Software Developer

LGC is a leading, global life science tools company, providing mission-critical components and solutions into high-growth application areas across the human healthcare and applied market segments. Our high-quality product portfolio is comprised of mission-critical tools for genomic analysis and for quality assurance applications, which are typically embedded and recurring within our customers’ products and workflows and are valued for their performance, quality and range.

Our tools play a key role in customer workflows from discovery applications through to commercial manufacture and enable its customers to: bring new diagnostics and therapies to market; progress research and development; optimize food production; and continuously monitor and enhance the quality of food, the environment and consumer products.

LGC’s 175+ years of scientific heritage, combined with a track record of innovation and value-enhancing acquisitions, has enabled the company to build its product portfolio and expertise, and develop deep relationships with customers, industry partners and the global scientific community.  Join us and help us achieve our mission of Science for a Safer World! 

With manufacturing sites across the US, UK, Germany and Denmark, LGC Biosearch Technologies has plans to continue growing. We deliver mission critical genomics to our diverse customer base in molecular diagnostics, pharma/biotech and agrigenomics. Our integrated portfolio of products, services and expertise supports our purpose of Science for a Safer World and we have embodied our mission by working with customers to enable research into life-altering treatment for disease and illness worldwide. We are currently seeking candidates who are up for the challenge of operating in a high-growth, purpose-driven organization.

Focus on the design, development, delivery, and support of laboratory applications such as LIMS, ELNs and other related applications. Work on new product development tasks designed to enable further digitalization of the Company’s laboratories for scale. Work on full MEAN stack development projects using old and new versions of Angular J, Java script, Mongo DB, MSSQL, Html, CSS, .Net, C#, ASP.Net in an Agile environment. Actively develop and support cloud-based applications utilizing services such as AWS, Digital Ocean and Microsoft Azure for application hosting and deployment. Work on multiple aspects of the software development life cycle including functional requirements, software design, implementation, deployment, testing and customer support. Work within a team and take responsibility for code quality and team code reviews. Refactor existing code to improve its quality, extensibility, and maintainability. Partner with other developers within a fast-paced environment to build solutions in line with business objectives. Provide regular support for mobile apps on the IOS and Android platforms. Serve as a coach or mentor to more junior team members. Respond with flexibility and collaboration to the needs of the business—both internally and externally—by addressing important corporate initiatives as required or requested by management.

Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, a related field, or a foreign equivalent plus 2 years of post-baccalaureate experience in job offered or any engineering/developer related job titles. Applicants must possess at least 2 years of experience in the following: (1) development of features related to project life cycle in NGS LIMS (Next Gen Sequencing- Laboratory Information Management System) and client portal developing features including flow cell creation, project performance management, new step and method implementation; (2) system design and architecture for NGS LIMS and Database server; (3) Angular JS Web development including implementing new libraries and upgrading Angular JS versions; (4) Java for developing code pipeline bioinformatics script on the supercomputer HiperGator; (5) writing code in JavaScript and Typescript to developing features for NGS LIMS application; (6) MongoDB to fetch data and scale applications; (7) Cyber Security including building systems to address system vulnerabilities for database security configuration creation and proper coding of encryption of user data; and (8) database design on MongoDB to support the scalability of product. Telecommuting Permitted.

The typical pay range for this role is:

Minimum: $89,690

Maximum: $111,625

This range represents the low and high end of the anticipated salary range for this position.  The actual base salary will depend on several factors such as: experience, skills, and location.

What we offer (US based-employees):

• Competitive compensation with strong bonus program
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and dependents
• FSA/HSA Pre-tax savings plans for health care, childcare, and elder care
• Deductible Buffer Insurance and Critical Illness Insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with matching employer contribution
• Company-paid short- and long- term disability, life insurance, and employee assistance program
• Flexible work options
• Pet Insurance for our furry friends
• Enhanced Parental leave of 8 additional weeks
• PTO that begins immediately
• Town Hall monthly meeting onsite/virtual, Cheer program where employees are recognized for outstanding work, Company wide social events, frequent catered lunches and much more!

LGC strongly believes that every job applicant and employee should be valued for their individual talents regardless of age, disability, race, color, ethnic or national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion, or belief. Short listing, interviewing and selection will always be carried out without regard to gender, sexual orientation, marital status, color, race, nationality, ethnic or national origins, religion or belief, age, or trade union membership.

For more information about LGC, please visit our website www.lgcgroup.com

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