NLP Software Developer - Programming in Perl & Java (onsite), United States, Maryland, Bethesda

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Posted: September 29, 2006

Job title:
NLP Software Developer - Programming in Perl & Java

Company name: CodeRyte, Inc.

Location: United States, Maryland, Bethesda

Pay rate: Negotiable

Travel: 0-25%

Terms of employment: Salaried employee

Hours: Full time

Onsite: yes

Description:
CodeRyte Inc., located in Bethesda, Maryland, is a small, growing,
entrepreneurial company whose premiere product is software to automate the
medical billing process using natural language processing to analyze a
doctor's dictation of a patient encounter, in order to determine the
appropriate diagnosis and procedure codes.  The company's future directions
include using NLP to populate electronic medical records, clinical data
mining, decision support, linking patient records with the research
literature, and other exciting applications of technology to patient care.

We are looking for excellent people to join our talented natural language
processing team, working on CodeRyte's cutting-edge medical coding
application. We use a wide variety of NLP and machine learning techniques
to extract medical procedure and diagnosis information.
Our data-driven approach involves the analysis of a constantly growing set
of millions of clinical records.  If you think more data is better data,
then this is the place for you!


1) Job Title: NLP Software Developer

Job Description: As an NLP Software Developer, you will work with the
natural language processing team to maintain and extend CodeRyte's natural
language processing engine and medical coding software. You will also
perform exploratory data analysis. Strong programming skills in Perl or
Java (preferably both) are required. Preference will be given to candidates
with experience in the following areas: statistical NLP, software
development in Unix environment, Web application development, machine
learning, and medical coding. Significant work experience is preferred but
entry-level candidates are welcome.


2) Job Title: Senior NLP Software Developer

Job Description: As a senior NLP software engineer, you will develop the
natural language processing engine's core technologies, at times assuming a
project leadership role on the design and implementation of engine
components. Strong software design and development skills are required, and
you must be very strong in either Perl or Java (preferably both).
Preference will be given to candidates with experience in the following
areas: statistical NLP, supervised machine learning techniques, Web
applications development, and/or medical coding. Experienced candidates are
preferred (3-7 years in a software development environment with
professional or university NLP experience); very strong candidates with
less work experience will be considered.


Benefits: CodeRyte offers generous benefits, stock options, a flexible work
environment, opportunities for advancement, and the opportunity to work on
fascinating problems. CodeRyte offices are in downtown Bethesda, MD,
walking distance from the Metro, and biking distance from downtown D.C.


Please send a resume and cover letter to [email protected].


Required skills:
Strong programming skills in perl and Java, software development in Unix,
statistical NLP, web application development

URL for more information: http://www.coderyte.com/

Contact information at:
http://jobs.perl.org/job/4375#contact