Information Systems Analyst 2

Job Summary

The Information Systems Analyst is directly responsible for the comprehensive vision and implementation of the National Center for Interventional Biophotonic Technologies (NCIBT) IT computational infrastructure and will serve as its technical administrator. The position is responsible for project management, database development, data engineering, and IT training and technical support to meet individual user and program needs. The individual will independently collaborate with the IT partners on Campus and School of Medicine to fulfill the technical mission of the NCIBT for internal and external stakeholders.

About the Role

The NCIBT will advance two optical imaging technologies developed at UC Davis — interventional fluorescence lifetime imaging, or iFLIM, and interferometric diffuse optical spectroscopy, or iDOS — and combine them with an AI-deep learning platform to provide real-time guidance of decision-making during medical and surgical procedures. The center will support research and development, clinical application, and training and education of the new technologies and promote their adoption to improve the quality of interventional health care. This Center is administered within the Department of Neurological Surgery with substantial stakeholders in the School of Medicine and the College of Engineering and the Department of Biomedical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• 60% - Project Management
• 30% - Database Development and Data Engineering
• 10% - General IT Support

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or other related fields.
• 3+ years relevant work experience.
• Fluent in using scientific computing environments, e.g. HPC cluster (CPUs and GPUs) or cloud.
• Proficiency with high-performance computing and system architecture.
• Advanced knowledge relating to highly complex database system design.
• Advanced skills and experience associated multiple of the following: artificial intelligence; method and machine learning; MatLab; and server storage.
• Advanced skills and experience with independently resolving complex computing / data / CI problems using introductory and/or intermediate principles.
• Demonstrate the abilities to propose, initiate, and carry out ambitious data-intensive research projects.
• Self-motivated and works well independently.
• Strong collaboration skills with highly technical researchers and ability to engage across a variety of methodological fields, computational platforms, and ideally, research domains.
• Excellent and demonstrated ability to regularly, effectively communicate to management teams.
• Ability to curate, clean, and organize large and messy datasets; to write code to query and transform both unstructured and structured data.
• Knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of IT network, operations and project management concepts and practices, including IT concepts and basic operating principles of healthcare information systems, along with data standards.
• Ability to define problems, determine conclusions and recommend solutions.
• Organization and detail-oriented skills to be flexible and comfortable working in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or other related fields.
• 3+ years relevant work experience.
• Fluent in using scientific computing environments, e.g. HPC cluster (CPUs and GPUs) or cloud.
• Proficiency with high-performance computing and system architecture.
• Advanced knowledge relating to highly complex database system design.
• Advanced skills and experience associated multiple of the following: artificial intelligence; method and machine learning; MatLab; and server storage.
• Advanced skills and experience with independently resolving complex computing / data / CI problems using introductory and/or intermediate principles.
• Demonstrate the abilities to propose, initiate, and carry out ambitious data-intensive research projects.
• Self-motivated and works well independently.
• Strong collaboration skills with highly technical researchers and ability to engage across a variety of methodological fields, computational platforms, and ideally, research domains.
• Excellent and demonstrated ability to regularly, effectively communicate to management teams.
• Ability to curate, clean, and organize large and messy datasets; to write code to query and transform both unstructured and structured data.
• Knowledge and understanding of the fundamentals of IT network, operations and project management concepts and practices, including IT concepts and basic operating principles of healthcare information systems, along with data standards.
• Ability to define problems, determine conclusions and recommend solutions.
• Organization and detail-oriented skills to be flexible and comfortable working in a dynamic environment.

Skills

• Experience working in health and biomedical sectors preferred.
• Experience working with RedCap, pooling Epic data, and PACS system.

Benefits

• High quality and low-cost medical plans to choose from to fit your family's needs.
• UC pays for Dental and Vision insurance premiums for you and your family.
• Extensive leave benefits including Pregnancy and Parental Leave, Family & Medical Leave.
• Paid Holidays annually as stipulated in the UC Davis Health Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Paid Time Off/Vacation/Sick Time as stipulated in the UC Davis Health Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Continuing Education (CE) allowance and Education Reimbursement Program as stipulated in the UC Davis Health Policies or Collective Bargaining Agreement.
• Access to free professional development courses and learning opportunities for personal and professional growth.
• WorkLife and Wellness programs and resources.
• On-site Employee Assistance Program including access to free mental health services.
• Supplemental insurance offered including additional life, short/long term disability, pet insurance and legal coverage.
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSFL) Qualified Employer & Student Loan Repayment Assistance Program for qualified roles.
• Retirement benefit options for eligible roles including Pension and other Retirement Saving Plans.

Pay

$33.33 - $59.48 per hour

Schedule

Mix of on-site and remote work