Software Engineer

Software Engineer
Job # 09-077

The Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) is an internationally renowned non-profit research institute dedicated to the study and application of systems biology. Founded in 2000 in Seattle, Washington, ISB’s goal is to unravel the mysteries of cellular networks and identify strategies that will usher in a new era of P4 Medicine (predictive, preventive, participatory and personalized medicine).

ISB is seeking experienced web developers. This opportunity entails working within an informatics team developing software to directly facilitate scientific research at the cutting edge of medical research. This work involves continually learning new technologies, and applying these skills to develop innovative software to solve specific scientific problems.

A minimum of two years professional web development experience is required. Familiarity with web technologies (e.g. JSON, servlets, JavaScript, Flex), web services (e.g. REST/URI, SOAP), and enterprise frameworks (e.g. J2EE, Spring) is necessary. It would be advantageous to demonstrate a broad interest in computing technologies (e.g. semantic web, cloud computing), including alternative programming languages (e.g. Ruby, Python, Matlab) and open source projects. Experience or interest in the biological sciences, bioinformatics or computational biology is preferred.

Applications from Canadian citizens are welcome.

ISB is an M/F/D/V/EOE.

Please visit the Careers page of our website at http://www.systemsbiology.org/careers for application instructions. Please include Job # 09-077 in all correspondence regarding this position.