Statistical Programmer I

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 JSB (Junction of Statistics and Biology) Lab at Fred Hutch, led by Professor Jingyi Jessica Li, operates at the intersection of statistics and biology to drive cutting-edge biomedical research. The JSB Lab focuses on developing statistical and computational methods motivated by important questions in biomedical sciences and abundant information in big genomic and health related data. On the statistical methodology side, our example interests include association measures, high-dimensional variable selection, classification metrics, and complex inference problems post variable section or empowered by prediction. On the biomedical application side, our example interests include transcriptomics, comparative genomics, and information flow in the central dogma.

The JSB Lab is seeking a Statistical Programmer I to supports the 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.

Maintain and update the existing codebases for published computational methods (R or Python packages), ensuring long-term compatibility and usability.
• Manage and update websites, including content and backend maintenance.
• Develop web-based user interfaces for Python- and R-based computational tools.
• Download, manage, and preprocess large 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.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree with at least one year of professional experience in Computer Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Data Science, Informatics, Mathematics, Statistics, Epidemiology, Public Health or a related field OR Master's degree in these fields.
• At least one project experience (or full-time academic/professional experience) in Python or R
• Proficiency with basic Linux system operations
• Experience in processing large-scale datasets OR proven ability to rapidly learn new tools and concepts

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• 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

The hourly pay range for this position is from $36.13 to $54.17 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, income-based child care subsidy, tuition reimbursement, paid vacation (22 days per year), paid sick leave (up to 30 calendar days per occurrence of a qualifying reason), paid holidays (13 days per year), and paid parental leave (up to 4 weeks).