Application Developer

Hearst, Carmel, IN +2

The role

In Some Jobs You Take Orders. In This One, You Write History.

Join the healthcare information technology team that’s turning drug and medical device data into knowledge used by thousands of hospitals, the majority of U.S. health plans, retail pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers, and millions of health care decision-makers throughout the world. Partnering with our information system developer and healthcare institution customers, you’ll help evolve leading-edge thinking into reality and make a measurable difference in improving human health.

We’re looking for people who are intelligent, productive, committed, willing and able to go above and beyond, passionate about making a difference, innovative and energized. You’ll play an essential role in a successful company’s continued growth.

Are you ready for this exciting challenge?

First Databank (FDB) is currently seeking an FDB Prizm Application Specialist (Developer) to join the Quality Management team. The FDB Prizm Application Specialist (Developer) plays a critical role in the design, development, maintenance, testing, and continuous improvement of the Prizm Medical Device Database and its Medical Device Data Management System (MDMS), ensuring the reliability, effectiveness, scalability, and data integrity of FDB’s medical device data solutions.

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Application Developer

Hearst, Carmel, IN +2

The role

In Some Jobs You Take Orders. In This One, You Write History.

Are you ready for this exciting challenge?

What you will do

Assist in the design, development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of the Prizm Medical Device Database.
Own and implement the Medical Device Data Management System (MDMS), including scalable database and UI solutions that support web applications and data-driven workflows.
Leverage Python to automate data workflows, create and maintain ETL and integration pipelines, validate incoming medical device data, and enhance back-end systems linked to MDMS front-end interfaces.
Manage ETL processes that ingest, transform, validate, and load medical device data from various internal and external sources, including FDA data sources, categorization sources, client APIs, and client or vendor data files.
Implement and refine MDMS user-facing features using HTML, CSS, Java, and templating engines to support efficient workflows and clear data presentation.
Use modern AI-assisted development tools, such as Cline and Cursor, to improve productivity, code quality, documentation, and testing while reviewing and validating AI-generated code before release.
Develop, evaluate, and integrate AI-enabled tools, validation routines, and workflow automations into the MDMS and supporting data pipelines to enhance system capabilities, increase data output, and improve the quality, consistency, and validation of medical device data.
Analyze complex medical device datasets to identify trends, data integrity issues, normalization needs, and opportunities for database optimization or schema redesign.
Partner with the Prizm database administrator on database-related planning, schema and data model considerations, query optimization, performance monitoring, deployment coordination, and production support activities.
Develop and maintain comprehensive documentation of data models, architecture, code, workflows, release/change processes, work instructions, and training materials for cross-functional teams.
Monitor and troubleshoot MDMS and database performance, implementing indexes, partitioning, query tuning, and other optimization techniques to ensure availability, reliability, and responsiveness.
Ensure ETLs function properly and on a scheduled cadence and frequency.
Troubleshoot API, integration, ETL, and data build issues, including APIs used in build processes, and assist the build team in diagnosing and resolving Prizm-related issues throughout build, QA, and release workflows.
Collaborate with Quality Management, clinical/content, product, technology, database administration, and build teams to translate business and data requirements into reliable MDMS enhancements; perform other duties as assigned.

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