Mobile Application Developer **REMOTE AVAILABLE**

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Organization:

VICTR

Job Summary:

Mobile Application Developer - VICTR

JOB SUMMARY
In your role as a Mobile Application Developer, you will work on the mobile application MyCap, which is a platform developed by VUMC to capture patient reported outcomes via mobile devices. Researchers at VUMC and participating institutions use the MyCap server module to customize the MyCap mobile app to fit the specific requirements of their research project.

The person in this position will be a mobile developer, initially responsible for maintaining and growing the existing MyCap application powered by the Flutter cross-platform framework, using modern software engineering practices. Further down the line you will be tasked in joining the effort in planning and developing new app functionalities and complex interactions between the app and the wider REDCap ecosystem.

Our applications are continually evolving to incorporate more data sources and provide greater utility, requiring flexible software architecture and the ability to rapidly refactor/modernize. As a mobile application developer, you will work with stakeholders to define specifications, as well as collaborate with peers to integrate systems and build shared codebases. Our goal is always to produce software befitting a leading medical institution - clean, maintainable, and efficient behind the scenes; responsive, intuitive, and beautiful for the end user. We encourage you to read about the exciting things our larger informatics group is doing here: https://victr.vumc.org/victr-office-of-research-informatics/

About the Department:
The Vanderbilt Institute for Clinical & Translational Research (VICTR) is Vanderbilt’s virtual home for clinical and translational research. Supported by Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Office of Research and the NIH-sponsored Clinical and Translational Service Award (CTSA), the mission of the institute is to transform the way ideas and research discoveries make their way from origin to patient care. VICTR functions to help researchers and clinicians do their jobs better by providing tools and support to improve the quality of research, publications, grant writing, and training for future doctors and researchers. For more information, please visit https://victr.vumc.org/.

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KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Assist in the full mobile application development lifecycle – including architecture, implementation, deployment, maintenance, and enhancement
• Apply and disseminate contemporary best practices for cross-platform mobile development
• Collaborate with product owners to design features and user experiences that meet the unique needs of clinical research
• Work with web application teams on features and APIs to support mobile integrations

TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES

• Application Development (Intermediate): Demonstrates proficiency of programming and other development tasks independently and without support from others for moderate to difficult applications. Has conducted all of the tasks and activities required to complete the applications development phase and participated in the process of fully implementing the system. Able to successfully debug complex routines. In terms of structured programming, has used structured code to produce modules of straightforward logic.
• Applications System Design (Novice): Demonstrates the ability to conduct systems design tasks in a team environment or independently to build or enhance a simple system. Has conducted the basic phases of systems design including preparing design and file specifications, preparing testing, conversion, and implementation plans, designing system architecture and process flows, and preparing program requirements and specifications. Creatively generates multiple potential solutions. I