Role: Manager, Software Development

Location: Ireland, Dublin

At ICON, it’s our people that set us apart. Our diverse teams enable us to become a better partner to our customers and help us to fulfil our mission to advance and improve patients’ lives.

Our ‘Own It’ culture is driven by four key values that bring us together as individuals and set us apart as an organisation: Accountability & Delivery, Collaboration, Partnership and Integrity. We want to be the Clinical Research Organisation that delivers excellence to our clients and to patients at every touch-point. In short, to be the partner of choice in drug development.

That’s our vision. We’re driven by it. And we need talented people who share it.

If you’re as driven as we are, join us. You’ll be working in a dynamic and supportive environment, with some of the brightest and the friendliest people in the sector, and you’ll be helping shape an industry.

What about the TEAM:

Applied Digital Solutions (ADS) provides full Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) for key products used by ICON in the execution of clinical trials.

This ALM encompasses all phases of the product lifecycle including strategy and business alignment through to product inception, planning, development, marketing and sales support, and product service and support.

We are a very tightly integrated team where collaboration, ownership, and delivery are key foundations of what makes us successful. We are a dynamic team where best in class enterprise deliveries are a given and quality a must.

What about the MISSIONS:

As a Manager Software Development, you will lead a cross functional teams including software engineers.

You will provide leadership across a multi-functional team, ensuring readiness of all aspects of our software releases in line with the SDLC process and against our internal standards.

As the primary actor in an agile environment, you will cooperate with the Product Owner to make sure that business owners and your team know where we are going and how this will be done.

You will provide a clear understanding of delivering the right product and speed to market.

• Manage the Software Development Life Cycle for one or more products
• Lead a team of sofware engineers (10 people)
• Managing the delivery promise of a number of cross functional teams working using Agile methodologies
• Estimates user stories assigned to the sprint of a planning meeting.
• Reports sprint progress on a burndown chart and by the categories ‘To Do’, In Progress, Done.
• Reports the velocity achieved at the end of each sprint to the Head of Software.
• Makes sure that each team member follows Firecrest Software Methodology.
• Assigns tasks to team members based on business priorities.
• Facilitates daily stand up, sprint planning, and sprint retrospective meetings.
• Constantly improves team processes to make them as efficient and beneficial as possible.
• Works with Software Architect to identify the best technical solution for each sprint and continuously searches for efficiency and quality improvements.
• Works with UI Engineer to apply the best user interface design practices.
• Ensures that a team is fully functional and productive and shields from external interferences.
• Applies the best engineering practices and improves tools.
• Develops lower-level technical design to meet the high-level technical architecture.
• Works with Software Quality on completing validation for each rele
  
  

What about YOU:

• Over 8+ years' experience or relevant experience in progressive IT as part of software development team
• Line management experience
• Demonstrates appropriate interpersonal skills required to establish effective working relationships with clients and/or business partners.
• Strong passion for software technology, an ability to directly contribute to product development, and make sure that the delivered product is highly reliable and of good quality.
• Strong technical knowledge that will allow you produce clear, detailed plans with strong delivery execution, balance agility with discipline.
  
  

Benefits of Working in ICON:

Our success depends on the quality of our people. That’s why we’ve made it a priority to build a culture that rewards high performance and nurtures talent.

We offer very competitive salary packages. And to keep them competitive, we regularly benchmark them against our competitors. Our annual bonuses reflect delivery of performance goals – both ours and yours.

We also provide a range of health-related benefits to employees and their families and offer competitive retirement plans – and related benefits such as life assurance – so you can save and plan with confidence for the years ahead.

But beyond the competitive salaries and comprehensive benefits, you’ll benefit from an environment where you are encouraged to fulfil your sense of purpose and drive lasting change.

ICON is an equal opportunity and inclusive employer and is committed to providing a workplace free of discrimination and harassment. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application process, or in order to perform the essential functions of a position, please let us know through the form below.

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