Tech Developer - SLIMS

GSK

Poznań

Type of work

Undetermined

Experience

Mid

Employment Type

Permanent

Operating mode

Office

Tech stack

DevOps

regular

Agile

regular

Job description

Online interview

GSK’s Pharma Supply Chain (PSC) network comprises over 35 manufacturing sites in 30+ countries, with around 25,000 employees. This is an exciting time to join us as we drive forward on our exciting Biopharma new product introductions, as well as enabling a diverse portfolio of classic and established products, some of which are over 30 years old and continue to grow (e.g Augmentin Penicillin’s). PSC Tech is at the heart of driving the organisation forward, with an ambition to enable it to be a data insight driven organisation through world class innovative platforms and technologies.

GSK Tech is undergoing it’s own transformation by building new, advanced capabilities in Cybersecurity, Cloud Computing, AI/ML, Data & Analytics, Software Engineering and Product Management.

As Tech developer you will be part of a PSC Tech Quality and Labs team which supports LIMS systems based on StarLims, Labvantage and Labware solutions. Your main focus will be on value delivery and support of the SLIMS (Starlims) product.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:

Partner with the Product Manager(s) to develop, test, deploy & maintain technology and/or solutions to enable business value for GSK, operating within an Agile Product Model and DevOps principles.
Responsible for the day-to-day operations within an Agile Product DevOps model, which includes but is not limited to:
Application and technology design & implementation e.g. automation tools, testing tools etc.
UX Design & application of Design Thinking methods
Information/data flow design & implementation
Application integration selection/design & implementation
IT service to support end-to-end business processes
Development, maintenance and management of products and solutions, including the identification of gaps, risks and mitigation approaches
Engage with internal functions to understand the wider ecosystem that impacts the Product area.
Engage with key stakeholders and end users to ensure best possible User Experience (UX) and business outcomes are achieved, escalating issues as appropriate
Provide technical leadership and contribute to lifecycle management to ensure that systems continue to operate and evolve in line with the product roadmap, and technological standards. Track exceptions to standards and drive their remediation

Why you?

Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:

You have BA/BSc degree in Engineering/Software/IT or relevant technical topic
You have 2 years’ experience in IT
You worked in teams organized based on Agile and DevOps models
You have experience in working and troubleshooting on Windows and Linux environments
You are comfortable with writing SQL queries and working with relational databases
You are familiar with IT service management processes

Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:

You have experience with StarLims and GxP systems
You were part of a product-oriented team
You have experience of working within a matrixed organisation with multiple stakeholders to manage
You are familiar with network and security concepts
You have experience with cloud solutions (i.e. Azure)
You developed or implemented software products from concept to adoption
You have programming experience (i.e. shell scripting, Java, C#, Python)
You are familiar with tools like Azure DevOps, Microsoft Power Apps
You have experience in systems’ integration
You have ITIL certificate

What we value most in our people:

Subject Matter Expertise & Credibility: Minimum of 2 years software development experience. Highly competent in managing day-to-day technical and design direction
Fluid Intelligence: High intellectual curiosity and able to learn quickly, assimilating new information and synthesising viewpoints/hypotheses. Able to become proficient in new areas in weeks.
Data-Driven Decision Making: Able to evidence their decisions in sound qualitative and/or quantitative analysis and logic. Able to mine, analyse and interpret their own data (Advanced Excel, SQL, Tableau, etc).
Communication & Stakeholder Management: People who can communicate their ideas, writing precisely and concisely, and able to articulate the ‘why’ behind their decisions to stakeholders with different levels of understanding and seniority
Bias-to-Action: Pragmatic, resourceful and acts without waiting to be told what to do. An obsessive problem-solver who isn’t afraid to ‘get out of the building’ and engage with customers to uncover their own insights
Humility & Courage: Someone with low-ego and high-humility who isn’t afraid to defend people and ideas that they believe to be right, and to challenge one’s that aren’t. Someone who understands that: ‘people don’t compete with people, ideas compete with ideas’
Culture Contributor: Enthusiastic contributor to the cultural fabric of our company, lives to see the team succeed together and proactively brings new ideas to the table

Why GSK?
Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture. These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork.

Benefits:
- Competitive salary and bonus plan
- Extended private medical care
- Life insurance and pension plan
- Sport and recreation package
- Free car and bike parking
- Using English on daily basis
- Flexible working hours
- Short Fridays
- Home office
- Integration events
- Fresh fruits everyday