Purpose of the Role
To provide software design and engineering in support of laboratory operations and enterprise management.
* Develop workflows and interfaces between our commercial Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) and our internal software platforms. This will include developing automation scripts, data validation rules, systems monitoring and alerting, and complex calculations.
* Deliver software engineering solutions of a highly technical nature for the use of lab and other business functions.
* Contribute strongly to software engineering standards, documentation, tools, methods, and environments, delivering to fit a standardised approach to software engineering across the company.
* Collaborate with the wider business and informatics team to create a unified and integrated software portfolio supporting the whole UK Biocentre business-as-usual operation.
* Produce rapid and effective solutions for the Exec Management Team in response to requests for management information reports and dashboards.
* Deliver reporting solutions in the form of web pages, dashboards and formatted reports for external customers.
* Investigate and resolve data issues relating to problems with laboratory and business test cases.
* Monitor and maintain the high performance and reliability of laboratory and enterprise software solutions.
* Interact extensively with clinical LIMS administrators, senior lab operatives, and the lab management team, exploiting software opportunities to improve our end-to-end laboratory workflow and enhance standard operating procedures.
* Collaborate closely with infrastructure support colleagues in the Informatics team to deliver solutions on well-architected, secure platforms and network configurations.
Person Specification
Essential Qualifications and Experience
* Demonstrable experience in software engineering, automation and reporting experience with scripting languages, preferably Python.
* Demonstrable experience in programming ERP (e.g. SAP) and/or Business Reporting (e.g. PowerBI) applications.
* Demonstrable experience in developing systems for biological applications.
* Sound experience in software configuration management, software testing/validation discipline and solutions delivery processes.
Technical Skills
* Relational database design and usage, including complex SQL coding and performance.
* Python data manipulation libraries (numpy, pandas, pyodbc) and GUI development (kivy, tkinter, PyQt5)
* Using Python to manipulate flat files (JSON, XML, CSV) and interface with databases.
* Delivery of dashboard/reporting solutions using PowerBI (or equivalent)
* Git and JIRA software management tools.
* Relational database design and usage, specifically in Postgre.
* Instrument or robotic integration experience.
* Experience of the bioscience sector would be advantageous, particularly working with LIMS.
* Basic Linux systems administration at the command line, including editors, shell scripting and file management.
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