Job Description

Cerner's Laboratory Medicine suite of solutions offer comprehensive, fully integrated technology to automate the operational and managerial sides of the laboratory. Solutions automate processes and drive efficiencies within the anatomic and clinical laboratory and outside the laboratory walls through web order, results distribution and courier tracking. The Laboratory Agile Business Unit (ABU) is focused on the holistic support for these workflows, including development, consulting, support and sales. With 30 years of continuous innovation for laboratory, Cerner is the proven industry leader.
 
The Software Engineer is assigned to specific software solutions and is responsible for providing programming for both product enhancements, and defect fixes. Responsibilities also include: 
 

• Providing input to functional design, testing, and troubleshooting, which can include test scripts
• Developing, testing, and supporting new and enhanced applications, identification and repair of flawed designs, prototyping and development of proofs of concept
• Perform low- level design and provides troubleshooting support and direct support of internal clients (Help Desk)
• Drive Certification of Client Targeted Versions of Operating Systems and solution releases keeping current with our clients’ needs for the solution
• Implements design by utilizing development languages and tools
• Develops and executes Test Plans (Unit Testing) and Test Scripts Ensures the code is scalable and meets performance requirements through performance tuning
• Maintains and protects architecture integrity
• Follows organizational defined code management processes
• Assist with projects related to Healthcare software development for deployment for the DOD
• Requires strong communication skills, SQL database knowledge and analytical skills, knowledge of the application, and system architecture (technical, hardware, software, etc).

Qualifications

 
Desired Skills:
 
 

• Demonstrated ability to work within a team environment
• Good communication skills; written and verbal
• Ability to learn and apply new technical skills and concepts quickly
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously
• Ability to perform root cause analysis and develop solutions on unfamiliar code.
• Good attention to detail
• Ability to resolve challenging issues

• Receipt of the appropriate government security clearance card applicable for your position
• Due to the client contract you will be assigned, this position requires you to be a U.S. citizen
• Bachelor's Degree in a STEM-related field from an accredited institution
• Knowledge and experience in object oriented
• SQL knowledge
• Ability to travel 0-10% based on client need
• Live in or willing to relocate to the Waltham, MA area.

• Knowledge of one or more of the following: .net, C, C++, MS-SQL or Sybase
• Background in HL7 standards
• GUI programming
• RDBMS in client server environment