Software Engineer II - Biostatistics Service

Location: New York

Job Summary
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Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is dedicated to ending cancer for life through innovative research and personalized care. They are seeking a Software Engineer to design and maintain software systems that support cancer genomics and medical imaging research, collaborating closely with scientific teams to enhance patient outcomes.

Responsibilities
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• Design, implement, and maintain software systems and data pipelines supporting real‑world cancer genomics, medical imaging, and EHR data

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to translate analytical and research requirements into reliable, production-quality software

• Develop tools and services for data ingestion, validation, transformation, storage, and access, ensuring performance and data integrity

• Implement and carry out standard methodologies in software engineering, including version control, testing, documentation.

• Optimize systems for performance, scalability, and reliability across large and heterogeneous datasets

• Communicate technical designs, trade-offs, and implementation details clearly to both technical and scientific collaborators

• Contribute to open-source or internal software libraries, platform documentation, and long-term architectural planning

Qualifications
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Required
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• PhD in a computational science discipline or master’s degree with 2+ years of relevant experience

• Experience working with statistical and machine learning methods applied to genomics and/or imaging data

• Familiarity with data storage and management systems, including SQL and No

SQL databases, object storage, data lakes, and data warehouses

• Familiarity with common genomics and imaging data formats and standards (e.g., BAM, VCF, DICOM, OME‑TIFF)

• Proficiency in one or more programming languages commonly used in data‑intensive systems (e.g., Python, R)

• Strong statistical thinking and analytical reasoning skills

• Strong software engineering foundations with an emphasis on code quality, testing, and maintainability

• Passion for building reliable, scalable, and well‑engineered software for scientific and clinical applications

• Ability to work effectively in highly collaborative, multidisciplinary environments

• Comfort operating in a fast‑paced, research‑driven setting and navigating complex technical challenges

• Commitment to reproducibility, robustness, and engineering best practices

• Resilience and creativity in addressing technical setbacks and complex problem spaces

Company
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The people of Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) are united by a singular mission: ending cancer for life. Founded in 1884, the company is headquartered in New York, USA, with a team of 10001+ employees. The company is currently Late Stage.