Software Developer II

Q2 Solutions is a leading clinical trial laboratory services organization with end-to-end laboratory services and secure, enterprise-wide biospecimen and consent management solutions. With a relentless focus on quality and innovation, Q2 Solutions uses its global experience and scientific expertise to transform science and data into actionable medical insights that help customers improve human health.  A joint venture of IQVIA (formerly QuintilesIMS) and Quest Diagnostics, Q2 Solutions combines the best of each parent organization’s clinical trials laboratory services capabilities to fulfill its mission of treating each sample as if a life depends on it.

Job Overview

The Translational Genomics group includes bioinformaticians and software engineers that develop automated DNA and RNA analysis utilities and workflows.  New members of the group are expected to have an immediate impact on current activities and help to define the direction we take as we grow.

This position is responsible for engineering and developing bioinformatics and related software.

Responsibilities

•            Apply formal software engineering methodologies to develop solutions in a timely manner.  Track and provide status updates to support project schedules.

•            Develop data analysis workflows alongside bioinformaticians.  

•            Learn the scientific, statistical, and analytical methods applied. 

•            Create requirements, design, and user manual documentation to support validation efforts.

•            Evaluate, test, and improve legacy software tools.

•            Build, test, and evaluate third-party software tools.

•            Evaluate computational efficiency of large-scale scientific computing systems and identify system software components in need of development, improvement, or replacement.

•            Troubleshoot problems, provide workarounds, and develop patches to software and systems.

•            Perform other duties and learning activities as directed.

Minimum required education and experience

•      Bachelor's Degree in related field - Computer Science, Math, or comparable field

•      Master's Degree  Pref

Required knowledge, skills and abilities

•      3 to 5 years prior related experience in developing web applications, graduate experience, or   demonstrated success in software development

•            Experience using Python to implement Object Oriented Designs.

•            Strong opinions on software engineering and what it means to create quality software.

•            Experience evaluating and improving the efficiency of programs in a Linux environment.

•            Experience with command line compilation and debugging.

•            Experience with makefiles, coverage analysis and other forms of runtime profiling.

•            Agile Software Development skills & experience with all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle.

•            Ability to effectively handle multiple tasks with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail.

•            Working knowledge of MS Office suite of applications.

•            Good verbal and written communication skills.

•            Ability / willingness to learn bioinformatics / genomics

•            Extra Credit:  Experience designing relational databases and working knowledge of SQL.

•            Extra credit:  Experience with NextFlow/Groovy or related work flow SW

•            Extra credit:  Experience with PERL

•            Extra credit:  Experience with C/C++.

•            Extra credit:  Experience working with AWS

•            Extra credit:  Experience working with Docker

•            Extra credit:  Working knowledge of Bioinformatics, Genomics, or Life Sciences

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable law.

IQVIA, Inc. provides reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities.  Applicants who require reasonable accommodation to submit an application for employment or otherwise participate in the application process should contact IQVIA’s Talent Acquisition team at workday_recruiting@iqvia.com to arrange for such an accommodation.