Senior Programmer Analyst -Heart Institute, Ouyang

The Smidt Heart Institute reflects Cedars-Sinai's steadfast dedication to heart disease and research innovation giving patients access to the highest level of care.

Year after year, thousands of people trust their hearts to Smidt Heart Institute at Cedars-Sinai. Our cardiologists, cardiac surgeons and niche care teams treat the full spectrum of heart disease and disorders, while our investigators continue to advance the field with groundbreaking, life-saving research.

From genetic counseling and targeted drug therapies to a growing array of minimally invasive procedures, Cedars-Sinai continues to stand at the forefront of technology, innovation and discovery improving patient outcomes.

Join our team and use your skills with an organization known nationally for excellence in research!

What you will be doing :

The Senior Programmer Analyst is responsible for application development supporting business objectives while providing expertise in all phases of the software development lifecycle : conception, design, testing, production, and maintenance.

Analyses, designs, and builds applications using standard application design patterns and detailed approaches to application integration.

Works on new and existing applications. Performs hands-on development, mentors junior developers, and assists in architecting solutions.

Serves as liaison to internal customers, research groups and various business support areas.

Requirement Assessment : Works with inter-departmental teams to analyze and understand business requirements. Provides technical expertise during the requirements gathering phase of a project.

Accurately details new requirements, improvements to existing functionality, and implementation deficiencies that need to be addressed.

• Development : Based on requirements, develops functionality by following internal development standards. Technical solution to include detailed design documentation, code, configuration, and other supporting technical documents.
• Testing : Performs unit, regression, connectivity and full end-to-end integration tests, when it applies; Supports quality insurance effort to gain user acceptance.
• Delivery : Works closely with inter-departmental and cross-departmental resources to migrate new or improved functionality from test to production.

Provides effective communication across the team as appropriate. Follows change control standards and processes for release to production.

Experience Requirements :

• 5+ years of experience managing application design, software development, and maintenance.
• 5+ years related experience in a sophisticated multiplatform environment.
• Demonstrated experience using various programming and scripting languages.
• Demonstrated grasp of relational data modeling techniques.
• Understanding of Unified Modeling Language tools and how they are applied to OO design.
• Expertise with Unix, Linux, and Windows operating systems.
• Expertise in system performance tuning.

Educational Requirements :

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or related field.

About Us

Cedars-Sinai is a leader in providing high-quality healthcare encompassing primary care, specialized medicine and research.

Since 1902, Cedars-Sinai has evolved to meet the needs of one of the most diverse regions in the nation, setting standards in quality and innovative patient care, research, teaching and community service.

Today, Cedars- Sinai is known for its national leadership in transforming healthcare for the benefit of patients. Cedars-Sinai impacts the future of healthcare by developing new approaches to treatment and educating tomorrow's health professionals.

Additionally, Cedars-Sinai demonstrates a commitment to the community through programs that improve the health of its most vulnerable residents.

About the Team

Cedars-Sinai is one of the largest nonprofit academic medical centers in the ., with 886 licensed beds, 2,100 physicians, 2,800 nurses and thousands of other healthcare professionals and staff.

Choose this if you want to work in a fast-paced environment that offers the highest level of care to people in the Los Angeles that need our care the most.