Genomics Software Engineer Professional

Job

Location:

Aurora

Position Type:
Regular

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Estimated Close Date: 10/31/2026

As a Genomics Software Engineer at Children's Hospital Colorado, you will be a key member of the Precision Diagnostics (PDX) team with the opportunity to develop, implement, and support enterprise genomics platforms. PDX offers both oncology and germline testing, and this position will contribute to the design, development, validation, optimization, and operational support of software applications, data pipelines, and analytical workflows that support clinical diagnostics and translational research.

Working closely with bioinformaticians, scientists, clinicians, and technical teams, you will help develop solutions that enable the analysis and interpretation of genomic data for both clinical and research use. Responsibilities include integrating and adapting pre-existing software packages and algorithms, developing scalable and reliable software solutions, and supporting the management and utilization of publicly available, commercial, and proprietary genomic data sources.

The successful candidate will apply software engineering best practices to build and maintain high-quality applications and services while contributing to the continuous improvement of the genomics technology ecosystem. This role provides opportunities to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams, grow technical expertise in clinical genomics, and contribute to the advancement of precision medicine initiatives at Children's Hospital Colorado.

The Genomics Software Engineer Professional is responsible for standard level work in systems analysis, design and applications programming for single and multiple information systems, software applications, architectures, data warehouses, databases, and data extraction and reporting. Duties include designing, planning, testing, implementing, maintenance, problem solving, documenting, and developing software code, standards, principles and practices.

• Analyzes, designs, builds, modifies, implements, tests and debugs new or existing software applications, architectures, databases, and systems integration to automate business processes, as applicable.
• Designs, develops, tests, debugs, implements, and prepares flow charts for both new and existing systems.
• Participates in Production Support on-call rotation as necessary.
• Prepares time lines, project plans and flow charts for the development or enhancement of new and existing software application programs.
• Gathers, analyzes and documents business and user requirements, functional requirements and data specifications.
• Designs, writes and documents technical specifications to design or redesign complex applications.
• Collaborates with applications staff and users of information systems to evaluate, plan, design, develop, test, implement, and maintain application development efforts and/or reports. Works with applications staff to translate and document user needs and system requirements into report specification and/or technical documents. Integrates data between multiple systems for reporting as necessary.
• Collaborates with database tuning and configuring; developing backup and recovery processes, repeatable methods to refresh non-production environments from production, data life-cycle management, and system upgrades. Writes stored procedures, packages, and functions.
• Recommends, develops and creates peripheral technologies and IT processes in support of application platforms.
• Recommends, develops, documents and maintains software coding and development standards, principles and practices.
• Troubleshoots performance and system availability problems ensuring quality of the enterprise application and/or data warehouse. Consults with end users and information technology staff to identify user problems.

Precision Diagnostics Laboratory

Monday
- Friday

8:00 a.m.

- 5:00 p.m.

Eligible for remote schedule for eligible states.

EDUCATION
- Bachelor's degree is required.

EXPERIENCE
- Minimum of three (3) years of related experience is required.

EQUIVALENCY
- Combination of post-high school education, job related certification and/or related experience equivalent to seven (7) years may be considered in lieu of minimum requirements.

CERTIFICATION(S) - None

LICENSURE
- None

• Proven development experience with at least one object-oriented programming language (Python, C++, Pascal, or other).
• Proficiency with relational…