Niklas Reimer
Research Associate
Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Summary
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Top SchoolNiklas Reimer is a research-focused software engineer with nine years of experience building and integrating medical informatics systems, currently deputy head of the Medical Data Integration Center (MeDIC) at University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein. He combines hands-on backend development and QA—contributing refactors and Spring test improvements to high-profile projects like cBioPortal for cancer genomics—with practical experience deploying openEHR-based data pipelines for molecular tumor boards. Trained with an MS in Medical Informatics from Universität zu Lübeck, he bridges clinical requirements and robust engineering practices to make biomedical data usable and auditable. Outside work he runs an arm64 Wayland homelab and volunteers as a lifeguard, a sign of his operational mindset and readiness to take responsibility under pressure.
10 years of coding experience
6 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science - MS, Medical Informatics, Master of Science - MS, Medical Informatics at Universität zu Lübeck
German, English, Latin
Github Skills (9)
javas10
junit10
spring10
java10
test-automation10
cancer-genomics9
visualization4
visualizations4
sql4
Programming languages (22)
Github contributions (5)
cBioPortal/cbioportal
Mar 2020 - Jun 2022
cBioPortal for Cancer Genomics
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer & QA Engineer
Back-end Developer & QA EngineerContributions:2 reviews, 47 commits, 9 PRs in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Niklas primarily focused on refactoring and testing within the cBioPortal project. Their contributions involved replacing deprecated Spring annotations with `@Rollback`, indicating a focus on test setup and execution within a Spring framework environment. This includes changes across various test classes, and test configurations, demonstrating a commitment to ensuring code quality and maintainability through thorough testing. Their actions directly relate to the cancer genomics domain, as evidenced by changes in related code.
precision-medicinesciencecbioportalgenomicscancer
nr23730/ucsc-hg19-refgene
Mar 2022 - Sep 2024
Contributions:8 PRs, 9 pushes in 2 years 7 months
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