Director, Software Engineering

The Director of Software Engineering will lead and manage the application development team responsible for the lab automation solutions that support the Quest labs.  The team may support a mixed portfolio of vendor purchased, vendor hosted, and custom developed applications.  The Director will manage the portfolio, application life cycle, development requests, integration support, standardization and retirement of non-standard solutions.   

The position will be based as a hybrid (minimum 3 days/week in office) Quest offices in: Secaucus, NJ, Schaumberg, IL, Dallas Metro area or Tampa, FL.

• Manage technical resources through the development steps of the software development lifecycle 
• Provide technical leadership in collaboration with Solution Design & Architecture, Infrastructure, and Support organizations 
• Manage technical issues and risks proactively and as they occur 
• Coordinate team activities and schedules with other IT teams involved in the software development cycle including architecture, design, testing, support and program/project management 
• Effectively manage vendor relationships for systems and tools used in development of the systems 
• Direct subordinates on administrative policies & procedures, technical problems, priorities and methods. 
• Define internal team processes and successfully track and report on progress consistent with IT wide standards and procedures 
• Define service levels for the team and successfully manage the team to meet or exceed those service levels 
• Provides input into the strategic direction for the group/team and communicates with all levels of management  
• Serves as a liaison with other IT groups for establishing strategy and goals  
• Leads key organizational initiatives within IT and Corporate  
• Applies technical experience to identify new approaches and methods to develop business solutions  
• Manages large scale budgets and forecasts  
• Provides direction and oversight to the management team  
• Advises group/team on internal/external customer issues  
• Ensures optimal staffing for group/team  
• Prepares employee performance evaluations, develops plans for employee and team development, and conducts performance and development discussions  
• Adheres to all PEP, SOX and Software Development methodologies 

Required Work Experience:  

• 10-15 years of development experience or relevant experience.
• Excellent organizational skills, project management experience, strong written and oral communication skills, strong technical/analytical skills and strong leadership skills. 
• Product Specific Knowledge in the lab industry is required

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree B.S. in Computer Science or related fields (Required)
• Master’s Degree (Preferred)