Front-End Developer (Scientific & Manufacturing)

FRONT END DEVELOPER (SCIENTIFIC & MANUFACTURING)

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One of the biggest international pharmaceutical companies is looking for a Front End Developer.

This is a challenging contracting position starting in December 2018 for 1-year in Basel, Switzerland.

JOB SUMMARY

My client is looking for an Angular developer to further develop the EDISON (Enlightened Data Integration Solution) Platform, which addresses the root causes of low data quality by harmonizing, automating and integrating the process in which clinical biomarker data is acquired and integrated. The successful candidate will be responsible for leading the Front End development of the platform and to coach other developers.

YOUR TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES

- Responsible for the Front End development of the EDISON platform
- Work with stakeholders to translate business requirements into UI prototypes, designs and working web-based implementations
- Illustrate design ideas using whiteboard drawings/sketches
- Lead a remote team of software developers
- Improve the code quality with smart and sustainable automated testing strategies
- Participate in technical decision makings
- Ensure scalability of the platform to a cloud enterprise solution

WHAT YOU MUST HAVE

- At least B.Sc in Computer Science or similar discipline
- +5 years professional software development experience
- Extensive experience in test-driven software development
- Demonstrated expertise and mentorship capabilities through leadership roles
- Deep knowledge of Angular framework
- Strong working knowledge of best coding practices (TDD/BDD, pair-programming)
- The ability to rapidly design and build prototypes using Invision
- Experience with continuous integration/delivery ecosystems (Jira, BitBucket, Jenkins)
- Experience in Front End development using HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript
- Experience building and maintaining optimized web application front ends powered by RESTful APIs
- Strong analytical skills combined with conceptual thinking and structured working style
- Ability to work in a multicultural geographically distributed team
- Strong communication skills
- Fluent in English

WHAT IS NICE TO HAVE

- Experience with D3 visualization library and Spotfire
- Experience with big-data visualization
- Working knowledge of cloud-based solutions (preferably AWS)
- Previous working experience within an AGILE environment (ideally SCRUM)
- Project-based work experience in the pharmaceutical industry/consulting preferred

OVERVIEW

- Start date: 17.12.2018
- Latest start date: 02.01.2019
- End date: 31.12.2019
- Extension: An extension is planned but needs to be approved.
- Work load: 100%
- Work location: Basel
- Remote: Possible 1 day per week.
- Travel: Potentially 1-2 travels to Poland.
- Department: pRED Informatics

Interested in this opportunity? Kindly send us your CV today through the link in the advert. However, should you have any questions please contact Alexander Russell.