Software Developer

About American College of Surgeons The American College of Surgeons (ACS) is dedicated to improving the care of the surgical patient and safeguarding standards of care in an optimal and ethical practice environment. Our vision is to create a healthcare landscape where surgeons thrive and every patient has access to and benefits from the highest standards of surgical care, driven by innovation, education, leadership, and trust. As the largest surgical organization in the world, the pursuit of excellence has guided ACS throughout its 110-year history. With more than 95,000 members worldwide, 2,500 participating hospitals in our quality programs, and 50 million patient records tracked through our surgical registries to improve patient care, healing all with skill and trust remains our focus.

American College of Surgeons

A

facs.org

201-500 employees

Non-profit Organizations

Chicago, IL

Nonprofit

84k LinkedIn followers

• The Software Developer designs, develops, tests, and maintains application
• components that support the National Cancer Data Base (NCDB) and related cancer
• reporting and analytics systems. Working under general supervision, this role
• contributes to backend and web-based application development, supports data
• processing and reporting workflows, and applies established development
• practices to deliver reliable, secure, and maintainable software solutions that
• support cancer research, accreditation, and quality improvement initiatives.
• This exempt level position will report to the Manager, Information Technology,
• National Cancer Database in the Division of Research and Optimal Patient Care.
• It is based in our Chicago office and is a hybrid role: 3 days per week in the
• office/2 days per week remote.
• (commensurate with related experience).
• Design, develop, and maintain application components supporting NCDB and
• related reporting systems.
• Implement enhancements, bug fixes, and new features under guidance from
• senior developers and technical leads.
• Support development of batch and real-time data processing workflows used for
• analytics, quality measures, and reporting.
• Assist with development and maintenance of reporting-related application
• logic and services.
• functionality and reliability.
• Assist with troubleshooting and resolution of application issues in
• development, test, and production environments.
• Collaborate with developers, analysts, statisticians, and IT partners across
• the software development lifecycle.
• Follow established coding standards, documentation practices, and version
• control procedures.
• participation in team knowledge-sharing activities.
• Contribute ideas for improving development workflows, tools, and system
• maintainability.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is preferred but
• not required.
• 3+ years of experience with database design, development, and analysis
• (Oracle, PL/SQL) is required.
• 3+ years of Java application development experience, on J2EE preferably, with
• an emphasis on developing and utilizing web services of Java Application
• Servers (JBoss, JRun, Oracle AS, JMS, Drools) as well as Apache Camel
• architecture is required.
• C# experience is preferred.
• Firm understanding of relational database structure and processes is
• required.
• Experience with Java or similar object-oriented programming languages is
• required.
• Working knowledge of relational databases and SQL is required.
• Familiarity with version control systems and development tools.
• Strong analytical, documentation, and problem-solving skills.

• We’re committed to attracting and retaining top talent via valuable benefits!
• Vacation, personal, and sick hours including 13 paid holidays per year
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Medical—comprehensive coverage through BlueCross BlueShield
• Dental, Vision, and Prescription drug program
• 403(b) Matching Program
• Pension Plan
• Flexible Spending Medical/Dependent Care
• Employee Assistance Program
• Short Term/Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Domestic Partner Coverage
• The American College of Surgeons is committed to working with and providing