Data Architect (Remote) - Radiology

**Location** ============ Remote, US **Scheduled Hours** =================== 40 **Position Summary** ==================== This position provides technical and analytical work to develop, design, and/or support applications for research and clinical functions of scientists and clinicians. Employees participate in the design and development of informatics solutions using software engineering expertise to include maintenance, modification, or novel implementation of complex inter\-related applications/solutions. Solutions link technical knowledge with research and/or clinical solutions and involve participating in design and development, and implementation of simple single systems or interfaces that inter\-connect enterprise applications. Duties include participating in designs, developing code based on the architecture and technical design finalized and approved by more senior technical staff, creating and performing unit tests, mentoring junior software engineers and other technical staff and students, and playing a more active role in test case planning for components and functions developed by the employee. Employees should be able to work independently with minimal supervision. In this role, the employee applies the above to the XNAT platform, an open\-source medical imaging informatics platform used across research and clinical imaging programs, with direct responsibility for implementing core XNAT functionality and overseeing XNAT software releases. **Job Description** =================== **Primary Duties \& Responsibilities:** * Identify and pursue opportunities to acquire, store and deliver data more efficiently and effectively. * Advise upcoming and ongoing projects on data integration activities. * Research and investigate new and improved data sources to respond to customer needs. * Facilitate effective data\-sharing. * Develop, maintain and revise effective data management practices and procedures. * Provide scope and time estimates for data\-related activities for prospective effort. * Evaluate the data needs for projects and advise on approaches and solutions to meet them. * Develop and maintain data diagrams and models using approved tools. * Develop, review and revise project code and other developed content to resolve discrepancies and improve data performance. * Deliver stable, well\-tested XNAT releases on a predictable cadence, minimizing downtime and data\-integrity risk for research and clinical users. * Reduce the backlog of open XNAT defects and technical debt in core modules year over year. * Grow the platform's overall capabilities to maintain relevance as a leading edge research platform. * Serve as a technical point of contact for institutional partners integrating with or extending XNAT. Other duties as assigned. * **Working Conditions:** Job Location/Working Conditions: Normal office environment * Physical Effort: Typically sitting at a desk or table * Equipment: * Office