Job Title: Developer/Programmer Analyst III – Public Health Data Interoperability (SAS/Python/R)
Location: Austin, TX 78756 (hybrid: 4 days remote, 1 day onsite)
Employment Type: Contract
Pay Rate: $50/hr
Work Authorization: Must already live in Texas, within 50 miles of Austin
Local candidates only: you must currently live within 50 miles of Austin, TX. We can’t consider candidates who live out of state, including those planning to move to Texas.
About the Role
We’re hiring a Developer/Programmer Analyst III. You’ll modernize a statewide disease registry by automating how electronic initial case reports (eICRs) are ingested, validated and used. You’ll also build dashboards that cut down manual case review. You’ll work closely with the agency’s program, epidemiology and technical staff.
What You’ll Do
- Run a needs assessment for loading eICRs into the registry and filling select fields automatically, then write the system requirements and workflow documentation.
- Develop, test and maintain SAS, Python and R programs that automate data integration and registry processes, such as sorting cases for clinical review.
- Build dashboards that track eCR implementation and data modernization.
- Test automated workflows, standardization, record linkage and processing logic for accuracy, completeness and reliability, and fix problems you find.
- Help bring electronic health data into existing registry workflows and plan future interoperability projects.
- Document code, technical specifications and validation procedures so the work can be maintained.
- Explain technical concepts and recommendations to both technical and non-technical staff.
Required Qualifications (8+ years each)
- Developing, testing, maintaining and troubleshooting SAS, Python, R or similar scripts
- System integration, dashboard creation and automation for interoperability workflows
- Working with structured or semi-structured health, public health or complex administrative data, plus database querying
- Writing system requirements documents that turn business needs into technical solutions
- Testing and validating automated data-integration solutions
- Documenting code and technical specifications
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication and collaboration skills
Preferred Qualifications (2+ years)
- Electronic case reporting (eCR/eICR), EHRs or Health Information Exchange
- HL7, FHIR, XML, SNOMED CT or other clinical terminology standards
- SQL and relational databases
- Public health surveillance systems or registries
- Data linkage and record matching
- Building automated data pipelines and ETL processes
