IRIS)

Quest Diagnostics•Schaumburg, PA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Work as part of a small, agile team to design and implement new features and technologies in a variety of different products throughout Quest Diagnostics. Deliver high-quality, high-performance code in an agile environment. This position will be hybrid (3 days in office & 2 days WFH) and can be based in Secaucus, NJ or Schaumburg, IL. The role can also be remote if criteria for hybrid are not met.

Requirements

10+ years professional experience in software development.
Computer Science fundamentals in object-oriented (OO) design patterns, distributed databases, and data modeling techniques.
Minimum 5 years of experience working in the Healthcare industry.
Minimum 5 years development experience on large scale, multi-site systems.
Minimum 5 years of MUMPS/Cache development experience working on Cache and IRIS.
Minimum 5 years Cache Object Script development, beyond traditional MUMPS experience.
Minimum 5 years of experience with interface development and implementation. This includes HL7 v2.x, HL7v3, and Middleware integration expertise.
Minimum 3 years developing and utilizing Web Services (SOAP and REST).
Minimum 2 years web development experience including XML, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, XSLT, Angular JS.
Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems or equivalent professional work experience.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in related field

Responsibilities

Develop key product features within existing large-scale enterprise applications and new strategic initiatives that will drive system and operational efficiencies, measure system performance, and provide “glue” for complex solutions.
Participate in the full SDLC involving design, implementation, testing, & launching.
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.
Develop features completely including the front-end components and the backend systems.
Design and implement changes to systems that yield higher performance and resiliency while achieving lower operations overhead.
Own the delivery of an entire piece of a system or application, and serve as a technical lead on small to midsize complex projects.
Work closely with other engineers to develop the best technical design and approach for new product development.
Build software solutions where the problem is not well defined.
Design and define the interaction between the other component pieces.
Consistently define and apply technologies, standards and software engineering practices, mentoring other team members.
Contribute to the focus and effectiveness of the development team; tracking issues to resolution, monitoring the effectiveness of tasks, and providing status to the team lead.
Raise long-term architecture issues within project.
Conduct design and code reviews of multiple projects.
Generate data for project planning, including task breakdown & estimation of work for a project.
Competent in developing accurate estimates & risk assessments.
Track status within the project as necessary.
Communicate team and project status to project manager and director.
May occasionally act in the Team Lead role.
Act as the designated expert for owned application area(s).
Contribute to the continued improvement of the organization’s development procedures by looking for opportunities for improvement and implementing solutions.
Create new and update existing Cache and Mumps programs in Clinical Laboratory System.
Analyze and resolve application issues.
Define recommendations and implement solutions for Cache-based Clinical Laboratory system.
Develop Functional and Design specifications.
Develop and execute unit, system integration and user acceptance test plans.
Manage small-scale projects to completion.
Work with Customer to gain a comprehensive understanding of project stakeholders, requirements and high-level design.
Work with Lead Business Analyst and Project Manager to ensure a uniform message is delivered to development staff and management.
Explain requirements and design approaches to assigned developers.
Provide direction and guidance to developers.
Serve as a liaison between the Development teams and Customer.
Field questions from Development teams and escalate to Customer Requirement Analysts when necessary.
Attend and represent project daily stand-up meetings (Agile).
Participate in design, code, and test plan reviews.
Coordinate software and release management activities as needed.
Monitor testing defects and ensure that the development staff is appropriately addressing open issues.

Benefits

Day 1 Medical, supplemental health, dental & vision for FT employees who work 30+ hours
Best-in-class well-being programs
Annual, no-cost health assessment program
Blueprint for Wellness healthyMINDS mental health program
Vacation and Health/Flex Time
6 Holidays plus 1 MyDay off
FinFit financial coaching and services
401(k) pre-tax and/or Roth IRA with company match up to 5% after 12 months of service
Employee stock purchase plan
Life and disability insurance, plus buy-up option
Flexible Spending Accounts
Annual incentive plans
Matching gifts program
Education assistance through MyQuest for Education
Career advancement opportunities