Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines. Our 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
For years, Abbott’s medical device businesses have offered technologies that are faster, more effective, and less invasive. Whether it’s glucose monitoring systems, innovative therapies for treating heart disease, or products that help people with chronic pain or movement disorders, our medical device technologies are designed to help people live their lives better and healthier. Every day, our technologies help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine ?ngersticks.
Our location in Sylmar, CA, currently has an opportunity for a Software Engineer II – Clinical Research.
We are seeking an experienced Software Engineer to support our clinical research division who will be responsible for software builds and releases, as well as the configuration of the build tools. Assignments may include but are not limited to, collecting business requirements and specifications, designing and developing study databases and web based clinical data applications, analyzing data and specifications to create integration tests of new clinical software and ensure appropriate functionality, and reviewing/writing of technical documentation. Exercises appropriate level of technical judgment in planning, organizing, performing and coordinating engineering work. Stays abreast of and communicates technical advancements to colleagues and associates. Routinely uses the most effective cost efficient and best practices to execute processes.
WHAT YOU’LL DO
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Designs and develops clinical trial management systems and other software projects
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Utilizes knowledge of the full software development and implementation cycle to define and refine software requirements specifications and computer application needs
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Conducts integration tests of new clinical software prior to production release to ensure proper functionality
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Develops proactive solutions to avoid or minimize problems resulting in software performance inconsistencies or defects
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Collect requirements, design, develops and implements electronic error checking routines and data field’s validation rules to ensure the integrity of clinical data bases
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Maintains and supports current/legacy applications end-users by updating or re-designing databases, enhancing functionality, creating ad-hoc queries/reports,
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Sets up and designs Case Report Forms (CRF) within the Oracle Clinical application,
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Develops additional functionality using Oracle PL/SQL and other development object oriented web enabled tools.
EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING
Required
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Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, related field, or equivalent years of related work experience
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Minimum of 3-5 years’ experience in software systems analysis, design, programming, and testing
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Extensive experience with C# and SQL Programming Languages (Oracle PL/SQL Preferred)
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At least 3 years of experience working with .NET CORE
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At least 3 years of experience with WebAPI
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At least 3 years of experience in ASP.NET Webforms and MVC.
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Extensive experience in software development including traditional tools/languages and also object oriented environment (this includes experience in the entire software development process, from collecting project specifications to designing, coding and documenting programs, to debugging, testing and validating systems, to implementation, training and maintenance)
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Working experience with a release management system and/or continuous delivery system such as TFS, Jenkins, TeamCity, Jira, etc.
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Working familiarity with Microsoft office products including Word, Excel, and Access
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Strong verbal and written communication skills, a positive attitude, and the ability to work well and effectively with a team
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Strong background in development and deployment processes
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Able to do risk assessment and prioritize issues based on our SLAs (end user support, clinical, study support, environment support)
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Excellent analytical troubleshooting skills and ability to own problems through to resolution.
Preferred
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SDLC project experience with .NET MVC technology and knowledge of JavaScript frameworks such as Knockout.js or Angular.js preferred
WHAT WE OFFER
At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:
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Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
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Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
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Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
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Paid time off
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401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
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The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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