The Oregon Clinical and Translational Research Institute (OCTRI) - located on the Oregon Health & Science University's South Waterfront campus in Portland, Oregon - is seeking experienced Rails and JavaScript programmers. Qualified applicants will work full-time with the OCTRI Biomedical Informatics Program to develop AJAX-enabled web-based applications supporting clinical and translational research.

Required Qualifications: Significant experience with Ruby, Rails, and object-oriented JavaScript using Prototype. A strong undergraduate computer science or mathematics background, and a proven ability to apply these concepts in diverse environments. Applicants must have at least some exposure to all of the following: algorithms, data structures, dynamic programming, functional programming, lazy evaluation, graph traversal, sorting, searching, database systems, asymptotic analysis, and computational theory. Experience writing and generating SQL on several database platforms. Ability to create and understand DML employing correlated sub queries, directional joins, and aggregate operations. Strong enthusiasm for the technology, tools, and methodology: if you were financially independent, you would still be writing software. The ability to write software without the aid of an integrated development environment.

Preferred Qualifications: Commitment to an open development methodology; experience in the free software community preferred. Experience in a GNU/Linux or UNIX environment; experience using Apache and common open-source applications to host and administer web content. Proven ability to communicate effectively, both in person and in writing. Proven ability to reason spatially and inductively. Advantages to working at OCTRI: Full benefits package from Oregon Health & Science University. Retirement plan is currently fully funded by the institution at 12% of gross salary. Access to a diverse academic environment in one of the nations leading teaching hospitals. Use your programming talent to improve human health, the health care system, and disease research. Opportunity for collaboration with researchers at leading universities and medical centers nationwide.

Apply online at http://www.ohsujobs.com, reference IRC23852.
OHSU is an equal opportunity, affirmative action institution.

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