University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus

Department: Biomedical Informatics

Job Title: Research Analytics Software Engineer

Position #:00820235 – Requisition #:38720

Job Summary:

The Department of Biomedical Informatics at the University of Colorado School of Medicine on the Anschutz Medical Campus is looking to hire a research analytics software engineer to develop, maintain, and deploy scientific software. The engineer joins a growing software development team that supports the operational needs of the department and the research programs of its faculty. This position will provide an opportunity to develop sustainable open-source software products that serve multiple communities of users. Some will be publicly available to meet the needs of the research community, while others will be tools used internally by the department. The engineer will need to be able to select the most appropriate approach for the challenge at hand.

The engineer will need to work closely with faculty, other engineers, and other stakeholders to develop and maintain scientific software. Our software involves a wide variety of disciplines, such as machine learning, statistics, medicine, and biology, and takes many different forms, such as packages, web apps, web servers, workflows, and more.

Some of the projects the engineering team has worked on can be explored at cu-dbmi.github.io/set-website. Some of the topics the department and its community of collaborators research can be explored at news.cuanschutz.edu/dbmi.

Key Responsibilities:

• Partner with DBMI faculty and their research laboratories to advance their scientific and technical missions, particularly in domains such as Health AI, Machine Learning, Clinical Informatics, and data-driven biomedical research.

• Core activities include:

• Data analysis and pipeline development.

• Analytical and quantitative modeling.

• Visualization, dashboarding, and research reporting.

• Software engineering to support research workflows.

• Containerization and reproducible computing environments.

• Assist DBMI faculty in mentoring junior Research Assistants and students, providing technical guidance, code reviews, and support for best practices in research software development.

• Contribute to broader DBMI research initiatives and operational needs, including shared infrastructure, documentation, and cross-lab collaborations.

• Other duties as assigned to support the evolving needs of DBMI research programs.

Work Location:

Hybrid – this role is eligible for a hybrid schedule of 3 days per week on campus and as needed for in-person meetings.

Why Join Us:

The Department of Biomedical Informatics fosters a thriving community of researchers in the University of Colorado School of Medicine who are inventing and deploying advanced analytics and data or knowledge integration approaches. The goal of building this community is to make the Anschutz Medical Campus a leader in translating data into advances in research practice, health care delivery, and population he