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.
Responsibilities:
• Recognize, exemplify and adhere to ICON's values which centers around our commitment to People, Clients and Performance.
• As a member of staff, the employee is expected to embrace and contribute to our culture of process improvement with a focus on streamlining our processes adding value to our business and meeting client needs.
• *Travel (approximately 15%) domestic and/or international
Job Functions
• Design and develop and maintain software solutions with minimal supervision and direction.
• Acts as Business Analyst on selected projects, defining requirements and other technical specifications, in addition to writing and unit testing code
• Delivers to a high quality standard within agreed time scales.
• Plans and takes ownership of own work and any issues relating to same.
• Solves problems that arise in own area of responsibility.
• Develops technical competence on technologies relating to assignments and other technologies as directed
• Provides regular feedback to manager and/or designee on work status and problem areas.
• Provides input to team project schedule.
• Actively supports teamwork both within own group and across Development, by offering assistance to other team members in an effort to achieve team goals.
• Participates in code and design reviews
• Constantly proposes improvements to systems
• Proactively promotes optimal solutions and resolves issues across multiple systems and processes.
Responsibilities
• Accountable for following defined processes and procedures, and highlighting in a timely manner any related problems with same.
• Accountable for applying knowledge and ingenuity to solve basic to moderate problems that arise in areas of responsibility, and escalating when necessary.
• Accountable for the timely execution of agreed objectives, to a high quality standard.
Interpersonal
• Proactive: Proactively pursue objectives, seek support and strives to develop technical competence. Proactively identifies and escalates issues/solutions
• Teamwork: Actively communicate and collaborate. Is able to initiate and discuss functional, business and technical topics with other experts in ICON
• Communication Skills: Is a strong communicator (both oral/written) who proactively reaches out to other team members and teams, including those in other locations.
• Conduct: Conducts work in a professional manner and displays positive attitude towards ICON
• Adaptable/Flexible: Undertakes a variety of tasks willingly. Consistently devotes time towards research of new tools and technologies and proposes adoption
• Planning & Organizing: Organizes own time and schedule to deliver on commitments. This will involve working under pressure at times. Self improves due to experience gained and lessons learnt from mistakes. Keeps management continually informed about project/task status and escalates risks and impediments at appropriate levels
• Decision Making Skills: Can make decisions within the parameters of own job. Is capable of taking independent decisions at project/team level resulting in positive impact and overall progress.
• Leadership Skills: Capable of leading a small team, acting either as Scrum Master and/or a technical co-ordinator. Leads by example and inspires confidence. Provides constructive and timely feedback to team members
• Negotiating and Influencing Skills: Can harmonize discordant views and find the best way forward. Is able to influence technical direction in own area of expertise
• Mentoring: Allocates time to support the technical growth of team members
• Quality: Has self belief in quality initiatives. Monitors team for any lack in this area and grooms them appropriately for quality adherence. Takes ownership of delivering projects with high quality
Business
• Object Oriented Design: Excellent understanding of OO methods
• Agile: Excellent working knowledge of Agile/Scrum principles
• Re-Factoring: Ability to actively re-factor code including identifying opportunities for code re-use
• Recruitment: Participates in staff recruitment
• Organization Structure: Has a good understanding of ICON’s organization structure, including the role of the PMO, the clinical organization structure and the inter-dependencies between IT and the business
• ICON’s Systems: Has a strong knowledge more than one of ICON’s systems and a working knowledge of one or more other systems. Understands how these systems are related to business needs. Can analyze and automate business processes across departments/divisions
• A good understanding of ICON’s business
• Other duties as assigned
You will need:
5+ Years of experience in Python programming.
Development experience in API gateway.
AWS RDS ( PostgreSQL/ MYSQL) And DynamoDB.
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.
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