Application Developer III

Why Wait? Our passion is unmistakable! Have you ever wished you could be as excited about your career as you once were? Or wanted to take your career to the next level without needing to leave your organization for professional growth? Welcome to Covance.



As a billion dollar company with widespread global reach, Covance's ability to offer integrated drug development services is unsurpassed. Our employees are passionate about delivering excellent customer service and unfaltering science. If you are looking to re-energize your career, Covance is the place to be.


The Application Developer III is responsible for providing quality technology solutions that address business needs by developing/enhancing applications. This person will also lead a team of developers if needed for a project. Experience with development in the following technologies is required:
- Visual Basis 6
- C# or VB .Net
- Crystal Reports
Experience with Java development is desired.

Responsibiities

1. Interpret business requirements and define technical alternatives, tools, and approach.

2. Develop, test, implement and document the technical solution to address the defined business requirements.

3. Work with other team members to define effort estimates, time tables and project plans.

4. Participate with the development team and IT staff as appropriate in the design of solutions.

5. Collaborate with other technical areas to integrate across tiers, platforms, and responsibilities.

6. Ensure that expected application performance levels are achieved.

7. Plans and conducts module and basic integration testing.

8. Manage technical aspects of application to ensure timely and effective implementations.

9. Understand and comply to Project Life Cycle Methodology in all planning steps.

10. Manage team of developers.

WORKING CONDITIONS


Global travel may be required

Some weekend and evening hours required.

Qualifications
Bachelors Degree in Computer Sciences, MIS or equivalent
Microsoft certification is preferred

Skills/Aptitudes:

Deep technical experience

Ability to solve technical problems/issues on multiple platforms

Basic knowledge of software and development tools used by Covance

Extensive functional experience

Ability to innovate and change/improve business processes

Ability to influence business objectives

Ability to manage teams

Ability to implement business objectives

Ability to focus on customers

Ability to innovate and change

Ability to pursue scientific and process excellence

Work with others

Achieve results

5 - 8 years of experience working in systems development using VB 6, .NET and Crystal Reports



At Covance, we help make the miracles of medicine a reality. We offer opportunities to work on diverse, challenging projects with bright, interesting colleagues while building a flexible and rewarding career. Covance is well-positioned for continued growth!


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