LIMS Developer

Job Title: Software Developer

Location: Ankeny, IA 50021

Duration: 12 Months

Job Type: Contract

Work Type: Onsite

Pay Rate: $60-60$/Hourly/W2

Overview:

Tekwissen group, is a workforce management provider throughout the USA and many other countries in the world. This client is a German multinational Pharmaceutical and biotechnology company and one of the largest pharmaceutical companies in the world, headquartered in Leverkusen, and areas of business include pharmaceuticals; consumer healthcare products, agricultural chemicals, seeds and biotechnology products.

Job Description:

We are seeking a skilled software developer to implement a new workflow in our in-house developed LIMS system. This role is pivotal in automating lab processes and integrating cutting-edge technology into our lab operations.

POSITION DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborate with lab analysts and scientists to enhance lab functionality
• Gather requirements and streamline workflows
• Develop and maintain the codebase for our in-house LIMS application
• Ensure successful deployment within the AWS environment
• Conduct comprehensive testing before production deployment
• Provide ongoing maintenance, updates, and support post-deployment

REQUIREMENTS/PREFERENCES

Education Requirement(s):

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or a related field required
• Master’s degree in Computer Science preferred

Skill & Competency Requirements:

Experience

• 3-5 years of relevant work experienc

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in Java and Spring for web application development
• Experience with relational databases (Oracle & PostgreSQL)
• Strong testing skills using JUnit and Mockito
• Familiarity with version control tools (Git & Maven)
• Experience with front-end development frameworks (AngularJS, React, Node.js)

Cloud and Deployment:

• Functional and non-functional testing expertise
• Proficiency with AWS services (S3, Fargate, Lambda)
• Experience with REST APIs
• Agile software development team experience
• Experience directly interacting with business customers to gather and understand requirements
• Proficient troubleshooting and debugging applications
• Experience deploying applications across various environments (i.e. dev, test, prod) in collaboration with cross-functional teams
• Experience with continuous delivery platforms (Jenkins, AWS CodeDeploy/CodeBuild)

Preferences:

• 5-10 years of relevant experience
• Background in agriculture/biotechnology IT projects
• IoT technologies for process information collection
• NoSQL data stores (MongoDB, DynamoDB, Neo4J)

Top Skills:

• Java
• PostgreSQL
• AWS

Must have at least 3 years of working experience, excluding internships

TekWisen® Group is an equal opportunity employer supporting workforce diversity.