Job Description - Software Engineer 1 (1311157)

Description   Why Quintiles?  - Largest CRO in the world with over 27,000 employees globally in approximately 100 countries - We have helped develop or commercialize all of the Top 50 best selling drugs on the market - Ranked #6 in InformationWeek 500 Computerworld Magazine’s “100 Best Places to Work in IT" - Ranked #25 in the World’s Best Multinational Workplaces list from the Great Place to Work Institute - Outcome is the late phase and observational study division of Quintiles. We doubled in size last year - Excellent benefits and a friendly work environment   This position is office based in Cambridge, MA PURPOSE Under direct supervision, assists in research and fact-finding to develop or modify information systems. Assists in preparing detailed specifications from which programs will be written. Designs, codes, tests, debugs, documents, and maintains those programs. RESPONSIBILITIES • Accurately estimates the magnitude and time requirements to complete small tasks such as bug fixes, minor enhancements, etc. Provides accurate and timely updates to project manager and/or team lead on progress. • Assist in defining deliverables, costs and benefits and ROI. • Writes designs for small projects (e.g. bug fixes, or minor enhancements, etc). • Codes bug fixes and minor enhancements with minimal guidance. • Codes portions of major enhancements from existing designs with some guidance from other team members. • Designs, writes, and performs unit testing of changes including development of test plans with some guidance from other team members. • Assists in the creation of the design specification and other technical documents to a high standard to enable the discussion of the specification with the user community. • Works with the documentation team to assure new functionality is properly documented. • Serves as level 4 support, troubleshooting problems, providing workarounds and producing patches for customers as required. • Assist in updating corporate information sets associated with application information, such as PDRS and Application • Portfolio database. All responsibilities are essential job functions unless noted as nonessential (N). Qualifications   REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES • Proficiency in one or more of the following: VB.Net, C#, ASP.Net, Microsoft Visual Studio, Microsoft .Net, PeopleTools, Java (based on specific position). • RDBMS system (proficiency in one of the following: Oracle, MS SQL Server) • SQL – basic skills • XML – familiarity • System Lifecycle Methodology experience with Computer Systems Validation preferred • Possess good communication skills MINIMUM REQUIRED EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE • Possess programming experience in industry standard IDE • Bachelor’s Degree preferred;; or equivalent combination of education, training and experience  see  https://quintiles.taleo.net/careersection/10080/jobdetail.ftl Primary Location : USA-Massachusetts-Cambridge Organization : USA02 - US Clinical Development Svcs