Open Positions in Bioinformatics

04/23/2008 - Software Project Manager

The Python Graph Database Framework (Pygr) project seeks an experienced software project manager on a part-time, contract basis, to manage our software development and release process.

Tasks include:
- work with developers to plan development and release schedules.
- write and implement detailed release cycle plans, including automated testing, user testing, and product release.
- manage team members working on development and testing tasks using issue tracking and project management tools.

Requirements:
- at least three years of prior software development experience in Python and / or C / C++.
- prior experience in software project management for successful software products.
- a thorough understanding of software project and release cycle management, from both extensive experience and thorough knowledge of "best practices" analysis.
- strong familiarity with open source software development tools such as version control, issue tracking, and automated test suites.
- ability to work effectively with an open source developer team in an academic environment.

The initial position will be offered as a specified project contract, but it is possible that it could evolve into a full-time employee position.

About the Pygr project:
The Python Graph Database Framework provides a powerful and extensive set of scientific analysis tools, with an applications focus on bioinformatics. It combines pure Python code, and high-performance C / Pyrex code in specific cases that require the highest possible performance. This open source project is based in the UCLA Institute of Genomics and Proteomics. For more details, see the project website:
http://www.bioinformatics.ucla.edu/pygr