Sr. Scientific Data Visualization Engineer

Sr. Scientific Data Visualization Engineer - Contract - Wilmington DE

Turn complex scientific data into stunning visual stories that drive breakthroughs in healthcare! Your creativity could shape the future of medicine.

Proclinical is seeking a Scientific Data Visualization Engineer to develop impactful analytical tools for scientists in the field of Translational Medicine.

Primary Responsibilities:

This role combines front-end development with data stewardship, focusing on creating interactive applications and ensuring high-quality, automated clinical and biomarker data. You will act as a technical bridge between raw data infrastructure and scientific end-users, contributing to meaningful research outcomes.

Skills & Requirements:

• Proficiency in R, particularly Shiny reactive programming and package development, as well as TIBCO Spotfire.
• Strong understanding of ETL concepts, data preparation automation, and SQL scripting.
• Experience connecting R-Spotfire applications to cloud data sources such as Azure Fabric, Databricks, or AWS.
• Familiarity with Shiny frameworks like teal or golem and the ability to build custom solutions.
• Knowledge of data governance, metadata management, and FAIR data principles.
• Preferred: Familiarity with clinical data standards (e.g., SDTM, ADaM) and biomarker data formats (e.g., NGS, flow cytometry, proteomics).
• Preferred: Experience with Python for backend tasks and HTML/CSS/JavaScript for UI customization.
• Preferred: Knowledge of database systems, APIs, and query optimization.

The Sr. Scientific Data Visualization Engineer's responsibilities will be:

• Design and deploy custom R Shiny applications, framework-based tools (e.g., teal), and TIBCO Spotfire dashboards to address complex scientific queries.
• Automate dashboard updates and data pipelines, integrating visualizations into live data workflows.
• Collaborate with Data Engineers to define efficient schemas and views in cloud-based data lakes for optimal performance.
• Work closely with biologists and translational scientists to translate research questions into actionable visual queries.
• Debug and optimize dashboard code to handle large-scale multi-omics datasets while maintaining user experience.
• Define and implement data ingestion patterns for clinical biomarker datasets in partnership with IT and Translational Sciences teams.
• Ensure data quality, metadata standards, and FAIR compliance for internal data assets.
• Support governance processes for data lifecycle management and documentation.
• Provide expertise on data engineering best practices and contribute to workflow automation.

If you are having difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please contact Anthony Rabinkov at [email protected]

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