Software Development Engineer II, Scientific Visualization

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington.

With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world’s deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality.

At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. These values are grounded in and expressed through the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems. Fred Hutch is in pursuit of becoming an anti-racist organization. We are committed to ensuring that all candidates hired share our commitment to diversity, anti-racism and inclusion.

 

The Software Development Engineer II designs and develops software applications for new products or product enhancements where no optimal software solutions exist.  Develops code to meet requirements and specifications of application.  Performs testing, troubleshooting, and debugging of application throughout the development process. 

 

The Office of Translational Research (OTR) creates environments which enable researchers and clinicians to accelerate scientific discovery and translate it into cures and research advances which significantly improve patient outcomes and quality of life. We do this by focusing on three key areas:   

1. Building seamless infrastructure to optimize and speed translational research   
2. Strengthening tumor-specific translational research programs, and    
3. Strengthening partnerships between translational research institutions.   

This role supports tool improvement and user experience research for Oncoscape (our internally developed, web-based software application), a data visualization tool for analyzing molecular and clinical data. This position will carry out work to expand the applicability of the current, Angular-based Oncoscape tool through user experience design improvements and componentization into a new React solution. This role will work on componentizing key features, enabling components to live in various environments, and utilizing the tool’s functionality in other applications.   

  

You will be working alongside researchers, software engineers, and data scientists to develop innovative web and cloud solutions to problems in cancer research and translation of research into clinical practice.  

• Develop code to meet requirements and specifications of the application 
• Help plan and extend Oncoscape web tool with product enhancements  
• Help in breaking Oncoscape (a monolithic tool) into reusable components for handling and visualizing data related to patients and subjects in biomedical data sets, including: 
  • Design and implementation of components, including rewrite of existing code, as needed 
  • Design and implementation of component APIs, including test cases and documentation 
  • Composing of components into complete web sites 
• Perform testing, troubleshooting, and debugging of application throughout the development process 
• Follow software development best practices to design and develop software features to meet end user specifications 
• Lead development of small to mid-sized projects 
• Participate in code and design reviews 
• Estimate software development tasks and participate in creating development and implementation schedules for features and applications 
• Test & debug new and modified software 
• Provide tier 3 support of software, troubleshoot user problems 
• Create and maintain technical documentation 
• Collaborate with and provide documentation for end users 
• Ensure the tool is visually appealing, intuitive, and user-friendly 
• Design and create new types of graphs for scientific data visualization 
• Perform other responsibilities as required 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science or other analytic field; sufficient experience may substitute. 
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in UX design and implementation. 
• Experience developing data driven applications and architecture. 
• Minimum of 3 years of experience with modern programming languages such as TypeScript, Python, etc., and modern constructs such as promises.  
• Experience with general-purpose web site development (HTML, CSS, build and deployment), and React. 
• Experience with version control systems such as git / GitHub.  
• Experience in scientific data visualization or related fields. 
• Experience with graphing libraries such as D3, Plotly, Vega, Highcharts, etc. 
• Experience in defining and implementing APIs. 
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills. 
• Ability to work independently and within a team. 
• Interest in cancer biology. 
• Enthusiastic about speeding research. 
• Demonstrated relationship building skills. 

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS: 

• Experience with React (hooks, functional components, context, etc.) development. 
• Experience with Angular, for looking at our legacy code, is appreciated.
• Experience with WebGL or other browser-based 3D graphics system. 
• Ability to take initiative and use sound and independent judgment in carrying out responsibilities and managing shifting priorities.  
• Knowledge of clinical and research concepts or terminology. 
• Experience in Python and/or R. 
• Experience with AWS Services (such as S3, Batch, Lambda).
• Start up or small team experience preferred.
• Go getter attitude, team focused.  

A statement describing your commitment and contributions toward greater diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in your career or that will be made through your work at Fred Hutch is requested of all finalists.

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The annual base salary range for this position is from $93,101 to $139,630, and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.  

 

This role will have the opportunity to work partially at our campus and remotely.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks), and partially paid sabbatical leave (up to 6 months). 

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We are committed to cultivating a workplace in which diverse perspectives and experiences are welcomed and respected. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We are an Affirmative Action employer. We encourage individuals with diverse backgrounds to apply and desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources at hrops@fredhutch.org or by calling 206-667-4700.