Senior Full Stack Web Developer

ABOUT ORGANOX:

OrganOx is a commercial stage organ technology company dedicated to developing technologies to improve outcomes for patients with acute or chronic organ failure. The company was established as a spin out of the University of Oxford in 2008 and is now part of the Terumo Group. OrganOx is a pioneer in normothermic machine perfusion (NMP). It's flagship platform, the metra®, is available for use in the U.S., Europe, Canada, and Australia. It has been utilized in over 7,000 liver transplants to date to keep donor livers in a metabolically active state outside the body enabling longer preservation times and functional assessment of the organ prior to transplant, leading to an increased number of organs available for transplant. Founded in 1921, Terumo Corporation (TSE:4543) strives to fulfill its mission of “Contributing to Society through Healthcare” by providing a comprehensive range of solutions in the fields of therapeutic procedures, hospital operations, and life sciences in more than 160 countries and regions.

Position Summary

The Senior Full Stack Web Developer will be a key internal resource in the Digital department and will deliver on projects to build research tools and production solutions to dovetail with outsourced development teams while being an asset to the specialist design and development work conducted in-house.

This is a hands-on role requiring problem solving across the full stack, suiting engineers experienced in web and backend development with multiple languages and frameworks including .Net and React.

Listed below are the major responsibilities of the role and a brief description of some of the key tasks to be performed. This list is not totally exhaustive.

This is an on-site role in Oxford with flexibility.

Major Responsibilities

Under direction from the Digital Architect, the Senior Full Stack Web Developer will be responsible for:

• Coding and software design work to fulfil defined requirements and tasks
• Front-end web development including React, Typescript, HTML, CSS
• Back-end development including APIs and working with multiple database paradigms
• A leading contributor in daily stand-ups, design-reviews and technical documentation
• Engaging with source control and state-of-the-art tooling and developing unit tests
• Sharing in responsibility for code and design reviews while leading by example
• Assisting the Business Analyst and Product Owners in refining requirements and specifications
• Assisting quality control in the adherence to and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures (SOP)
• Helping ensure that developments are completed on time and to quality standards
• Becoming expert in OrganOx's new developments and understanding their impact on the business and on patients' lives
• Working alongside internal and external development partners
• Adhere to the letter and spirit of OrganOx’s Code of Conduct and all other company policies

Requirements:
Skills & Experience

• A skilled software engineer with significant experience within a professional commercial team (there is no upper limit on length of experience so long as skills are current)
• Full-stack development, including Microsoft tools/platforms (C#, SQL Server, Azure, JavaScript with React and React Native a real advantage)
• Expertise in web and cloud technologies, security, comms, APIs - ideally in IoT and/or medical devices with experience in safety-critical system preferred
• Know-how in devops, support, configuration management and continuous deployment
• Generalist tendencies with interest and capabilities in other languages/platforms e.g. Android, iOS, Java, Python and professionally skilled in one or more second programming language
• An excellent understanding and ability to promote best-practice software engineering such as Clean Code, SOLID principles, Unit Testing or TDD, Continuous Integration, Microservices
• Comfortable adhering to contemporary development methodologies (such as Agile, Scrum, Test Driven Development) in a professional environment - ideally within a regulated industry
• Other advantageous technical knowledge is in Linux, data science or business intelligence.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to learn new technologies and come up with new solutions.
• A strong team-worker with organization skills and the ability to direct team members
• Excellent communication skills including applying written communication skills to help to develop and maintain technical documentation and SOPs
• An attention to detail and a real concern for quality of work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or above degree in Computer Science or STEM subject or equivalent.

Benefits:
At OrganOx, we value innovation, evidence, integrity, teamwork, respect, and passion. We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including healthcare and retirement plans. We support work-life balance and provide opportunities for ongoing professional development.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation race, or any other characteristics protected by law.