Reporting to Manager Software Development, We are looking for an Informatics Software Engineer to join our Diagnostic Team in Italy.

1.  Primary Objective of Position

• As an Informatics Software Engineer on the team you will significantly contribute to building the next release of product features and system design.
• It provides huge opportunities to work at all levels from the front-end user experience, to a set of robust platform services.
• You should be somebody who enjoys development and working on complex system software, and is passionate about building quality software as well as achieving operational excellence.
• A commitment to team work, hustle, and strong communication skills are essential.
• The ideal candidate will have a demonstrable track record of success delivering new features or products.
• The candidate should be a critical contributor to building compelling informatics products within Abbotts Diagnostics Division.
• he individual will develop software on informatics programs from concept through launch. She/he will also be responsible for supporting on-market products post-launch.

2. Major Accountabilities

• The individual will be responsible for analyzing customer needs (via use cases, requirements, or like), design and development of software work products.
• She/he will be responsible for creating and maintaining documentation for the artifacts created during the SDLC.
• The individual will develop high performance, scalable and secure applications.
• The individual will work with other members of the Informatics team to ensure continuous improvement and iterative evolution of the informatics applications.
• The individual must ensure their work is compliant with the ADD Informatics Quality system.
• The individual should conceive plans, execute and track their projects.
• The individual may travel occasionally per needs of the assigned project.
• The individual is responsible for the design and development of informatics products in compliance with internal policies and procedures, both US and Foreign regulatory standards and requirements.
• She/he is accountable for assisting with the design and implementation of one or more features as assigned on individual programs.
• The individual must have prior experience operating in Scrum-based development teams.
• The individual will interact with project managers, product owners and R&D leadership on project scope, timeline, risks and budget.
• The individual will work as part of cross-functional teams to deliver informatics products.

3. Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering; computer science or closely related discipline with two or more progressive work experience.
• Minimum of 1-3 years of experience at a startup, mid- to large-sized corporation is required.
• Prior experience with development using Embarcadero Delphi is required.
• The candidate must have working knowledge in SQL (Oracle preferred).
• A solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP) and contemporary design patterns/practices.
• Familiarity with unit, integration and functional testing, source control (Git preferred), and good software engineering practices.
• Prior experience building healthcare or life sciences-related applications, a plus.
• Experience working with the following is a plus: Python development, restful web service APIs, containerized applications, Cloud-based technologies such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Unix/Linux environments, mobile application development, distributed and parallel systems, networking, developing large software systems, and/or security software development.
• Ability to speak and write both English and Itfluently.

4. Geography: the position will be based in Milan.