Overview

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center is an independent, nonprofit organization providing adult cancer treatment and groundbreaking research focused on cancer and infectious diseases. Based in Seattle, Fred Hutch is the only National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center in Washington. With a track record of global leadership in bone marrow transplantation, HIV/AIDS prevention, immunotherapy and COVID-19 vaccines, Fred Hutch has earned a reputation as one of the world's leading cancer, infectious disease and biomedical research centers. Fred Hutch operates eight clinical care sites that provide medical oncology, infusion, radiation, proton therapy and related services, and network affiliations with hospitals in five states. Together, our fully integrated research and clinical care teams seek to discover new cures to the world's deadliest diseases and make life beyond cancer a reality. At Fred Hutch we value collaboration, compassion, determination, excellence, innovation, integrity and respect. Our mission is directly tied to the humanity, dignity and inherent value of each employee, patient, community member and supporter. Our commitment to learning across our differences and similarities make us stronger. We seek employees who bring different and innovative ways of seeing the world and solving problems.

The Statistical Programmer II supports the Biostatistics Team's mission of developing robust computational tools that enable biological discoveries from large-scale omics data and software package maintenance needs across the entire program's faculty. This role maintains and enhances software infrastructure, develops interactive web-based interfaces, and contributes to scientific research through computational innovation.

This role will have the opportunity to work partially at our campus and remotely.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and update the lab's existing codebases for published computational methods (R or Python packages), ensuring long-term compatibility and usability
• Manage and update the lab's website, including content and backend maintenance
• Develop web-based user interfaces for Python- and R-based computational tools
• Download, manage, and preprocess large biological datasets
• Optimize the existing parallel computing framework and implement GPU acceleration where applicable
• Collaborate with team members to establish and implement standardized formats for documentation and tutorial materials
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree with at least two years of professional experience in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Data Science, Informatics, Mathematics, Statistics or a related field OR Master's degree in epidemiology, public health, computer science, data science, informatics, mathematics or other related field.
• At least 1 year of academic or professional experience in Python (NumPy, PyTorch) and R
• Proficiency with Linux system operations and Git version control
• Experience maintaining and updating WordPress websites
• Proficiency in HTML and JavaScript, with hands-on experience in at least one front-end framework (e.g., React) and one back-end framework (e.g., Flask)
• Experience with statistical modeling and machine learning techniques
• Commitment to clean coding practices and thorough, user-friendly documentation
• Experience in processing biological datasets and a proven ability to rapidly learn new tools and concepts

The annual base salary range for this position is from $86,986 to $130,459 and pay offered will be based on experience and qualifications.

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center offers employees a comprehensive benefits package designed to enhance health, well-being, and financial security. Benefits include medical/vision, dental, flexible spending accounts, life, disability, retirement, family life support, employee assistance program, onsite health clinic, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (12-22 days per year), paid sick leave (12-25 days per year), paid holidays (13 days per year), paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks), and partially paid sabbatical leave (up to 6 months).

Additional Information

We are proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act (VEVRAA) Employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, ancestry, national origin, sex, age, disability (physical or mental), marital or veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, political ideology, or membership in any other legally protected class. We desire priority referrals of protected veterans. If due to a disability you need assistance/and or a reasonable accommodation during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to Human Resources at hrops@fredhutch.org or by calling 206-667-4700.