UI Software Technical Lead

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar yearAn excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.

Our location in Westford, MA, currently has an opportunity for a UI Software Technical Lead.  This is a senior role for someone who wants to make an impact.  The individual will contribute to the architecture, design, and development of software across one or more domains: mobile, web, or desktop, with a focus on the front end.  The products will be developed under a disciplined product development process that meets Abbott quality and appropriate regulatory agency requirements. 

What You’ll Work On

• Architect, design, and code exciting new products.
• Validating software, supporting verification and validation testing, and ensuring that all product development conforms to design specifications and coding standards for medical devices.
• Exercise judgment in architecting and development using modern practices. 
• Architect, design, and deliver software using the company’s current programming languages. Work using C# and WPF
• Assist in the preparation of software design requirements and detailed design specifications for implementation of software designs per Abbott design development process.
• Assist in the evaluation of selected designs through testing and full documentation of the results.
• Work on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires evaluation of identifiable factors.
• Exercise judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in a technical field (Science, Technology,
• Engineering, or Mathematics)
• Minimum 10 years of experience in software development (as a developer and technical lead)
• Must be proficient in C# and WPF
• Experience working in an Agile development environment
• Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment
• Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization
• Multitasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a technical field (Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics)
• Working knowledge of Sketch and Zeplin is a nice to have

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