"Applications Programmer - Limited"

Applications Programmer - Limited

Req ID: 140143

Location: Irvine, California

Division: VC Health Affairs

Department: Stem Cell Research Center

Position Type: OTHER EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Salary Range Minimum: USD $26.53/Hr.

Salary Range Maximum: USD $44.92/Hr.

Who We Are

Founded in 1965, UC Irvine is a member of the prestigious Association of American Universities and is ranked among the nation's top 10 public universities by U.S. News & World Report. The campus has produced five Nobel laureates and is known for its academic achievement, premier research, innovation and anteater mascot. Led by Chancellor Howard Gillman, UC Irvine has more than 36,000 students and offers 224 degree programs. It's located in one of the world's safest and most economically vibrant communities and is Orange County's second-largest employer, contributing $7 billion annually to the local economy and $8 billion statewide.

To learn more about UC Irvine, visit www.uci.edu.

Your Role on the Team

Under direct supervision applies professional software concepts and department / unit and campus, medical center or Office of the President policies and procedures to small projects or portions of projects. Resolves routine programming problems. Works on issues and projects of limited scope. Follows standard programming procedures to analyze situations and data from which answers can be readily obtained. This role supports the development, maintenance, and enhancement of web-based applications, databases, and internal systems that support the Center's research and administrative operations. The incumbent assists with implementing updates, troubleshooting application issues, and ensuring systems function reliably, securely, and in alignment with established IT standards and best practices.

This position is a part-time (49%), limited appointment that will support two UCI units, with responsibilities divided between the UC Irvine Stem Cell Research Center (SCRC) and the Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBMI).

The SCRC is a highly interdisciplinary research center spanning multiple schools across the UCI campus, with nationally recognized programs in basic, translational, and clinical stem cell research. The Center manages significant state and federal funding, advanced shared research resources, and a broad portfolio of research, training, and outreach activities. The SCRC portion of this role (25%) will support the Center's website maintenance and development, databases, and day-to-day applications programming, ensuring secure, accurate, and user-friendly systems that support research operations, administration, and external communications.

The CBMI, housed within the UCI Institute for Clinical and Translational Science and the Institute for Precision Health, focuses on developing and advancing informatics solutions that enable clinical research and accelerate translation to practice. The CBMI portion of this role (25%) requires strong technical expertise in SQL, controlled health vocabularies (ICD, CPT, SNOMED-CT), and experience with common data models such as OMOP. The incumbent will work under the supervision of Dr. Kai Zheng and may perform this portion of the work remotely.

Together, this split role offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience supporting both academic research infrastructure and clinical/biomedical informatics within a collaborative university environment.

The job location is the UCI campus in Irvine, California.

The incumbent for this position must have a strong background in SQL, and controlled health vocabularies such as ICD, CPT, and SNOMED-CT. Prior experience with the Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) Common Data Model.

What It Takes to be Successful

Required:

• Knowledge relating to the design development, modification and implementation of software including object-oriented programming concepts.
• Demonstrated effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical information to technical and non-technical personnel at various levels in the organization.
• Self-motivated and works independently and as part of a team. Able to learn effectively and meet deadlines.
• Expert knowledge in SQL
• Knowledgeable with controlled health vocabularies such as ICD, CPT, and SNOMED-CT
• Experience with data mapping, and data validation
• Experience with common data models such as OMOP
• Bachelor's degree in related area and / or equivalent experience / training