For 70 years, charles river employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapiesWhen you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globeWhether your background is in life sciences, finance, it, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we performIn return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
Job summary
We are seeking an experienced technology lead for our digital teamThis is a remote position with a preference that the candidate be located anywhere within the u.s, canada or the u.k.
The technology lead owns the architectural decisions for the teamThe technology lead is an executor and the visionary force behind the technical solutionThe technology lead values simplicity and is unafraid to challenge technical constraints and procedures to achieve an agile designThe technology lead works closely with all team members to create a modular, scalable solution that addresses/incorporates future architectural changes and designsThe technology lead will drive the teams engineering practices in test driven development, continuous integration, and automated deploymentThe technology lead is a hands-on team member who actively coaches the team to solve complex problems
Key responsibilities of the technology lead role include:
Designs the overall technological architecture of the product with the help of the team
Guides project teams on technology strategy related to coding practices, continuous integration and automated deployment
Responsible for the technical design of the product
Mentors and coaches the technical team, specifically with code reviews
Works with product owner to align the roadmap with strengths and opportunities within the technical stack
Thought partners with the product owner in story creation & acceptance criteria, & communicate tradeoffs effectively
With designers
Constantly looking for better ways of solving technical problems & designing the solution, not afraid of challenging the status quo
Provides the team a roadmap for implementing software engineering practices for higher code quality
Job qualifications
The following are minimum requirements related to the technology lead role:
Bachelor’s degree in computer science, mis, or engineering preferred
Seasoned developer or technical lead with deep insight into newest technologies and trends, java/jvm, and nice to have experience with functional programming (scala)
Can make architecture decisions at a team and product level
Be able to code and architect back and front-end solutions with multiple types or architecture
Familiar with production cloud / devops environments
Experience in agile development, with specific solution architect (or similar) experience preferred
Strong communication skills with ability to align the organization on complex technical decisions
Active coach and mentor whose goals are to grow and maximize the team’s potential
About discovery
Discovery from charles river is industry-proven in the successful development of novel therapies, with over 350 patents and 80 preclinical drug candidates delivered to our sponsors in the past 17 yearsBacked by more than 650 scientists, our comprehensive, integrated portfolio employs the latest technology and platforms to provide chemistry, biology, and pharmacology services that support clients from the earliest stages of hit identification all the way through to indOur client-focused, collaborative approach creates true partnerships that anticipate challenges, overcome obstacles, and move us forward together on the journey of getting new drugs to market.
