Global Substance Registration System Technician

(ID: 2025-0893)

Axle is a bioscience and information technology company that offers advancements in translational research, biomedical informatics, and data science applications to research centers and healthcare organizations nationally and abroad. With experts in biomedical science, software engineering, and program management, we focus on developing and applying research tools and techniques to empower decision-making and accelerate research discoveries. We work with some of the top research organizations and facilities in the country including multiple institutes at the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Axle is seeking a Global Substance Registration System Tech to join our vibrant team at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) supporting the National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS) located in Rockville, MD.

Benefits We Offer:

• 100% Medical, Dental & Vision Coverage for Employees
• Paid Time Off and Paid Holidays
• 401K match up to 5%
• Educational Benefits for Career Growth
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Flexible Spending Accounts:
  • Healthcare (FSA)
  • Parking Reimbursement Account (PRK)
  • Dependent Care Assistant Program (DCAP)
  • Transportation Reimbursement Account (TRN)

Overall Position Summary and Objectives

GSRS is a research data tool required by several federal statutes, (ex. Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act). The incumbent will deliver programming code and design and implementation to build and maintain gsrs.ncats.nih.gov, and other web-based applications for internal NCATS software development projects as well as Informatics external applications via GitHub, maven and NCATS development environments. Deliverables will also include building and maintaining data models and back-end infrastructure (e.g., H2, Oracle, Postgres, MariaDB) and building web-based applications, content, and website content. They will interface with external/international collaborators, and work through processes for each unique environment and their guidelines.

 

Deliverables:

 

• Run Validation - Ad-Hoc
• Meet with lab members to present updates - Ad-Hoc

 

Work Details:

 

• Develop or utilize new or existing technology to develop dynamic web applications or software tools for bioinformatics application. - 1
• Serve as the application lead for applications. - 2
• Collaborate with staff to develop database application and tools for supporting bioinformatics and scientific computing research projects. - 3
• Provide technical experience reviewing, analyzing, and modifying existing programming systems. - 4
• Provides technical experience needed to assist in reviewing, updating, analyzing and modifying existing programming systems.
• Use advanced knowledge in machine learning, statistics, text mining, natural language processing, computational semantics, computer vision, and data science to develop creative solutions to complex real-world problems.
• Evaluate new analytic methods and software and adapt them if necessary.
• Work with staff to develop, test and refine novel programming methods, toolkits, and algorithms.

• Design and implement computer solutions to novel experimental paradigms.

   

• Encodes, tests, debugs and installs new programs using various programming languages.
• Analyze and write statistical computer code.
• Develop new technologies and core labs support for detailed and consistent data analysis/manipulation and programming support for custom built scientific applications.
• Develops and schedules data backups, security patches or upgrades, etc.
• Serve as the lead in the technology areas, including roadmaps, schedules, status reports, plans and recommendations.
• Test and install the software updates.
• Documents all assignments and creates various reports as needed.
• Prepare roadmaps, schedules, status reports, plans and recommendations.
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to detail all steps and activities carried out for all aspects of the program data management.
• Writes and maintains program documentation.
• Prepare roadmaps, schedules, status reports, plans and recommendations.
• Maintain and follow SOPs, configuration management, upgrades and availability.
• Documents programming problems and resolutions for future reference.
• Manage and troubleshoot deployments and image builds.
• Develop new code