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The safety of our team members at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences is our top priority. For this reason, successful applicants for this position must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 or have an approved medical or religious exemption on file with our Student & Employee Health Services dept. UAMS will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination prior to employment to ensure compliance.


UAMS offers amazing benefits and perks (available for benefits eligible positions only):

Health: Medical, Dental and Vision plans available for qualifying staff and family
Holiday, Vacation and Sick Leave
Education discount for staff and dependents (undergraduate only)
Retirement: Up to 10% matched contribution from UAMS
Basic Life Insurance up to $50,000
Career Training and Educational Opportunities
Merchant Discounts
Concierge prescription delivery on the main campus when using UAMS pharmacy
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Department:
IT | Custom Development

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Summary of Job Duties:
Under direction, formulates/defines system scope and objectives. Develops and modifies procedures and software to solve complex healthcare business, patient care, healthcare regulatory, and medical research problems using state of the art and legacy software development tools and methods, considering computer equipment capacity and limitations, operating time, computer-user interfaces and form of desired results. Expected to perform project tasks such as software development, software implementation, application maintenance, application troubleshooting, software upgrades, software testing, and custom report writing, in individual and team member roles.

Qualifications:
Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's Degree in Information Technology or related field with no experience required -or- Associate's Degree in Information Technology or related field with 2 years computer programming experience -or- High School Diploma/GED with 4 years computer programming experience.
Proven programming experience in one or more programming languages is required.
One year of experience Visual Basic and some experience in one or more of the following: C#, Visual Studio, PHP, ASP, or other web-based programming language.
One year of relational database experience in Postgresql, MySQL, Microsoft SQL or Oracle.
Client/Server programming, Internet application programming required
The position requires the ability to manage multiple projects and to work closely and effectively with co-workers and end-users.
Preferred Qualifications:

Master Degree in Information Technology or related field with no experience required
Experience in Web/Grid Services is desired. Maintenance and implementation of vendor based product solutions. Working knowledge of testing and quality assurance process / procedures that support a zero defects implementation approach. Working knowledge of Robotic Process Automation software and/or mobile development tools and techniques is a plus.
Healthcare experience is a plus