Programmer Analyst II; Trenton

Programmer Analyst II (Trenton)

Department: CINJ - IST Central Core

Location:

Trenton, NJ (requires regular travel to New Brunswick, NJ)

RUTGERS CANCER INSTITUTE VISION , MISSION , AND CORE VALUES :

VISION :

Through our science, our evidence-based actions, our openness, and our respect for those we serve, we will advance cancer-focused research worldwide and reduce the burden of cancer in our catchment area. By engaging with and empowering our exceptionally diverse populations, and addressing their questions and fears, we will engender hope for cancer patients and their families and play a critical role in strengthening the fabric of our communities by gaining and protecting their trust and providing access to the outstanding oncology care each person deserves.

MISSION :

Our mission is to accelerate scientific discovery focused on understanding cancer, innovating cancer treatment, and improving cancer prevention; to provide outstanding, novel, and compassionate patient care; to provide evidence-based and culturally informed education to physicians, nurses, researchers, staff, and the community; and to achieve cancer health equity in our state through outreach to and engagement of our extraordinarily diverse communities.

CORE VALUES :

Curiosity and Discovery: encouraging an environment of continuous inquiry, creativity, and innovation to generate new knowledge

Integrity: earning the trust of those we serve and each other through honesty, transparency, accountability, and continuous reflection

Collaboration:

approaching all opportunities with an understanding that together we are better and can achieve more; promoting and maintaining an environment of teamwork and shared knowledge

Respect and Caring: consistently demonstrating caring, compassion, and respect through our words and actions

Perseverance: maintaining an unwavering commitment to our mission; embracing change, overcoming obstacles, and creating and recreating the path to achieve our goals

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey is seeking a Programmer Analyst II within the IST Central Core Department at the Rutgers Cancer Institute.

Under direction of the IST Analyst I, the Programmer/Analyst II performs analysis, design, programming, testing, debugging, and documentation of programs to solve medium to complex business problems at the New Jersey State Cancer Registry. This role applies conversions and enhancements to cancer surveillance and research systems and participates in the development of detailed programming/system specifications, including policies and procedures.

The individual interfaces with internal and external users, database administrators of cancer surveillance software and tools, and other information technology departments, including but not limited to the New Jersey State Office of Information Technology (OIT), the Office of Information Technology Services (OITS), and the Rutgers Cancer Institute’s Bioinformatics unit, to identify system problems and propose solutions. The position also develops project plans and training programs.

• Develops and/or conducts training programs as required.
• Develops and manages project plans.
• Interacts with users and other related areas to gather requirements and compile data.
• Designs and develops application programs from analysis to implementation.
• Develops documentation, formulates, and applies policies and procedures.
• Maintains awareness of emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) technologies, tools, and frameworks, including Machine Learning (ML), and Natural Language Processing (NLP), as well as other industry technology trends, to recommend innovative solutions.
• Collaborates with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for AI/ML adoption and translate requirements into technical solutions.
• Assists in or manages the installation of software and/or hardware components.
• Performs technical resources planning and support.
• Maintains familiarity with subsystems, including an ability to generate queries and analytic programs using common programming languages (e.g., SQL, SAS).
• Acts as liaison between information technology departments/units and end user communities.
• Develops and applies integrated application, system, or network standards as required.
• Evaluates and recommends hardware and software solutions.
• Assists in problem determination and resolution.
• Perform system tuning, monitoring, and trend analysis.

Minimum Education and Experience

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline. Four (4) years of progressive experience and increasing responsibility in related technology field.
• Equivalent experience, education and/or training may be substituted for the education requirements.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• General PC knowledge and understanding of distributed computing environments and integrated communication concepts.
• Must have an understanding of SQL and other programming tools, methodologies and…