Application Developer

Wilmington, Delaware, Nemours is seeking an Application Developer to join our Nemours Children’s Health team in Wilmington, DE. This position is responsible for the design, development, maintenance, and support of applications (software), which support the operations of the Department of Orthopedics and the Gait Laboratory. This position will work at several phases of the software development life-cycle and will be personally responsible for front-end application appearance and back-end functionality: requirements gathering/specification, designing interfaces, writing code, compliance testing, documentation, maintenance, and some user support. The successful candidate must demonstrate an understanding of research and technical requirements for each assigned project. The position is also responsible for upkeep and maintenance of the database servers/hardware where this software is based. Essential Functions: 1. Design, develop, test, document, and maintain applications needed for bioinformatics and biomedical informatics using technologies that include but are not limited to HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript, XML/RDF, JSON, PHP, Python, Perl, MySQL, PostgreSQL and R. 2. Ensure usability and accessibility across all projects – Coding to w3c standards for web-based applications and observing team-specified coding standards in all languages. 3.

Provide support to the Department of Orthopedics’ staff. Write, design, and produce instructional material for use by end-users. 4. Test, troubleshoot, and analyze complex system problems and determine solutions. 5. Requirements Documentation & Project conception – Create documentation from initial job request through completion. 6. Assess and make recommendations regarding tools, languages, methodologies, and processes pertaining to the work of the Department of Orthopedics. 7. Keep up to date with a wide range of communications technologies (particularly those related to web-based applications), and operationalize those new technologies as they provide benefit to the work of the department.

8. Maintenance and function of database servers. 9. Achieve and maintain application specific certification in accordance with vendor requirements. 10. Other duties as assigned. Requirements: Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science or related field. Experience with Epic

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