Global Substance Registration System Technician @ Axle

AI & Machine Learning (2)
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(ID: 2025-0893)

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Axle is seeking a Global Substance Registration System Tech to join our vibrant team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supporting the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) located in Rockville, MD.

Benefits We Offer:

100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
401K match up to 5%
Educational Benefits for Career Growth
Employee Referral Bonus
Flexible Spending Accounts:
- Healthcare (FSA)
- Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
- Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
- Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Overall Position Summary and Objectives

GSRS is a research data tool required by several federal statutes, (ex. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act). The incumbent will deliver programming code and design and implementation to build and maintain gsrs.ncats.nih.gov, and other web-based applications for internal NCATS software development projects as well as Informatics external applications via GitHub, maven and NCATS development environments. Deliverables will also include building and maintaining data models and back-end infrastructure (e.g., H2, Oracle, Postgres, MariaDB) and building web-based applications, content, and website content. They will interface with external/international collaborators, and work through processes for each unique environment and their guidelines.

Deliverables:

Run Validation - Ad-Hoc
Meet with lab members to present updates - Ad-Hoc

Work Details:

Develop or utilize new or existing technology to develop dynamic web applications or software tools for bioinformatics application. - 1
Serve as the application lead for applications. - 2
Collaborate with staff to develop database application and tools for supporting bioinformatics and scientific computing research projects. - 3
Provide technical experience reviewing, analyzing, and modifying existing programming systems. - 4
Provides technical experience needed to assist in reviewing, updating, analyzing and modifying existing programming systems.
Use advanced knowledge in machine learning, statistics, text mining, natural language processing, computational semantics, computer vision, and data science to develop creative solutions to complex real-world problems.
Evaluate new analytic methods and software and adapt them if necessary.
Work with staff to develop, test and refine novel programming methods, toolkits, and algorithms.
Design and implement computer solutions to novel experimental paradigms.
Encodes, tests, debugs and installs new programs using various programming languages.
Analyze and write statistical computer code.
Develop new technologies and core labs support for detailed and consistent data analysis/manipulation and programming support for custom built scientific applications.
Develops and schedules data backups, security patches or upgrades, etc.
Serve as the lead in the technology areas, including roadmaps, schedules, status reports, plans and recommendations.
Test and install the software updates.
Documents all assignments and creates various reports as needed.
Prepare roadmaps, schedules, status reports, plans and recommendations.
Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to detail all steps and activities carried out for all aspects of the program data management.
Writes and maintains program documentation.
Prepare roadmaps, schedules, status reports, plans and recommendations.
Maintain and follow SOPs, configuration management, upgrades and availability.
Documents programming problems and resolutions for future reference.
Manage and troubleshoot deployments and image builds.
Develop new code and refine/troubleshoot existing code.
Troubleshoot scripts and programs to ensure successful use of said scripts and programs.
Provides assistance with planning, building and maintaining applications to meet an end user's needs.
Perform system design including creation of documents, object diagrams and prototypes.
Plan, build and maintain applications to meet end users need.
Work with investigators to design the prototypes and implement the systems to support various in-house research projects.
Troubleshoots any issues or problems and implements appropriate corrective actions.
Develop new code and refine/troubleshoot existing code.
Troubleshoot scripts and programs to ensure successful use of said scripts and programs.
Provides guidance and problem resolution for users.
Develop and implement new or major revisions to applications, databases, or software tools.
Evaluates impact of programming modifications.
Refines data and formats final product.
Design and develop bioinformatics databases to better support and advanced biomedical research.

1, 2, 3, 4, 5 represents priority rankings, where 1 is highest priority and 5 is lowest priority of those ranked

Minimum Education:

Bachelor

Additional Qualifications:

Certifications & Licenses

M.Sc. in Computer Science (or a related discipline) or ten (10) years of specialized experience (JAVA8+) plus a bachelor’s degree in computer science or relevant applied discipline

Field of Study

Computer Science

Software

Java8+
SpringBoot, and microservices architecture
GraphQL and Neo4j/Cypher query language
ElasticSearc
Solr, Lucene
API development tools, e.g., Strapi/Swagger/OpenAPI
Git, SVN, or other version control system
Microsoft Office Suite

Skills

Experience working with a team of software developers through agile sprints and tracking work via tools such as JIRA, Github projects
Experience with full-stack software development including core software development languages (JAVA8+), database technologies (Oracle, MySQL, PostgreSQL), web application development (HTML/CSS/ Javascript), modern virtualization approaches (AWS/Docker), varied applic architectural style (monolith, microservices, event-driven (pub-sub)) and web application frameworks (Angular, Typescript, Nodejs)
Research and software development experience applying systems engineering, agile software development best practices and data-centric principles to design, develop and deploy software applications and services

Disclaimer: The above description is meant to illustrate the general nature of work and level of effort being performed by individuals assigned to this position or job description. This is not restricted as a complete list of all skills, responsibilities, duties, and/or assignments required. Individuals may be required to perform duties outside of their position, job description or responsibilities as needed.

The diversity of Axle’s employees is a tremendous asset. We are firmly committed to providing equal opportunity in all aspects of employment and will not tolerate any illegal discrimination or harassment based on age, race, gender, religion, national origin, disability, marital status, covered veteran status, sexual orientation, status with respect to public assistance, and other characteristics protected under state, federal, or local law and to deter those who aid, abet, or induce discrimination or coerce others to discriminate.

Accessibility: If you need an accommodation as part of the employment process please contact: [email protected]

This role has a market-competitive salary with an anticipated base compensation range listed below. Actual salaries will vary depending on a candidate’s experience, qualifications, skills, and location.

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Salary Range

$120,000—$125,000 USD

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