Senior Software Engineer/Developer

About Health Research, Inc.

Health Research, Inc. (HRI) contributes to the health and well-being of the people of New York State by complementing and enabling the strategic public health goals of the New York State Department of Health (DOH), Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center (RPCCC), and other health-related entities.

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HRI provides best-in-class resource administration for stakeholders and programs related to the work and priorities of the Department of Health and its other partners. HRI does this through the provision of knowledge, expertise, funding guidance, and fiduciary oversight of sponsored program funding for public health and research programs in concert with community partnerships.

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Health Research, Inc. (HRI) offers a robust, comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees, including:

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• Health, dental and vision insurance - Several comprehensive health insurance plans to choose from;
• Flexible benefit accounts - Medical, dependent care, adoption assistance, parking and transit;
• Generous paid time off - Paid federal and state holidays, paid sick, vacation and personal leave;
• Tuition support - Assistance is available for individuals pursuing educational or training opportunities;
• Retirement Benefits - HRI is a participating employer in the New York State and Local Retirement System and offers optional enrollment in the New York State Deferred Compensation Plan. HRI provides a postretirement Health Benefits Plan for qualified retirees to use towards health insurance premiums and eligible medical expenses;
• Employee Assistance Program - Provides educational and wellness programs, training, and 24/7 confidential services to assist employees, both personally and professionally;
• And so much more!

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Responsibilities

The Senior Software Engineer/Developer will be located within the Bureau of Surveillance and Data Systems and will work directly with the Emerging Infections Program (EIP) to take the lead on enhanced informatics needs related to EIP Data Modernization grant deliverables. Specifically, the incumbent will ensure that the Communicable Disease Electronic Surveillance System (CDESS) disease supplemental forms are updated with new surveillance fields and are tested for accuracy and will assist with data quality verifications for the transmission of Health Level 7 (HL7) case notification data to CDC, focusing on the respiratory and invasive bacterial diseases as well as foodborne disease messages. This position will as also evaluate and implement alternate case notification technologies pending CDC decisions. The incumbent will also data exchange between New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) information systems and CDESS to electronically capture laboratory data in case report forms including Whole Genome Sequencing patterns and drug susceptibility results for selected enteric pathogens; sequencing results, and state immunization registry vaccine information for EIP pathogens. The incumbent will participate in regular calls with EIP and the technical assistance team and will work closely with EIP Surveillance Officers to resolve case reporting issues that are identified during audits and edit checks of EIP data.

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Minimum Qualifications

A Bachelor’s degree in Health Informatics, Computer Science, Biostatistics, Software Engineering, Computer Science or Information Technology or a closely related field and four years computer programming, database design/development, or systems analysis experience; OR an Associate’s degree in a related field and six years of such experience; OR eight years of such experience. A Master's degree in a related field may substitute for one year of experience.

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Preferred Qualifications

Master's degree in Health Informatics, Computer Science, Biostatistics or a related field and at least three years of experience in public health surveillance, data collection and management of public health program data. Experience with IT systems and/or large, population-based or other health related data sets (e.g. SPARCS, ECLRS), disease registries and working with confidential data, and database design/management and analytics. Use of programming tools such as JAVA and SQL; data analysis from a relational database; HL7; release management process and applicable software (e.g. CVS).

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Conditions of Employment

Grant funded position. Compliance with funding requirements such as time and effort reporting, grant deliverables, and contract deliverables, is required.

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Valid and unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S. is required. Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

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This position requires that the incumbent will report to the official work location and live within commuting distance to the official work location. Telecommuting will be available.

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HRI participates in the E-Verify Program.  

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HRI has a long-standing dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion in our workforce. HRI is committed to the principle of non-discrimination in all phases of its employment procedures and practices.

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Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer/Qualified Individuals with Disabilities/Qualified Protected Veterans

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