Leidos Government Solutions is seeking a Clinical System Programmer Developer to support National Institutes of Health (NIH) programs in Bethesda, MD. This position is part of a highly dynamic organization with multi-layered services effort and supports the NIH Clinical Center (CC).
Candidate MUST:
Be a US Citizen or Green Card holder currently located in the UNITED STATES with three years of consecutive residency in the United States AND have the ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance. Preference is for local candidate who can work hybrid onsite/telework in Bethesda, MD.
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Responsibilities:
Follow department configuration management process, including the use of Serena TeamTrack to track changes to the system, and building changes into a Development, Test and Production environment.
Create documentation on the required configuration for installation, implementation, development, and use of the developed and configured items
Work with the Department Project Management Office for any new development to work in compliance with their methodology and the mandated EPLC framework
Attend meetings at NIH (or via conference call) relating to projects involving the tasks of this contract
Work with the MLM (Medical Logic Modules) development team, the reports team, and the security team to associate related MLMs and other Clinical Decision Support to provide the ability to select diagnosis, problems list entries and medical necessity by Protocol
Develop MLM CDS and Objects Plus Tabs to enhance the system
Troubleshoot issues related to orders, order sets, order set forms, MLMs, Object Plus code, SQL Stored Procedures
Develop and/or install and maintain a Diagnosis Tool potentially using Objects Plus that will allow the entry of Diagnosis from IMO at the patient, visit, order, and clinical documentation components while maintaining the source of these items (Health Issues or an appropriate component).
Follow department configuration management process, including the use of Serena Business Manager to track changes to the system, and building changes into a Development, Test and Production environment
Assist in developing training materials
Attend meetings with the Allscripts vendor as necessary for Enterprise Scheduling integration
Skills and Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or relevant field and 5-7 years of related experience IT field
Ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
Prior experience supporting healthcare IT projects
Experience with EHRs, preferably Allscripts Sunrise Clinical Manager and Allscripts SCM Enterprise Scheduling
Working experience working as a Programmer, particularly experience with MLM (Medical Logic Modules) and Objects Plus development
Experience with SQL including writing SLQ Queries, SQL Server, and Stored Procedures
Experience working with multiple methodologies and frameworks, including Medical Logic Modules and EPLC
Working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite, including Microsoft Visio. Microsoft Office is inclusive of either Office 2013 or greater
Have strong writing skills in order to provide documentation of work performed, design documentation, data dictionary, and/or various configuration Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's)
Have a strong attention to detail and a methodology which includes validating all new system build performed for consistency
Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal
Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
Problem solving and root-cause identification skills
Able to work effectively at all levels of an organization
Must be a team player and able to work collaboratively with and through others
Desired Qualifications:
Prior work experience supporting the National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Experience working and using Allscripts Sunrise Configuration Tools; Allscripts Sunrise Clinical Manager Order Forms, Order Set Forms and Task Form Development; and Allscripts Express Load/Unload tools.
Background providing various forms of Reporting, preferred
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Original Posting: October 21, 2026
For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.
Pay Range: Pay Range $87,100.00 - $157,450.00
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About Leidos
Leidos is an industry and technology leader serving government and commercial customers with smarter, more efficient digital and mission innovations. Headquartered in Reston, Virginia, with 47,000 global employees, Leidos reported annual revenues of approximately $16.7 billion for the fiscal year ended January 3, 2025. For more information, visit www.Leidos.com.
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