Centre universitaire de santé McGill Hiring for Junior Software Developer (Research Institute) at Montréal, QC Full Time

Job Description

RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF THE MUHC

The Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre (RI-MUHC) is a world-renowned biomedical and hospital research centre. Located in Montreal, Quebec, the Institute is the research arm of the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) affiliated with the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University. The RI-MUHC is supported in part by the Fonds de recherche du Québec – Santé (FRQS).

Position summary

The Junior Software Developer position is under the general supervision of Dr. Simon Ducharme in the MUHC Psychiatry Department, and the direct supervision of Dr. Anne Almey, the project manager for this study. Briefly, this project will develop a biobank with data from psychiatric patients. The goal is to create a large dataset with detailed clinical and biological data that can be analyzed with machine learning techniques to advance the field of precision psychiatry and improve psychiatric treatments and patient outcomes.

The incumbent would be responsible for developing a database for the Montreal General Hospital Center for Precision Psychiatry in the Longitudinal Online Research and Imaging System (LORIS). This is a modular and extensible web-based data management system designed to store, process, and disseminate all data collected in complex research projects. The goal is to establish a user-friendly LORIS database that allows for rapid data entry, easy development of datasets with subsamples of participants/variables, and secure data sharing.

In this position, the resources currently available through LORIS will be modified to meet the specific requirements of this project. This will include programming specific clinical interviews/scales to facilitate data entry and scoring and configuring the neuroimaging and genetic pipelines to accommodate the data in this study. This position will also require verification of data export from LORIS to NeuroHub to allow for secure and accurate data sharing.

General Duties

• Developing a user-friendly database for research personnel and external collaborators,
• Optimizing application for maximum speed and scalability,
• Plan, code, test, and debug forms and pipelines in the LORIS platform required for this database,
• Implement new features according to functional specifications and user requirements,
• Follow established best practices and work closely with the various development teams,
• Ensure that development documentation is up to date,
• Participate in discussions on the design of the database,
• Report regularly on activities,
• Advise and train other team members.

STANDARDS OF PERFORMANCE

• Ability to work autonomously,
• Excellent organizational skills,
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills,
• Completes work with attention to detail,
• Demonstrates initiative and ability to handle non-routine matters.

RESPONSIBILITIES

This position requires that the employee define the schedule of activities. They will be working independently to develop this database so will need to establish priorities within their work.

• Check in with the members of the LORIS development team to report on progress and issues that arrive,
• Meet with the project manager weekly to explain features of the database and progress,
• Meet with LORIS developer weekly to discuss current work and issues encountered,
• Attend LORIS and NeuroHub meetings for training and help with troubleshooting.

Website of the organization

https://rimuhc.ca/en

Education / Experience

• University degree or work experience in computer science or related field,
• Experience with Unix/Linux operating systems,
• Strong programming skills and understanding of modern languages,
• Experience with version control systems (e.g. git, svn) and team-based development methodologies,
• Background in genetics/bioinformatics or medical imaging is an asset,
• Experience with non-relational database systems is an asset (NoSQL),
• Experience computing on large datasets is an asset,
• Good documentation practices,
• Good organizational skills and ability to learn quickly,
• Familiarity with academic research environments,
• English-French bilingualism preferred, excellent spoken and written English required.

Additional information

Status: Temporary part-time position: one-year contract with the possibility of renewal

Pay Scale: $30-35 per hour, commensurate with experience, plus benefits

Work Shift: From 9 to 5, weekdays. Flexible as to the specific days and times.

Work Site: Montreal Neurological Institute

To learn more about our benefits, please visit http://rimuhc.ca/en/compensation-and-benefits

THIS IS NOT A HOSPITAL POSITION.

NOTE: The masculine gender has been used for brevity and includes the feminine gender.

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