Full-Stack Developer (RxNorm)

Black Canyon Consulting (BCC) is searching for a Full-Stack Developer to support the User Services and Collection Division (USCD), part of the U.S. National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health. The USCD is responsible for managing the NLM's extensive collection of biomedical literature, health information, and data resources. Its core mandate is to collect, curate, and connect the world to this information.

The Full-Stack Developer will work on RxNorm. RxNorm is a standardized naming system for U.S. prescription and over-the-counter drugs, providing "normalized" names (ingredient + strength + form) and unique codes to resolve naming confusion between different systems, enabling clear drug identification and data sharing in EHRs and research. It links brand names to generics, helping computers and people understand the same medication unambiguously.

This opportunity is full-time and involves working with the USCD team in Bethesda, MD.

Duties & Responsibilities:

BS in Computer Science or a scientific field (engineering, physics), or equivalent experience

5+ years of full-stack web applications development, using Python, Django, and Angular.

Understanding of front-end technologies, such as JavaScript, HTML5, and CSS3

Experience with version control systems like Git or SVN

Hands-on experience in using GitLab, Bamboo, and other CI/CD pipeline tools

Have up-to-date experience with Java, Python/Django, JavaScript, CSS, Ruby, HTML5, and Oracle or PostgreSQL

Solid understanding of computer science principles like data structures, algorithms, etc., to continually improve one’s ability and current implementation

Solid experience in the use of software engineering tools like JIRA, agile methodology, test-driven development, etc.

Experience in cloud computing environments like AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud

Proficient in Agile Method and apply it in software development