Software Developer

About the American College of Surgeons

The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is a professional and educational organization of surgeons that was founded in 1913 to raise the standards of surgical practice and improve the quality of care for surgical patients. The College is dedicated to the ethical and competent practice of surgery. Its achievements have significantly influenced the course of scientific surgery in America and have established it as an important advocate for all surgical patients. The College has more than 90000 members and is the largest organization of surgeons in the world. For more information visit .

Our Mission
The American College of Surgeons is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment.

Our Vision
To create a healthcare landscape where surgeons thrive and every patient has access to and benefits from the highest standards of surgical care driven by innovation education leadership and trust.

Summary

The Software Developer designs develops tests and maintains application components that support the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) and related cancer reporting and analytics systems. Working under general supervision this role contributes to backend and web-based application development supports data processing and reporting workflows and applies established development practices to deliver reliable secure and maintainable software solutions that support cancer research accreditation and quality improvement initiatives.

This exempt level position will report to the Manager Information Technology National Cancer Database in the Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care. It is based in our Chicago office and is a hybrid role: 3 days per week in the office/2 days per week remote.

The anticipated salary range for this position is $103000 - $115000 (commensurate with related experience).

Primary Responsibilities

Application Development and Maintenance:

• Design develop and maintain application components supporting NCDB and related reporting systems.
• Implement enhancements bug fixes and new features under guidance from senior developers and technical leads.

Data Processing and Reporting Support:

• Support development of batch and real-time data processing workflows used for analytics quality measures and reporting.
• Assist with development and maintenance of reporting-related application logic and services.

Testing Troubleshooting and Quality Assurance:

• Develop and execute unit and integration tests to ensure application functionality and reliability.
• Assist with troubleshooting and resolution of application issues in development test and production environments.

Collaboration and Development Practices:

• Collaborate with developers analysts statisticians and IT partners across the software development lifecycle.
• Follow established coding standards documentation practices and version control procedures.

Learning Growth and Continuous Improvement:

• Build technical skills through ongoing learning code reviews and participation in team knowledge-sharing activities.
• Contribute ideas for improving development workflows tools and system maintainability.

Required Education and/or Experience

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university is preferred but not required.
• 3 years of experience with database design development and analysis (Oracle PL/SQL) is required.
• 3 years of Java application development experience on J2EE preferably with an emphasis on developing and utilizing web services of Java Application Servers (JBoss JRun Oracle AS JMS Drools) as well as Apache Camel architecture is required.
• C# experience is preferred.
• Firm understanding of relational database structure and processes is required.
• Experience with Java or similar object-oriented programming languages is required.
• Working knowledge of relational databases and SQL is required.
• Familiarity with version control systems and development tools.
• Strong analytical documentation and problem-solving skills.

Comprehensive Benefits
Were committed to attracting and retaining top talent via valuable benefits!

• Vacation personal and sick hours including 13 paid holidays per year
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medicalcomprehensive coverage through BlueCross BlueShield
• Dental Vision and Prescription drug program
• 403(b) Matching Program
• Pension Plan
• Flexible Spending Medical/Dependent Care
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Domestic Partner Coverage

The American College of Surgeons is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities. If because of a medical condition or disability you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process please send an e-mail to or call and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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