Technical Lead, Software Engineering

Job Description

We are looking for a Technical Lead, Software Engineering with strong software development and cloud computing background to help us shape the technical vision and strategy of solutions that improve the way we run our clinical trials. For our patients, our partners, and our employees. You have a strong background in software engineering, are intellectually curious and a self-starter.

As a Technical Lead you play a key role within the team. You will be working closely with our other technical leads, software engineers, product managers and solution architects, both within and across teams.

You will join our Clinical Trial Data Management product line that focuses on technology and process simplification and innovation to:

• Improve the clinical trial experience for our patients.
• Improve efficiency of study start up by reducing the time from study initiation to first site ready.
• Remove obstacles and enable our business users to focus on what matters.

Our IT team operates as a business partner proposing ideas and innovative solutions that enable new organizational capabilities. We collaborate internationally to deliver the services and solutions that help everyone to be more productive and enable innovation.

Our Mission

Partner with our Research Laboratories to harness the power of technology to reimagine and accelerate how we conduct clinical trials and bring the management of the clinical trial data to the level, where data flow seamlessly from patients to submission readiness.

Why Join Us?

• Global Impact: Shape the future of the clinical trials IT ecosystem at one of the world's largest pharmaceutical companies, directly impacting the delivery of transformative medicines to patients worldwide.
• Innovation and Technology-Driven Solutions: Work with innovative IT technologies and platforms, playing a crucial role in shaping the future of healthcare.
• Collaborative and Inclusive Environment: Collaborate with a diverse and inclusive team of multidisciplinary professionals, engaging in continuous learning and driving continuous improvement.

Your responsibilities:

• Lead a high-performing team of software engineers to deliver robust technology solutions
• Assess the current state solutions and develop a roadmap to deliver greater business value and maintain a secure and modern technology landscape
• Accountable to ensure that product solutions incorporate an approach that start with experimentation to validate expected impact, includes human centered design, follows agile principles, incorporates external insights, required end to end process optimizations, and compliance engagement
• Partner with Product Managers to provide clarity on the business and technical requirements to drive the appropriate user stories and sprint planning
• As a Technical Lead you will spend a lot of time helping shape the technical vision and strategy of the product. This requires discussions, conversations and consciously driving decisions in the right direction. This applies internally to the team and externally to our system's business and technical stakeholders. You will work side by side with Product Manager and Solution Architect and be accountable for the entire product lifecycle
• Being a non-authoritative leader towards the team and a strong partner to business stakeholders are the right skills for this. Additionally, you will be responsible for guiding other teams to negotiate and align the technical strategies and adjust their solutions to the strategic architectural concepts
• We also need you to share your knowledge with us and help other team-members grow their technical knowledge and expertise, especially in design and architecture of robust solutions

Your Experience and Skills:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in computer science or a related quantitative field
• 5 years of experience as a Solution Architect, Data Architect, Principal Engineer, or similar role
• Experience working in a product team
• Excellent English and ability to explain complex technical topics to both technical and business audiences
• System analysis and design experience in scalable applications
• Hands-on experience with DevOps processes and related tools including, but not limited to Terraform, CloudFormation, Ansible, GitHub, Jenkins, etc.
• In-depth understanding of database structure principles, SQL, and NoSQL concepts
• Experience with Cloud services like AWS and Azure
• Strong software engineering and programming background in Python and other programming languages
• Strong technical leadership and vendor management skills
• Great organization skills with the ability to manage competing priorities
• Self-driven with the ability to work in a self-guided manner
• Strong problem-solving skills
• Desired prior experience in the pharmaceutical industry
• Desired experience with GxP validations, focus on GCP (Good Clinical Practices)
• Desired experience with System Development Lifecycle (SDLC)

What we look for:

• Imagine getting up in the morning for a job as important as helping to save and improve lives around the world. Here, you have that opportunity. You can put your empathy, creativity, digital mastery, or scientific genius to work in collaboration with a diverse group of colleagues who pursue and bring hope to countless people who are battling some of the most challenging diseases of our time. Our team is constantly evolving, so if you are among the intellectually curious, join us - and start making your impact today.
• We are proud to be a company that embraces the value of bringing diverse, talented, and committed people together. The fastest way to breakthrough innovation is when diverse ideas come together in an inclusive environment. We encourage our colleagues to respectfully challenge one another's thinking and approach problems collectively. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse workplace.

What we offer:

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment
• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally
• Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases)
• Pension and health insurance contributions
• Internal reward system plus referral program
• 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution
• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card
• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and discount programs
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone
• Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner
• Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more

Current Employees apply HERE

Current Contingent Workers apply HERE

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Design Applications, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Solution Architecture, System Designs, Systems Integration, Testing

Preferred Skills:

Job Posting End Date:

08/31/2024

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Job Posting End Date:08/31/2024

A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. Please ensure you apply to a job posting no later than the day BEFORE the job posting end date.

Requisition ID:R304685

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