Computer Systems Analyst

Responsibilities

• Analyze problems and propose solutions to enhance web-based data collection activities.
• Provide expert recommendations on the application of Perl CGI to study investigators.
• Recommend optimal use of electronic media for record keeping and data management to physicians and technologists.
• Create medical image analysis evaluation portals for doctors.
• Automate image transfer, storage, and conversion using DICOM from multiple servers and medical imaging equipment (Hologic, Toshiba, GE).
• Manage medical image data automation, storage, and accessibility.
• Assign, review, and mentor computer support technicians in collecting and removing medical image data; troubleshoot web application, server, and network issues.
• Advise clinical technicians on application use, improve data collection techniques, and ensure data integrity through communication and auditing.
• Update Quest Diagnostics laboratory panels and ensure successful lab data transfer, storage, and retrieval.
• Coordinate account information for all staff.
• Participate in weekly and monthly meetings on study status, participant retention, and technical issues.
• Write reports and documentation related to programming tasks.
• Ensure programs are clearly written, well-documented, and maintainable using source code configuration and version management.
• Coordinate the full lifecycle of web-based applications.
• Recommend, implement, and maintain best practices for programming online data collection and review in epidemiologic field studies.
• Serve as an authoritative source for effective web design that maximizes accurate data collection and review, including optimal user interaction, look, and feel.
• Independently design and implement novel web-based data collection systems and programs for real-time medical examination data using appropriate programming languages.
• Create novel participant and personnel management systems for tracking and scheduling.
• Create systems for generating participant reports based on collected data.
• Design, implement, and maintain databases corresponding to web-based programs, including mechanisms for transfers and backups from real-time medical instruments (EKG, DXA).
• Design, implement, test, and deploy software that minimizes data entry and maximizes instrument interfaces while ensuring functionality, reliability, security, and performance.
• Assign, review, and mentor other programmers in developing applications for clinical research and medical image data.
• Perform database administration, management, and programming across multiple web servers, including MySQL master-master replication.
• Perform system administration of web-server systems to prevent data entry failures.
• Export data from relational databases to statistical programs (e.g., SAS).
• Provide technical support for analyses, processing, and user support of computer systems using statistical procedures.
• Provide project management guidance.
• Identify unmet needs, introduce new technologies, and gather user feedback.
• Interface with staff to gather requirements, develop project plans, and execute them.
• Design, develop, document, analyze, create, test, and modify computer systems, programs, and integrations.
• Set up and use various computer systems and software packages.
• Implement improvements to speed development of applications, databases, or tools.
• Determine needs and provide IT support for computerized systems; compile and manage data with quality control.
• Develop custom computer applications for data collection and analysis, including interfaces with hardware.
• Maintain problem tracking and resolution databases.
• Manage data formatting for input and output.
• Perform quality assurance, quality control, and troubleshoot image analysis issues.
• Drive collection and refinement of data.
• Produce reports, graphs, and figures.
• Write policies, procedures, and standards; provide training on hardware and software.
• Interface with statistical programming teams for standards, validation, and change control.
• Train and educate users on systems, tools, and reports.
• Provide computing support including troubleshooting and procuring systems.
• Consult with users to adapt tools to research needs.
• Develop new programs and systems as needed.
• Create system documentation, templates, training materials, and presentations.
• Develop and test web applications.
• Develop efficient software using modern programming languages, libraries, machine learning, cross-platform approaches, and high-performance computing.
• Develop scripts to automate data processing pipelines.

Requirements

• Expertise in Perl CGI, web-based data collection systems, DICOM, MySQL (including master-master replication), and statistical tools like SAS.
• Experience with medical imaging equipment (Hologic, Toshiba, GE), database administration, system administration of web servers, and full lifecycle management of web applications.
• Ability to independently design, implement, test, and deploy novel systems for real-time data collection, participant management, reporting, and hardware integration.
• Strong skills in programming best practices, documentation, version control, mentoring, project management, user training, and quality assurance.
• Knowledge of epidemiologic field studies, clinical research data, and providing technical support for biomedical informatics.

Nice-to-Haves

• Familiarity with machine learning, high-performance computing, and modern cross-platform programming approaches.
• Experience in biomedical research settings, particularly at NIH or similar.