Lead Programmer for Pathway Visualization and Analysis Software
 
This position is for a lead programmer to work on next generation software
for visualization and analysis of biological information. We develop
software for illustrating the relationships between various genes and
proteins to help biomedical researchers understand their data in terms of
connected, biological pathways. Our current system has 16,000 registered
users in >40 countries and has been cited in over 300 publications. The
software is 100% open source. Our team is composed of individuals who are
both biologists and programmers. We develop software collaboratively with
several leading academic and industry research groups across the world.
 
Specific responsibilities are to design and implement:
· Novel user interfaces: both visual and interaction design.
· Information infrastructure: data modeling and data integration.
· Web technologies: web services and wiki hacking.
 
Qualifications:
· B.S/M.S in Computer Science, or equivalent knowledge and experience.
· Strong software development experience, particularly in OO and UI
programming.
· Extensive experience with Java and MySQL.
· Sophistication with scripting PHP, Perl or Python, Ruby/Rails.
· Familiarity with web development technologies (AJAX, Rails, MediaWiki,
XML).
· Excellent communication skills. There will be opportunities for
presentation and publication of the work.
· Demonstrated team working skills, including the ability to work
effectively over organizational and geographical boundaries in an open
source environment.
· Ability to apply skills in a biological domain in cooperation with
biologists.
· Ability to work efficiently with minimal supervision
 
Desired background in:
·        Bioinformatics
·        Molecular Biology
 
 
If interested, please contact genmapp@gladstone.ucsf.edu
 
  GenMAPP Team
  Gladstone Institutes, UCSF
  Mission Bay, San Francisco


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