What are the responsibilities and job description for the Front End Engineer position at Harvard University?
Additional Information
This is a one-year term position from the date of hire, with the possibility of extension, contingent upon work performance and continued funding to support the position.
This position is based in Boston and some in-person on-campus work will be required, and flexible/remote work is an option. Any remote work must be performed in a state in which Harvard is registered to do business (CA, CT, GA, IL, MA, MD, ME, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VA, VT, and WA). Individual flexible and remote work options for this role will be discussed during the interview process. Note: Harvard employees working in California must be exempt.
The University requires all Harvard community members to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and remain up to date with COVID-19 vaccine boosters, as detailed in Harvard's Vaccine & Booster Requirements. Individuals may claim exemption from the vaccine requirement for medical or religious reasons. More information regarding the University's COVID vaccination requirement, exemptions, and verification of vaccination status may be found at the University's "COVID-19 Vaccine Information" webpage: http://www.harvard.edu/coronavirus/covid-19-vaccine-information/.
Please note that we are currently conducting a majority of interviews and onboarding remotely and virtually. We appreciate your understanding.
Harvard University offers an outstanding benefits package including:
- Time Off: 3 - 4 weeks paid vacation, paid holiday break, 12 paid sick days, 12.5 paid holidays, and 3 paid personal days per year.
- Medical/Dental/Vision: We offer a variety of excellent medical plans, dental & vision plans, all coverage begins as of your start date.
- Retirement: University-funded retirement plan with full vesting after 3 years of service.
- Tuition Assistance Program: Competitive tuition assistance program, incredibly affordable classes directly at the Harvard Extension School, and discounted options through participating Harvard grad schools.
- Transportation: Harvard offers a 50% discounted MBTA pass as well as additional options to assist employees in their daily commute.
- Wellness options: Harvard offers programs and classes at little or no cost, including stress management, massages, nutrition, meditation, and complementary health services.
- Harvard access to athletic facilities, libraries, campus events, and many discounts throughout metro Boston.
The Harvard Medical School is not able to provide visa sponsorship for this position.
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Basic Qualifications
- Minimum of two years' post-secondary education or relevant work experience
Position Description
Harvard Medical School's Department of Biomedical Informatics (DBMI) is looking for a motivated front-end engineer to join our growing platforms, development team. You will help build open-source software platforms used by clinicians and researchers around the world to discover, diagnose, and treat genetic diseases; research genomics and nucleomics; and advance human health as a whole.
The software we work on includes the Clinical Genome Analysis Platform (https://cgap.hms.harvard.edu), the 4D Nucleome Data Portal (https://data.4dnucleome.org), as well as auxiliary and integrated tools such as HiGlass, Foursight, and others used for monitoring and visualizing the progress and output of genomic analysis pipelines. Our platforms are primarily built with Python and JS (React), and run inside Docker images.
Our working environment combines the best features of a startup (fast pace of innovation, flexibility, flat hierarchies) with those of a leading academic institution (excellent benefits, outstanding opportunities for learning, great resources, brand recognition). We are a multidisciplinary team consisting of software designers and engineers, bioinformaticians, and clinical geneticists.
