Zoetis

Role Description:

Reporting to the Senior Manager of ITS Application Support, the Developer will design, develop, document, and deploy solutions for the delivery of genomic laboratory testing and prediction products. The individual in this role will follow the software development lifecycle (SDLC), work collaboratively with other developers, analysts, and business professionals. The ideal candidate will have proven technical ability along with excellent communication, analysis, and documentation skills.

All candidates must have experience working in .NET-based back-end applications, with past exposure to JavaScript frameworks for front-end development. Experience with high-performance computing and/or distributed cloud applications is also desired.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and support cloud-based high-performance scientific and customer service systems, including troubleshooting, bug fixes, and enhancements. 
• Analyze requirements to develop solution designs, working with stakeholders in the business and ITS.
• Develop, implement, and maintain ITS solutions and databases that meet requirements.
• Manage the communication of requirements, expectations and priorities between time zones and teams in a manner which optimizes resource usage and minimizes turnaround times.
• Ensure that requirements are addressed in the solution and that the solution has been adequately unit tested.
• Create and maintain system development lifecycle (SDLC) documentation. 
• Participate in and/or drive problem investigation and resolution.
• Participate in continuous improvement activities aimed at reducing cycle times, eliminating redundancies and increasing throughput.

Qualifications:

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field of study and 5+ years of relevant IT experience

Skills and Abilities:

• Strong database skills, including fluency in SQL and relational database design
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms
• Ability to translate business requirements into solutions that map to technology capabilities.
• Interpersonal skills necessary to collaborate with existing subject matter experts, across many functions, and utilize them as team members
• Ability to take direction and to complete tasks with minimal direction
• Ability to prioritize issues and drive progress in ambiguous situations

Technical Competencies:

• .NET development language, such as C# or VB.NET
• Relational database development, particularly with SQL Server
• Experience working on a Windows-based platform
• Deep understanding of information delivery principles including the creation of abstraction layers, query optimization, and report level calculations
• Prior work with RESTful application design and microservices

Desired Competencies:

• JavaScript client development frameworks, such as Angular
• Use of CI / CD tools such as Git and TFS
• Use of Infrastructure-as-Code tools such as Terraform and Chef
• Familiarity with container-based development using Docker or Kubernetes
• Experience developing on a commercial cloud such as AWS or Azure
• Experience in the application of project management principles and software development life cycle management
• Use of SQL Server Reporting Services or similar tool for creating document-based reports
• Use of SQL Server Integration Services or similar tool for creating ETL processes
• Use of message-queuing services such as RabbitMQ
• Experience working with large scale data sets (multi-terabyte)
• Prior professional or academic experience to genetics and bioinformatics

Physical Requirements:

• No travel required
• The colleague’s usual work location will be on-site with the ITS and Commercial Genetics teams

Full time

Regular

Colleague

Zoetis is committed to equal opportunity in the terms and conditions of employment for all employees and job applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, gender identity or gender expression, national origin, disability or veteran status or any other protected classification. Disabled individuals are given an equal opportunity to use our online application system. We offer reasonable accommodations as an alternative if requested by an individual with a disability. Please contact Zoetis Colleague Services at zoetiscolleagueservices@zoetis.com to request an accommodation. Zoetis also complies with all applicable national, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment as well as employment eligibility verification requirements of the Immigration and Nationality Act. All applicants must possess or obtain authorization to work in the US for Zoetis. Zoetis retains sole and exclusive discretion to pursue sponsorship for the acquisition or maintenance of nonimmigrant status and employment eligibility, considering factors such as availability of qualified US workers. Individuals requiring sponsorship must disclose this fact. Please note that Zoetis seeks information related to job applications from candidates for jobs in the U.S. solely via the following: (1) our company website at www.Zoetis.com/careers site, or (2) via email to/from addresses using only the Zoetis domain of “@zoetis.com”. In addition, Zoetis does not use Google Hangout for any recruitment related activities. Any solicitation or request for information related to job applications with Zoetis via any other means and/or utilizing email addresses with any other domain should be disregarded. In addition, Zoetis will never ask candidates to make any type of personal financial investment related to gaining employment with Zoetis.