Harvard Medical School is looking for a Programmer in Boston, MA. According to the post, “The Biomedical Cybernetics Laboratory (BCL) at the Center for Biomedical Informatics, Harvard Medical School (bcl.med.harvard.edu) at Harvard/MIT is seeking a programmer to apply novel research approaches and develop several medical applications using a new electronic health record (EHR)-agnostic application programming interface (SMART). BCL utilizes computational network approaches to develop predictive models for diseases. We are currently developing some new and exciting applications in the medical field that may help both doctors and patients by developing and applying novel translational research approaches.” Read more

Cambridge Semantics is looking for a Senior Java Engineer in Boston, MA. According to the post, “Cambridge Semantics is seeking a highly skilled outstanding Java Engineer to work on the core of their semantic platform. The successful candidate will be a seasoned java professional with 5+ years of experience. This is an opportunity to join an extremely talented team pioneering Web 3.0 semantic technologies… Cambridge Semantics Inc. is an industry-leading semantic information management company. Semantic technology is revolutionizing data collaboration & content management within the enterprise and on the Web and is one of the most exciting technological innovations since the advent of the Internet. We are a high-energy, high-tech company that is experiencing rapid growth. Our team comprises some of the world’s leading experts in Semantic Web technology.” Read more

Cypress Group is looking for a Software Client Service Engineer in Boston, MA. The post states, “We are a leading Semantic Web (Web 3.0) technology company, seeking Software Client Services Engineers with 0-4 years of experience. Our Software Client Services Engineers help apply our  software suite for specific customer challenges. We’re looking for smart self-starters with strong analytical and problem-solving skills who enjoy picking up new technologies, thrive on independence, and are motivated by the prospect of finding an excellent solution to a tough problem.” Read more

Big Graph Data Panelists (L to R): Mike Stonebraker, John Giannandrea, Bryan Thompson, Tim Berners- Lee, Frank van Harmelen

Last week, the 11th International Semantic Web Conference (ISWC 2012) took place in Boston. It was an exciting week to learn about the advances of the Semantic Web and current applications.

The first two days, Sunday November 11 and Monday November 12, consisted of 18 workshops and 8 tutorials. The following three days (Tuesday November 13 – Thursday November 15) consisted of keynotes, presentation of academic and in-use papers, the Big Graph Data Panel and industry presentations. It is basically impossible to attend all the interesting presentations. Therefore, I am going to try my best to summarize and offer links to everything that I can.

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Harvard Medical School is searching for a Director of Informatics Program Management in Boston, MA. According to the post, “Reporting to the Director of Informatics Technology, the Director of Informatics Program Management will be responsible for a portfolio of Informatics projects, with a budget greater than $5m. The projects are establishing unprecedented capabilities for biomedical researchers to conduct research across Harvard and at a national scale. The Director of Informatics Program Management will oversee the planning, development, deployment, operational support, open source release and national/international open source community building for this portfolio of projects. This includes the oversight of the development of web applications, service oriented architectures, formal ontologies, data processing pipelines and data repositories as well as content management systems, data management/curation tools and search systems.” Read more

Publishing Technology is looking for a Web Developer in Boston, MA. The post states, “We have a tremendous opportunity to join an exciting environment and be part of a growing and ambitious company as a Web Developer.  As part of our new UX team the Web Developer would work with and support the US Online Division to create exceptional experiences for the users of our online publishing solutions. You will be responsible for turning polished design concepts into elegant interfaces that visually and functionally convey the aesthetics, interactivity and utility as intended by our designers and UX Architect. If you have Web Developer experience, are a creative thinker, well organized with team experience and a good understanding of modern web usability criteria, processes and standards we would love to hear from you!” Read more

The Cypress Group is looking for a Solutions Architect in Boston, MA. According to the post, “Our Solutions Engineers are experts in applying our Anzo products to help our customers integrate, analyze, and operationalize their critical business intelligence information. We are looking for people to: Work closely with Fortune 500 & other leading customers to understand business challenges and design appropriate solutions. Use and extend the Anzo product suite to rapidly build customer solutions. Manage implementation projects to ensure smooth communication with the customer and timely completion of project tasks. Collaborate cross functionally with product management, development, and sales as required to improve and showcase the Anzo products.” Read more

Merck is looking for a Health Informatics Data Scientist in Boston, MA. The post states, “The Informatics department develops supports and enables the application of informatics across Merck, in partnership with quantitative organizations throughout the company. Our world-class team is currently seeking outstanding candidates to join to join our global team of diverse informatics professionals, spanning engineering, modeling and simulation, knowledge management, biomedical and health informatics, computational biology and translational informatics. Successful candidates will have the opportunity to collaborate with talented and dedicated colleagues to make a difference to patient healthcare.” Read more

Harvard Medical School is looking for a Senior Software Engineer in Boston, MA. The post states, “Reporting to the Director of Informatics Technology, this position will be responsible for developing innovative software tools, applications, services, and databases that are mission critical to the success of the Center for Biomedical Informatics (CBMI) and the Countway Library at Harvard Medical School. The person in this position will be a senior contributor for many different informatics projects that advance CBMI research and Countway efforts across Harvard. The person in this position will work with directors and informatics leadership in order to design, code and deploy tools that will be used across the Harvard research community.”

It continues, “Specific technologies used will include Tomcat, Java, MySQL, XML, Semantic Web, RDF and ontologies. The senior software engineer will contribute to all tiers of our development but will be geared more towards the service and database tiers. Read more

Cambridge Semantics is looking for a Solutions Engineer in Boston, MA. The post states, “Our Solutions Engineers are experts in applying our Anzo products to help our customers integrate, analyze, and operationalize their critical business intelligence information. We are looking for people to: (1) Work closely with Fortune 500 & other leading customers to understand business challenges and design appropriate solutions. (2) Use and extend the Anzo product suite to rapidly build customer solutions. (3) Manage implementation projects to ensure smooth communication with the customer and timely completion of project tasks. (4) Collaborate cross functionally with product management, development, and sales as required to improve and showcase the Anzo products.” Read more