Software Developer (Python)

Overview

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Software Developer (Python) to support the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI). This opportunity is full time at the NCBI in Bethesda, MD.

The National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) is part of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). NCBI is the world’s premier biomedical center hosting over six million daily users that seek research, clinical, genetic, and other information that directly impacts biomedical research and public health – at NCBI you can literally help to accelerate cures for diseases! NCBI’s wide range of applications, platforms (node, python, Django, C++, you name it) and environments (big data [petabytes], machine learning, multiple clouds) serve more users than almost any other US Government Agency according to

We attract the best people in the business with our competitive benefits package that includes medical, dental and vision coverage, 401k plan with employer contribution, paid holidays, vacation, and tuition reimbursement. If you enjoy being a part of a high performing, professional service and technology focused organization, please apply today!

Job Description

The Jr Software Developer will work on implementation the indexing recommendations of the MEDLINE 2022 Steering Committee for PubMed – free resource supporting the search and retrieval of biomedical and life sciences literature with the aim of improving health – both globally and personally. Position focused on running and improving the NLM Medical Text Indexer (MTI) pipeline which maps citation text to concepts in Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) to facilitate the retrieval of biomedical information in PubMed.

Required Skills

2+ years of relevant Computer Programming experience in a Linux environment

Proficiency in the "C" programming language

Fluency in at least one of the following scripting languages: bash, sh, csh, or tsh

Experience with open source projects and source version control software

Desired Skills

Experience working with genetic and biological data

Experience with Java and/or Python programming languages

Experience with RDBMS such as MySQL or Berkeley DB

Experience with PubMed Eutils interface

Experience with MeSH Vocabulary

Experience with CI/CD pipelines, unit tests, integration and regression testing, source version control (Git, GitHub, Subversion)

Experience working within a Cloud environment

Job Responsibilities

Be able to work autonomously

Responsible for updating, maintaining, and fixing the NLM Medical Text Indexer (MTI) software and related databases.

Work with a diverse group of scientists, bioinformaticians and other developers across the center to implement efficient bioinformatics algorithms and to further advance the usefulness of Automatic Indexing.

Learn new technologies, keep up with the internal systems, and share your knowledge with the team.