IT Analyst/Programmer - 2 (Haendel)

🇺🇸 Remote - US 🕑 Full-Time 💰 $75K - $105K 💻 Information Technology 🗓️ March 18th, 2026

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Edtech.com's Summary

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is hiring an IT Analyst/Programmer - 2 (Haendel) for the Department of Genetics. The role involves providing IT and software engineering support, leading the development of semantic pipelines, algorithms, data models, ontologies, and data harmonization strategies for translational research, while contributing to research publications, grant applications, and community collaborations.

Highlights

Lead development of semantic pipelines, algorithms, data models, and ontologies for translational research data.
Contribute to semantic data harmonization, integration strategies, and bioinformatics software systems.
Support research publications, grant preparation, and collaborations promoting integrated research practices.
Experience required in semantic data engineering with a Master’s degree in Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Computational Linguistics, or related field.
Preferred skills include Python programming, Jupyter notebooks, graph databases, Triplestores, SPARQL, OWL, RDF, JSON-LD, and relational databases.
Familiarity with Git/GitHub, Jira, Confluence, and semantic technology-based web application development.
Responsibilities include managing data curation workflows, ensuring data quality and validation per semantic standards.
Work within a supportive interdisciplinary team in the Translational and Integrative Sciences Laboratory (TISLab.org).
Position is full-time, permanent, with a salary range of $75,000 to $105,000 and designated as virtual work location.
Focuses on advancing bio data curation, knowledge representation, automated reasoning, and AI-supporting software tools.