The Applied Data Science CenterOur Applied Data Science Center harnesses our global healthcare insights, working closely with our clinical and therapeutic experts to power evidence-driven design, speed site activation and recruit the right patients, faster. This is a new unit within our business, integrated within Clinical Operations. We are using Machine Learning and advanced analytics to derive insights that transform clinical development and bring new medicines to patients faster through successful trial delivery. This multi-functional team is an innovation for our business, requiring entrepreneurial and independent thinking to build our capability. Unique and with a global view, this Center of Excellence is a chance to revolutionize the clinical research industry.Software Developer Engineer in Test (SDET) – the roleAs an SDET you have the coding skills of a developer and the testing knowledge and experience of a quality software engineer. As member of the ADSC you will have the chance and support to develop truly innovative automation test solutions. You will have an opportunity to help shape the future of test automation by contributing to the creation of frameworks while working in a cutting-edge continuous integration and delivery model. Working closely with the software development and data scientists you will contribute to automated testing solutions by participating in many facets of automation including integration testing, functional UI testing, back-end testing, database validations, API and microservices, and so much more.Your typical activities might include:Collaborating with business owners, subject matter experts, and go to market teams to develop testing strategies and approaches to support multiple distributed agile teamsParticipating in activities focused on the agile software development cycleDesigning, developing, and supporting test automationContributing and collaborating on test frameworks, environments, tool selection and infrastructureIdentifying data requirements and generating and maintaining test dataReporting testing progress and quality status to stakeholders, participating in test planning and bug triagesQualification:Our ideal candidate will have:A Bachelor's degree in STEM field such as Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, Mathematics3+ years of relevant Quality Engineering automation experience (ie, UI, system, integration, API, performance/load, database, security, end to end)3+ years of writing test scripts from scratch with the ability to work in a Behaviour Data Driven Model (BDD) and/or Test Data Driven Model (TDD), experienced with Gherkin and/or Cucumber syntax3+ years of experience working in a UI framework such as Selenium WebDriver3+ years of experience with Object Oriented Programming languages - Python or Java3+ years of experience with continuous integration and delivery (CI/CD), Jenkins, and/or GitHub ActionsMust have Agile Scrum SDLC experience, strong SQL skillsExperience working in a regulated environment a plusExperience working with Kubernetes, Docker, Postman, and JMeter also a plusSoft skills: self-motivated, flexible, and adaptable, ability to multi-task, oral and written fluency in EnglishComfortable working remotely with a Global Scrum TeamWe know that meaningful results require not only the right approach but also the right people. Regardless of your role, we invite you to reimagine healthcare with us. You will have the opportunity to play an important part in helping our clients drive healthcare forward and Whatever your career goals, we are here to ensure you get there