Programmer Analyst 2

The New Mexico Tumor Registry (NMTR) is a population-based cancer registry that has served New Mexico since 1966.  The NMTR gathers, maintains, analyzes, and disseminates cancer surveillance data and supports scientific investigations of cancer. The NMTR is a division of the Cancer Control and Population Sciences Program at the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center (UNMCCC).  The NMTR is a founding member of the National Cancer Institute’s Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) Program and we have been continuously funded by the SEER Program since 1973.  Data collected by NMTR is routinely used to document and track trends in cancer occurrence and care, support scientific research and inform public health policy. 

The NMTR is seeking a skilled Programmer Analyst that will, under limited supervision, provide professional level support in areas of moderately advanced complexity such as system analysis and design techniques to analyze and evaluate business objectives, implement and maintain custom and commercial applications and system integrations, and provide database and programming-related support to NMTR faculty and staff. Under the general direction of senior leadership, this position will analyze applications; apply upgrades; and develop and maintain documentation. The position will also write, test, and troubleshoot code of moderately advanced complexity for review by senior level technical staff; and, provide technical guidance on implementing and maintaining applications.

Duties and Responsibilities

·       Develops intermediate to advanced programming code to extract data from existing sources for custom reports and required data submissions. Prepares data for data linkages and in response to data requests.

·       Administer receipt, distribution, and processing of electronic data files and documents.  Works with external entities to set up and maintain secure data exchanges that are formatted consistently.

·       Develops, implements and maintains applications or systems of moderately advanced complexity, including (but not limited to) SEER*DMS and related programs, electronic pathology cancer reporting systems, and database management using SAS, SQL, or other appropriate programming language.

·       Applies and troubleshoots vendor supplied upgrades and integrates or interfaces multiple applications. These may include, but are not limited to, systems supplied by the NCI or CDC for cancer surveillance, electronic pathology reporting systems (and their vendors), and other database management applications.

·       Under supervision, analyzes business objectives and develops solutions for problems of moderately advanced complexity, specifically those relevant to cancer informatics.

·       Under supervision, evaluates and tests new or modified software programs and software development procedures to verify program function according to user requirements and conform to established guidelines and best practices. Completes custom application modifications to enhance functionality; creates and updates documentation for applications and provides training to users on new or changed processes; contributes to the establishment of technical standards.

·       Researches issues, analyzes potential solutions, compares alternatives in terms of cost, time, and availability of resources, and recommends a course of action.

·       Handles end user identity management, user audits, and first-line phone and email support as well as troubleshooting issues related to application setup, access, software behavior and performance. Develops processes and protocols to track support feedback, follow-up, end user notifications. Analyses data for quality, develops and runs queries and reports, solves data and procedural problems.

·       Maintains current knowledge of relevant technology, programming skills, hardware, and applications, specifically technology and applications relevant to cancer surveillance and cancer informatics. Participates in professional development activities as appropriate.

·       Performs miscellaneous job-related duties as assigned.

The initial term date will be until 4/30/2026, with one-year term extensions possible after that.

The University of New Mexico Comprehensive Cancer Center is the Official Cancer Center of New Mexico and the only National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center in a 500-mile radius. Its 136 board-certified oncology specialty physicians include cancer surgeons in every specialty (abdominal, thoracic, bone and soft tissue, neurosurgery, genitourinary, gynecology, and head and neck cancers), adult and pediatric hematologists/medical oncologists, gynecologic oncologists, and radiation oncologists. They, along with more than 600 other cancer healthcare professionals (nurses, pharmacists, nutritionists, navigators, psychologists and social workers), provide treatment to 65% of New Mexico’s cancer patients from all across the state. And they partner with community health systems statewide to provide cancer care closer to home. In 2024 they treated more than 15,000 patients in almost 105,000 ambulatory clinic visits in addition to in-patient hospitalizations at UNM Hospital. A total of 2,075 patients participated in cancer clinical trials to study new cancer treatments that include tests of novel cancer prevention strategies and cancer genome sequencing. The more than 123 cancer research scientists affiliated with the UNM Cancer Center were awarded $38.3 million in federal and private grants and contracts for cancer research projects. Since 2015, the physicians, scientists and staff have provided education and training experiences to more than 750 high school, undergraduate, graduate, and postdoctoral fellowship students in cancer research and cancer health care delivery.

Website: unmhealth.org/cancer