Programmer
Harvard University7 hours ago
Boston, MA, USAEntry Level
Responsibilities
- Develop and deploy data-cleaning, data-processing, data-management, variable-creation, and variable-naming pipelines for complex health and environmental datasets.
- Maintain databases and develop, maintain, document, debug, and refactor software using R, Python, and SQL.
- Create and link customized databases and analytic datasets in UNIX environments.
- Support HPC cluster computing and troubleshoot issues with cluster-computing IT and research team members.
- Develop modular data-processing pipelines using workflow languages and configuration managers.
- Explore data for environmental health research and build deployable containerized data products and dashboards.
- Support data cataloging through JSON-based metadata schemas and assist the Senior Programmer with data access and program debugging.
Requirements
- At least two years of post-secondary experience, or a combination of education and relevant work experience.
- Professional working experience with R, Python, SQL, GitHub, or related software.
- Knowledge of maintaining and supporting IT infrastructure systems in an HPC cluster environment.
- Bachelor's or master's degree in Statistics, Data Science, Computer Science, Mathematics, Informatics, or another health-data-related field is preferred, with a related master's degree strongly preferred.
- Strong written, verbal, interpersonal, organizational, time-management, and attention-to-detail skills.
- Experience collaborating with research teams at all levels and demonstrated team-performance skills.
- Desirable experience with version control for team development and demonstrated commitment to inclusive, culturally responsive, and equitable work environments.
Benefits
- One-year appointment from the date of hire with possibility of extension.
- Standard schedule of 35 hours per week.
- Work may be performed at a non-Harvard location under a department-determined hybrid schedule and applicable Harvard registered-state requirements.
- Comprehensive benefits including paid time off, parental leave, medical, dental, and vision coverage beginning on day one, retirement contributions, wellbeing and mental-health resources, family and caregiver support, professional development and tuition assistance, commuter benefits, discounts, and campus perks.
- The position includes a 90-day orientation and review period.
About Harvard University
Harvard University is a private research university that provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional education and conducts research across disciplines. Revenue from tuition, executive and online programs, research grants, and its endowment funds its schools and institutes, including Harvard Medical School and the Division of Medical Sciences. Founded in 1636 and headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, it operates campus and enterprise IT systems supporting teaching, research, and administration.