Job Description

Date Posted: 08/15/2023
Req ID: 33442
Faculty/Division: Temerty Faculty of Medicine
Department: Dept of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)
Position Number: 00048203

Description:

About us:

Home to over 40 departments and institutes, the University of Toronto\'s Faculty of Medicine lies at the heart of the Toronto Academic Health Science Network and is a global leader in ground-breaking research and education, spanning clinical medicine, basic science and the rehabilitation sciences sectors.

Your opportunity:

The Temerty Centre for Artificial Intelligence Research and Education in Medicine (T-CAIREM) is an interdepartmental centre, situated within the Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology (LMP), and serves as a focal point for collaboration to advance AI in medicine. This role will also collaborate closely with MedIT, which provides information technology support for the Temerty Faculty of Medicine, to facilitate a shared development environment.

As a Software Engineer, you will support the deployment of Health Data Nexus, the flagship data platform provided by T-CAIREM. Health Data Nexus provides secure access to healthcare data to researchers locally and globally. Hospitals publish data on the platform, and researchers analyze this data to improve patient health. The open-source application facilitates secure access to restricted datasets for research and is built on the Django framework in Python. Key responsibilities of this role includes both front-end and back-end development to improve the user experience and add additional features. Examples include building new interfacesto manage user identity, creating views which interface with cloud computing services, and improving the data publishing workflow. The direction of development will be decided collaboratively, and this is an excellent position to grow skills around software design. The development team is small allowing ownership over significant aspects of platform development as well as rapid iteration and deployment of new features.

We are seeking candidates who are passionate about contemporary challenges in healthcare and excited by the potential for innovations in data sharing to address them. We invite candidates with a demonstrated excellence in full-stack software engineering to apply.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Developing a web platform based in Python (Django)
• Working independently and as part of a team to architect, develop, test, review, and deploy complex software applications
• Meeting with researchers to understand needs, user-stories, and requirements.
• Participating in team-based development practices such as code reviews and testing.
• Reconciling business requirements with information architecture needs for highly complex system integration
• Analyzing,troubleshooting and testing highly complex systems

Essential Qualifications:

• A Bachelor\'s degree in, Software Engineering, Computer Science and/or a related discipline or an acceptable combination of equivalent experience and education.
• Minimum five (5) years in programming and systems development and design, including requirements analysis, system modeling, and database diagramming
• Extensive experience and knowledge of Python
• Experience with Object-Relational Mapping libraries
• Experience with Django
• Proficiency using Git to manage code versioning
• Experience using Docker and Docker-compose, or similar container tooling.
• Experience working with PostgreSQL
• Experience with Google Cloud Platform or other cloud services.
• Experience with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, CirclCI, Github Actions) and monitoring tools (Sentry, Google Analytics, Matomo).
• Willingness to learn new technologies andproactively lead development.
• Advanced proficiency with MS Office Suite
• Strong proficiency using Python; proficiency using Django or other Python web frameworks
• Strong proficiency using SQL, relational databases (Postgres) and object relational mapping (ORM)
• Proficiency using HTML, CSS, and Javascript
• Proficiency using Linux
• Proficiency using Git and GitHub
• Excellent interpersonal and communication (verbal and written) skills
• Must be self-motivated, results oriented, a quick learner with a strong customer service focus and impeccable attention to detail
• Must have superior organizational and analytical/diagnostic skills
• Works effectively both independently and as part of a team

Assets (Nonessential):

• Masters degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science
• Experience using Docker
• Experience integrating with other applications usingOAuth2
• Experience developing CI/CD pipelines
• Experiencing deploying Python web applications
• Experience managing healthcare data

To be successful in this role you will be:

• Communicator
• Diligent
• Insightful
• Problem solver
• Self-directed
• Team player

This role is currently eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, pursuant to University policies and guidelines, including but not limited to the .

Closing Date: 09/05/2023, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: USW
Appointment Type: Budget - Continuing
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:
USW Pay Band 16 -- $91,328 with an annual step progression to a maximum of $116,794. Pay scale and job class assignment is subject to determination pursuant to the Job Evaluation/Pay Equity Maintenance Protocol.
Job Category: Information Technology (IT)
Recruiter: Dinuka Perera

Lived Experience Statement
Candidates who are members of Indigenous, Black, racialized and 2SLGBTQ+ communities, persons with disabilities, and other equity deserving groups are encouraged to apply, and their lived experience shall be taken into consideration as applicable to the posted position.

All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Diversity Statement

The University of Toronto embraces Diversity and is building a culture of belonging that increases our capacity to effectively address and serve the interests of our global community. We strongly encourage applications from Indigenous Peoples, Black and racialized persons, women, persons with disabilities, and people of diverse sexual and gender identities. We value applicants who have demonstrated a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion and recognize that diverse perspectives, experiences, and expertise are essential to strengthening our academic mission.

As part of your application, you will be asked to complete a brief Diversity Survey. This survey is voluntary. Any information directly related to you is confidential and cannot be accessed by search committees or human resources staff. Results will be aggregated for institutional planning purposes. For more information, please see .

Accessibility Statement

The University strives to be an equitable and inclusive community, and proactively seeks to increase diversity among its community members. Our values regarding equity and diversity are linked with our unwavering commitment to excellence in the pursuit of our academic mission.

The University is committed to the principles of the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we strive to make our recruitment, assessment and selection processes as accessible as possible and provide accommodations as required for applicants with disabilities.

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