Full-Stack Software Engineer

Description

About Norstella

At Norstella, our mission is simple: to help our clients bring life-saving therapies to market quicker—and help patients in need. We turn that into a reality by helping our clients navigate the complexities at each step of the drug development life cycle, from pipeline to patient.
As one of the largest global pharma intelligence solution providers, Norstella unites market-leading companies that all have a shared goal of helping bring life-saving therapies to market quicker—and help patients in need.

Each organization (Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, The Dedham Group) delivers must-have answers for critical strategic and commercial decision-making. Together, we help our clients:

• Assess the market need and competitive landscape
• Know precisely which drugs to prioritize in their portfolios
• Connect the dots between patients and clinical trials
• Reduce costs, mitigate risk and stay in compliance
• Find out where the launch difficulties will be—before they’re difficulties

By combining the efforts of each organization under Norstella, we can offer an even wider breadth of expertise, cutting-edge data solutions and expert advisory services alongside advanced technologies such as real-world data, machine learning and predictive analytics. At Norstella, we don’t just deliver information and insights. We deliver answers you can act on.

Job Description

Have you wondered how lifesaving drugs and therapies are created, tested, marketed and made available to patients in need? Have you wondered how clinical trials are conducted at a global scale? How governments and health authorities regulate various organizations participating in this marketplace? Have you wondered how those companies and insurance providers price a certain drug, and how a care provider determines the right treatment for a given patient? If yes, Norstella could the next step in your career. Reporting into Technology Manager, Senior Software Engg will work with internal and external developers responsible for the development and subsequent support of the various platform services components underpinning all the customer facing applications across Norstella. As part of a large technology group, the Senior Software Engg will work with product management, architecture and other software engineering teams in support of the product development roadmap.
We are looking for an experienced senior software engineer with great communication skills, deep experience in software engineering, and most importantly, the ability and willingness to keep learning in this ever-changing technology landscape. Education: Minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering or related field of study, or equivalent experience

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work on projects with significant complexity
• Be an excellent teammate, focusing on results, collaboration and winning as a team
• Have a strong sense of ownership of the solutions that your team works on
• Be willing to work with and invest yourself in learning new technologies, programming languages, databases etc.
• Be proactive, and a self-learner.
• Communicate effectively
• Be an "agile" person. You desire a fast-paced dynamic work environment
• Review existing technologies for suitability and make recommendations for change

Key Requirements:

• Excellent understanding of the foundational technologies of the web: HTML, CSS, JavaScript (including knowledge of JS frameworks and libraries, jQuery, React), AJAX
• Proficiency in modern programming languages like Node.js, C#, Python, Java, .NET
• 5+ years in Software Engineering Experience with service-oriented and/or microservices architecture
• Hands-on experience working with cloud technology (preferably AWS), and various AWS services like S3, API Gateway, App Sync
• 3+ years hands-on experience working with cloud technology (preferably AWS), and various AWS services like Lambda functions, API Gateway, DynamoDB, RDS etc.
• Proficiency with RESTful API and API security frameworks, service-oriented and/or microservices architecture
• Advanced knowledge of maintaining and debugging live software systems
• Strong investigation, code analysis and code review skills
• Experience with relational and/or non-relational databases like PostgreSQL, DynamoDB, MySQL etc is a big plus
• Experience with Data Structures, Algorithms, and general Computer Science concepts
• Good understanding of code design principles
• Experience with Agile development and delivery – Scrum, Lean, XP, Kanban methodologies
• Experience within pharma/healthcare sector is a plus
• Experience with “Test First” (TDD) software development process
• Experience with Agile development and delivery – Scrum, Lean, XP, Kanban methodologies
• Hands on DevOps experience – Terraform, Serverless, AWS Cloud Formation, CI/CD in AWS, Security groups, auto scaling etc, Git/GitHub, Monitoring, Log Analytics

Benefits

• Health Insurance
• Provident Fund
• Reimbursement of Certification Expenses
• Gratuity
• 24x7 Health Desk

Our guiding principles for success at Norstella

01: Bold, Passionate, Mission-First
We have a lofty mission to Smooth Access to Life Saving Therapies and we will get there by being bold and passionate about the mission and our clients. Our clients and the mission in what we are trying to accomplish must be in the forefront of our minds in everything we do.
02: Integrity, Truth, Reality
We make promises that we can keep, and goals that push us to new heights. Our integrity offers us the opportunity to learn and improve by being honest about what works and what doesn’t. By being true to the data and producing realistic metrics, we are able to create plans and resources to achieve our goals.
03: Kindness, Empathy, Grace
We will empathize with everyone's situation, provide positive and constructive feedback with kindness, and accept opportunities for improvement with grace and gratitude. We use this principle across the organization to collaborate and build lines of open communication.
04: Resilience, Mettle, Perseverance
We will persevere – even in difficult and challenging situations. Our ability to recover from missteps and failures in a positive way will help us to be successful in our mission.
05: Humility, Gratitude, Learning
We will be true learners by showing humility and gratitude in our work. We recognize that the smartest person in the room is the one who is always listening, learning, and willing to shift their thinking.

Norstella is an equal opportunities employer and does not discriminate on the grounds of gender, sexual orientation, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy or maternity, gender reassignment, race, color, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age. Our ethos is to respect and value people’s differences, to help everyone achieve more at work as well as in their personal lives so that they feel proud of the part they play in our success. We believe that all decisions about people at work should be based on the individual’s abilities, skills, performance and behavior and our business requirements. Norstella operates a zero tolerance policy to any form of discrimination, abuse or harassment.

Sometimes the best opportunities are hidden by self-doubt. We disqualify ourselves before we have the opportunity to be considered. Regardless of where you came from, how you identify, or the path that led you here- you are welcome. If you read this job description and feel passion and excitement, we’re just as excited about you.