QIS Instrument Developer

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop key product features and complex software solutions within existing large-scale enterprise applications and new strategic initiatives using preferred languages
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners (QA, Business Analyst, Tech Pubs, etc.) in an Agile/Scrum team environment.
• Assist with the generation and analysis of business and functional requirements for proposed software solutions.
• Participate in architectural and database design discussions as they relate to product direction.
• Create design specifications, documentation, and unit testing plans as defined by the Agile development process.
• Complete development tasks independently as well as under direction from the product architect and development leads.
• Maintain and support software solutions post-production.
• Develop features completely including the front-end components and the backend systems.
• Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience with Intersystems Cache development
• Minimum of 5 years of experience interfacing medical devices/instruments to laboratory information systems.
• Extensive experience with standard interface communication protocols such as ASTM and HL7
• Solid, judgement, organizational and problem-solving skills.
• Experience developing against relational databases.
• Experience with agile development methodologies.
• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related fields.

Core Skills:
• Intersystems Cache/Iris
• Linux/VMS
• Medical device interfacing
• Terminal server, RS232, and network device management
• Multiple communication and data interchange formats including ASTM, HL7, XML, JSON, and instrument vendor proprietary formats. (ASTM is mandatory and 1 among HL7, XML, JSON is sufficient)
• LIS Middleware management vendors/software (ex. Data Innovations or any other middleware)

Preferred Skills:
• Java
• Web services
• SQL