Location: Ireland, Dublin
ICON plc is a world-leading healthcare intelligence and clinical research organisation. From molecule to medicine, we advance clinical research providing outsourced services to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device and government and public health organisations.
With our patients at the centre of all that we do, we help to accelerate the development of drugs and devices that save lives and improve quality of life.
Our people are our greatest strength, are at the core of our culture, and the driving force behind our success. ICON people have a mission to succeed and a passion that ensures what we do, we do well.
What about the TEAM:
Applied Digital Solutions (ADS) provides full Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) for key products used by ICON in the execution of clinical trials.
This ALM encompasses all phases of the product lifecycle including strategy and business alignment through to product inception, planning, development, marketing and sales support, and product service and support.
We are a very tightly integrated team where collaboration, ownership, and delivery are key foundations of what makes us successful. We are a dynamic team where best in class enterprise deliveries are a given and quality a must.
What about the MISSIONS:
As a Manager Software Development, you will lead a cross functional teams including software engineers.
You will provide leadership across a multi-functional team, ensuring readiness of all aspects of our software releases in line with the SDLC process and against our internal standards.
As the primary actor in an agile environment, you will cooperate with the Product Owner to make sure that business owners and your team know where we are going and how this will be done.
You will provide a clear understanding of delivering the right product and speed to market.
• Manage the Software Development Life Cycle for one or more products
• Lead a team of sofware engineers (10 people)
• Managing the delivery promise of a number of cross functional teams working using Agile methodologies
• Estimates user stories assigned to the sprint of a planning meeting.
• Reports sprint progress on a burndown chart and by the categories ‘To Do’, In Progress, Done.
• Reports the velocity achieved at the end of each sprint to the Head of Software.
• Makes sure that each team member follows Firecrest Software Methodology.
• Assigns tasks to team members based on business priorities.
• Facilitates daily stand up, sprint planning, and sprint retrospective meetings.
• Constantly improves team processes to make them as efficient and beneficial as possible.
• Works with Software Architect to identify the best technical solution for each sprint and continuously searches for efficiency and quality improvements.
• Works with UI Engineer to apply the best user interface design practices.
• Ensures that a team is fully functional and productive and shields from external interferences.
• Applies the best engineering practices and improves tools.
• Develops lower-level technical design to meet the high-level technical architecture.
To be successful in the role, you will ideally have:
· Over 8+ years' experience or relevant experience in progressive IT as part of software development team
· Line management experience
· Demonstrates appropriate interpersonal skills required to establish effective working relationships with clients and/or business partners.
. Strong passion for software technology, an ability to directly contribute to product development, and make sure that the delivered product is highly reliable and of good quality.
. Strong technical knowledge that will allow you produce clear, detailed plans with strong delivery execution, balance agility with discipline.
Benefits of Working in ICON:
Our success depends on the knowledge, capabilities and quality of our people. That’s why we are committed to developing our employees in a continuous learning culture – one where we challenge you with engaging work and where every experience adds to your professional development.
At ICON, our focus is to provide you with a comprehensive and competitive total reward package that comprises, not only an excellent level of base pay, but also a wide range of variable pay and recognition programs. In addition, our best in class employee benefits, supportive policies and wellbeing initiatives are tailored to support you and your family at all stages of your career - both now, and into the future.
ICON, including subsidiaries, is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.
If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.
