
Software Engineer II – Biostatistics Service
MSK
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: New York City • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $100,600 - $161,000 per year
About the role
- Design, implement, and maintain software systems and data pipelines supporting real‑world cancer genomics, medical imaging, and EHR data
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to translate analytical and research requirements into reliable, production-quality software
- Develop tools and services for data ingestion, validation, transformation, storage, and access, ensuring performance and data integrity
- Implement and carry out standard methodologies in software engineering, including version control, testing, documentation
- Optimize systems for performance, scalability, and reliability across large and heterogeneous datasets
- Communicate technical designs, trade-offs, and implementation details clearly to both technical and scientific collaborators
- Contribute to open-source or internal software libraries, platform documentation, and long-term architectural planning
Requirements
- PhD in a computational science discipline or master’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience
- Experience working with statistical and machine learning methods applied to genomics and/or imaging data
- Familiarity with data storage and management systems, including SQL and NoSQL databases, object storage, data lakes, and data warehouses
- Familiarity with common genomics and imaging data formats and standards (e.g., BAM, VCF, DICOM, OME‑TIFF)
- Proficiency in one or more programming languages commonly used in data‑intensive systems (e.g., Python, R)
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Retirement plans
- Paid time off
- Flexible work arrangements
- Professional development
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
software designdata pipelinesdata ingestiondata validationdata transformationdata storagedata accessversion controltestingdocumentation
Soft Skills
collaborationcommunicationproblem-solvinganalytical thinking
Certifications
PhD in computational sciencemaster's degree