Job Overview:
The Department of Pathology is seeking a Software Engineer to develop and maintain web-based tools that support clinical molecular diagnostics, with an emphasis on interactive data visualization and graphical interfaces for pathologist review and clinical reporting.
Job Description:
The Software Engineer is responsible for developing web-based tools for new clinical laboratory testing strategies under direct supervision. The role centers on turning sequencing outputs and other assay data into intuitive, review-ready visualizations that pathologists and clinical analysts can use to interpret results, document findings, and generate clinical reports. This position works closely with pathologists, clinical analysts, bioinformaticians, and software engineers across the Departments of Pathology and Computational Biology.
- Develop and maintain internal clinical web applications using modern front-end technologies, with a focus on usability in a regulated laboratory environment (CAP/CLIA).
- Design and implement interactive visualizations of genomic data to support clinical review and sign-out using standard libraries/tools.
- Build interfaces that integrate sequencing data (BAM/CRAM, VCF) and other assay outputs into workflows for variant review, QC assessment, and clinical reporting.
- Collaborate directly with users, analysts, and other engineers to deliver web app solutions that support efficiency and accuracy within a clinical workflow.
- Troubleshoot, debug, test, and enhance existing codebases.
- Perform other duties as assigned to meet the goals and objectives of the department and institution.
- Maintains regular and predictable attendance.
Minimum Education and/or Training:
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, information science, business, or related field required.
- Master's degree preferred.
- Minimum Requirement: Bachelor's degree with one 1+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience Exception: Master's degree with no work experience.
- Experience with programming languages, databases, and software development lifecycle.
- Experience with the position-specific technical stack preferred.
- Proven performance in earlier role/comparable role.
- Experience in PHP development, or similar, with a solid understanding of MVC frameworks (e.g., Laravel, etc.).
- Experience working with genomic data formats and the libraries used to render them (e.g., parsing/streaming BAM or CRAM alignments), and visualizing VCF/variant data, coverage tracks, or copy number plots in a browser.
- Experience working with genomic data formats and the libraries used to render them (e.g. parsing/streaming BAM or CRAM alignments via htslib-based tools, IGV.js, or equivalent), and visualizing VCF/variant data, coverage tracks, or copy number plots in a browser.
- Knowledge of D3.js or similar data visualization libraries.
- Strong HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills.
- Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., git) and branching strategies (e.g., Gitflow).
- Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Alignment and enthusiasm for the mission of St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
- Familiarity with backend development and database tooling (SQL, ORMs, data modeling, PostgreSQL, MySQL, etc.)
- Knowledge of web application cloud infrastructure and deployment tools (Azure, AWS, Docker, etc.)
- Familiarity with APIs and RESTful service development and integration.
- Experience integrating genomic visualization libraries (e.g., IGV.js, JBrowse, pileup.js) into clinical or research applications.
- Understanding of web performance optimization/tuning.
Compensation
In recognition of certain U.S. state and municipal pay transparency laws, St. Jude is including a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. This is an estimate offered in good faith and a specific salary offer takes into account factors that are considered in making compensation decisions including but not limited to skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the salary range and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is $78,000 - $139,360 per year for the role of Software Engineer - Web.
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