RTI International is one of the world's leading research institutes, dedicated to improving the human condition by turning knowledge into practice. Our staff of nearly 6,000 provides research and technical services to governments and businesses in more than 75 countries in the areas of health and pharmaceuticals, education and training, surveys and statistics, advanced technology, international development, economic and social policy, energy and the environment, and laboratory testing and chemical analysis.

The Center for Data Science and AI at RTI International is seeking a Data Science Applications Developer with experience in modern open-source frameworks for building data applications. The ideal candidate will be skilled in general software development and interested in applying that expertise to public health data modernization applications, which will typically involve some combination of web development, data engineering, data visualization, and advanced analytics (machine learning, AI, NLP, simulation modeling) in service of operationalizing data science tools in a variety of domains. The successful candidate will be comfortable working with a growing team of data scientists, software developers, and domain experts to design, prototype, and deploy web-based analytic and data visualization solutions across a wide variety of fast-moving projects.

RTI is one of the nation's largest independent, nonprofit scientific research organizations with a mission is to improve the human condition. Furthermore, our Center's mission is to apply "data science for social good", by combining modern software development with data science in the domains of public health, justice, public safety, survey science, engineering, education, and the environment. A successful candidate will work with a thriving team of 30+ data scientists, software developers, visual designers, as well as subject matter experts, solving important national problems, improving our local communities, and transforming research.

Our goal is to solve problems for and with people, informing decision-making through collaboration, innovation, and technical expertise.

• Participate as an active member and/or lead a team building web-based data products, typically using JavaScript and/or Python.
• Collaborate with teams of data scientists, computer scientists, and subject matter experts to solve problems across the spectrum of domains at RTI.
• Collect, clean, store, organize, and integrate data, and create data pipelines that are part of technical solutions.
• Deploy web applications to cloud services using best practices such as containerization.
• Develop infrastructure and automation around data tools.
• Communicate results through web-based applications, presentations, blog posts, peer-reviewed publications, and contributions to open-source projects.
• Independently lead and mentor small teams of early-career developers.
• Participate in and lead meetings with clients, assist in and lead the framing of projects and designing of solutions based on client needs and problems to be solved.

• Degree (bachelors) in computer science or other computational science and 5+ years of relevant experience (or relevant internships in lieu of years of experience).
• Experience with modern frontend web development in frameworks like Vue, React or Angular
• Experience with web development in a Python environment (FastAPI, Django, Flask) or an MVC framework in another language.
• Experience with data ETL processes (e.g., SQL queries, reading flat files (CSV/JSON), data cleaning).
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, including oral and written communication and presentations as evidenced by personal website, publications, blog posts, or cover letter.
• To qualify, applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States and should not require now, or in the future, sponsorship for employment visa status.

Desired Skills/Experience:

• Significant work experience with modern web frameworks (frontend and backend). Our stack frequently includes Vue, Django, Flask and FastAPI
• Familiarity with popular frontend visualization libraries like D3, Highcharts, Chart.js
• Familiarity with popular data science libraries in Python such as Pandas and NumPy
• Ability to access, extract, integrate, and automate data from a wide variety of sources (e.g., relational databases, text and unstructured data, sensor data, social media data, image and video data, streaming data).
• Experience with cloud infrastructure such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
• Ability to learn new open-source software quickly in the ever-changing world of web and data software development.
• Experience navigating and scripting in a Unix command line environment.
• Experience with containerization technologies (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Collaborative software development experience, including familiarity with version control, testing, code reviews, and/or Agile software development.
• Familiarity with relational/SQL databases, including any of these: MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite.
• Demonstrated experience in leading teams, working independently, and mentoring junior staff.
• Willingness to obtain low-risk federal government clearance(s) for access to sensitive data.

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The anticipated pay range for this role is listed below. Our pay ranges represent national averages and may vary by location as a geographic differential may be applied to some locations within the United States.

RTI considers multiple factors when making an offer including, for example: established salary range, internal budget, business needs, and education and years of work experience possessed by the applicant. Further, salary is merely one element to our offer.

At RTI, we demonstrate our commitment to rewarding individual and team achievement through a total rewards package. This package includes (among other things) a competitive base salary, a generous paid time off policy, merit based annual increases, bonus opportunities and a robust recognition program. Other benefits include a competitive range of insurance plans (including health, dental, life, and short-term and long-term disability), access to a retirement savings program such as a 401(k) plan, paid parental leave for all parents, financial assistance with adoption expenses or infertility treatments, financial reimbursement for education and developmental opportunities, an employee assistance program, and numerous other offerings to support a healthy work-life balance.