Senior Software Engineer

By joining Bio-Techne, you’ll join a company with a powerful and positive purpose of enabling cutting-edge research in Life Sciences and Clinical Diagnostics. Bio-Techne, and all of its brands, provides tools for researchers to further treat and prevent disease worldwide.Asuragen, a Bio-Techne brand, is a global molecular diagnostics product and solutions company. We use our unique combination of proprietary chemistry and bioinformatics to develop products that address unmet needs for both clinical research and diagnostic laboratories. Our product portfolio is comprised of reagent kits and software for genetics and oncology applications.As a Senior Software Engineer, you will contribute to the advancement of commercial software solutions within our rapidly growing Bioinformatics and Software Engineering group in the Bio-Techne Diagnostics Division. Leveraging a strong engineering background and expertise in regulated medical device development, you will design and deliver high-quality, web-based analysis software for genetics and oncology data processing, reporting, and visualization needs. Working collaboratively and cross-functionally with other software developers, engineers, and scientists, you will play a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining regulated software solutions, proprietary algorithms for high-efficiency automated data processing, and high-quality software for internal and external customers.What you will do

Contribute to the development of diagnostic assay kits that advance molecular diagnostics research worldwide and empower patients and healthcare providers with better answers.

Serve as the subject matter expert for regulated software solutions with a focus on high-quality modern software applications, effective data management, and robust cybersecurity.

Proactively identify and communicate emerging project needs and deliver appropriate solutions.

Contribute to functional software design, development, and testing of regulated commercial software applications that directly meet Asuragen’s research and clinical market needs.

Proactively and effectively collaborate with senior individuals across teams to deliver and support high-quality end-to-end solutions.

Train other software developers on approaches, methods, and technology related to developing regulated medical device software applications.

Identify, promote, defend, and implement internal process improvements and technical advancements.

Actively participate in an Agile software development process and lead specific design, planning, estimation, execution, and verification testing activities.

Effectively communicate technical topics and project outcomes both internally and externally.

Who You Are & What You Bring

A natural problem solver with an innovative mindset coupled with strong technical acumen.

Master’s degree with 5+ years of industry experience in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or a related field, or a Bachelor’s degree and 8+ years of industry experience.

Extensive experience developing and deploying regulated software applications.

Experience implementing IEC 62304 and ISO 13485 preferred.

Experience developing secure software aligned with current cybersecurity best practices.

Expert working knowledge of C# or JavaScript; experience with Python preferred.

Experience developing and testing software in Unix/Linux preferred.

Experience with cloud-native software development highly desired.

Extensive experience with commercial software development tools including professional IDEs (Visual Studio, VS Code, PyCharm), version control with Git, and either Jira or Azure DevOps.

Extensive experience writing unit and integration tests and understanding of test-driven design.

Experience with performance testing, profiling and optimization preferred.

Demonstrated ability and enthusiasm for working in a multi-disciplinary team setting.

Superb written and verbal communication skills including presenting to audiences with diverse backgrounds.

audiences with diverse backgrounds.

What We OfferWe have an incredibly talented group of down-to-earth professionals with the experience, drive and creativity to make Asuragen a world-class global diagnostics company. Our workplace is full of enthusiastic, hardworking, and intelligent people with bold ideas and the determination to see them through.Our best-in-class diagnostic tests are used throughout a patient’s lifespan by laboratories worldwide. Asuragen is located in Austin, TX, which offers top-notch technology, educational, and business benefits.Asuragen provides a competitive salary, medical, dental, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) plan with company matching, an employee bonus plan, and a tuition reimbursement plan. We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.Where permitted by applicable law, candidate must have received or be willing to receive an FDA authorized COVID-19 vaccine by date of hire to be considered for this position .All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.Why Join Bio-Techne:We offer competitive wages along with extensive benefits for employees and their families.We invest in our employees’ financial futures through retirement programs and an employee stock purchase plan.We help our employees develop their careers through mentorship, promotional opportunities, training and development, internship programs, and more.We offer an international and diverse working environment, enriched by employee resource groups; volunteer and charity events; and employee events that build a culture of caring and belonging.We foster a culture of empowerment and innovation, where employees feel valued and encouraged to bring their new ideas to the table.Bio-Techne is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.Bio-Techne is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.To protect the interests of all, Bio-Techne will not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than a candidate application. Any unsolicited resumes sent to Bio-Techne will be considered Bio-Techne property.Bio-Techne empowers researchers in Life Science and Clinical Diagnostics by providing high-quality reagents, instruments, custom manufacturing, and testing services. Our family of brands creates a unique portfolio of products and services.Science is our passion; it drives us to collaborate, develop, and manufacture award-winning tools that help researchers achieve reproducible and consistent results.