Credit Report Act. Pre-employment drug testing applies to all selected candidates, including new or additional faculty and staff appointments, as well as transfers from other U-M campuses.
Application Deadline
Job openings are posted for a minimum of seven calendar days. The review and selection process may begin as early as the eighth day after posting. This opening may be removed from posting boards and filled anytime after the minimum posting period has ended.
U-M EEO/AA Statement
The University of Michigan is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.