Certus is at the forefront of the life sciences and healthcare industry developing software systems to supporting clinicians and other healthcare professionals improve the outcomes for patients living with rare diseases. Our technology platforms are used to support quality management in pathology services and scenario-based training in healthcare related domains to improve patient care, outcomes and organisation efficiencies.
Certus has several new and exciting projects in rare diseases and pathology management. We are looking for software engineers and devops engineers at all levels to join our team in developing full stack web based and mobile healthcare applications. If you would enjoy working alongside senior scientists and clinicians at the leading edge of the genomics revolution, working with advanced development methodologies and modern software development techniques then contact us.
We seek both candidates with experience and to recruit and train software engineers on graduation. Positions are available in either Certus’ Exeter or Sheffield office.
Certus do not welcome cold calls from agencies.
Job Type: Full-time, office based (Exeter or Sheffield). Ability to commute/relocate to Sheffield or Exeter office
Salary: £26,000.00-£50,000.00 per year based on experience
The right candidates will possess a technical degree in a software, maths, science or engineering discipline. Our work centres on two primary technologies, these being Java for our back-end systems, and React for the front-end. We seek developers with skill in either or both these technologies. Other desirable skills include Typescript, Next.js, Tailwind, GraphQL and SQL.
Working on a variety of projects, the successful candidates will join our development team. Operating within our Scrum method you will contribute to the delivery of high-quality software within a Continuous Delivery framework. On joining the team, you can have immediate impact and contribute across the development stages from requirements engineering, user-story development and interpretation, through use-case and UI design, to documentation, systems configuration and administration.
Employees can expect to increase your salary depending upon your progress and performance. Salary reviews are undertaken every year, and performance is considered as a part of the company’s Professional Development Programme approximately every 6 months. We include within this offer 22 days holiday each year, plus public holidays, rising by one day with each full year of employment to a maximum of 25 days.
Applicants need to be authorised to work in the UK, and state if in the future they will require sponsorship for employment visa status.
If you are excited by this challenging prospect and want to contribute to making a difference in patient and healthcare outcomes, please email a CV and a covering letter that sets out what makes you a suitable candidate. Applications submitted without a covering letter will be rejected.
Job Title: Product Owner
Job Type: Permanent Full Time, Monday to Friday
Location: Exeter, in person
Salary: £26,000-£50,000 based on experience
Holiday: 20 days p.a., rising 1 day per year up to 25.
Circumstances: Permanent right to work in the UK and able to commute to Exeter offices.
We are looking to build our Product Owner team to support the development of our existing software platforms including new and exciting projects in rare diseases and pathology management. You will be working closely with our development team delivering against the platform's roadmaps across the continuum of product ownership.
If you think you would enjoy working with senior scientists and clinicians and learning about advanced development methodologies and modern software development techniques then we would like to meet you.
About you
The ideal candidate(s) will possess outstanding communication skills and demonstrate meticulous attention to detail. We are looking for articulate, organised, and customer-focussed individuals with an ability to excel in a team setting. Experience of leading teams or multi-faceted projects, supplemented by an understanding of Scrum methodology and Agile development would be an advantage. A strong academic foundation in STEM (biological sciences preferred) and an aptitude in computing is required.
Job Description
Main Purpose of the job:
As a product owner you will be the primary point of contact for Certus’ platforms and customers, overseeing all communications and delivery of application enhancements. Internally, you will be responsible for working with the development team to design, prioritise and and deliver the platform roadmap, in alignment with both the company and customer requirements.
Main Duties and Accountabilities:
This job description summarises the main duties and accountabilities of the post and is not comprehensive: the post-holder may be required to undertake other duties of similar level and responsibility.
Person Specification:
Attainment/Qualifications
Essential: BSc degree or equivalent qualification in a product management, software, maths, science or engineering discipline.
Desirable: MSc/Phd degree in a field with significant data analytics focus. Scrum Product Owner certification.
Prior Experience
Essential: Experience/Demonstrations of managing projects or leadership during education.
Desirable: Experience/Demonstrations of using project management and Scrum in industry placement or direct industry employment.Demonstrable ability to understand team capabilities to set expectations, guide and deliver against agreed outcomes.
Technical Skills and Understanding
Desirable: Knowledge of Scrum methodology and Agile development.
Delivering Results
Essential: Ability to focus and deliver specific outcomes in appropriate timescales.
Desirable: Focuses effort on priority tasks and activities to achieve maximum results.
Progress multiple activities simultaneously.
Customer Focussed
Essential: Talks and listens to customers to clarify their real needs and expectations
Desirable: Ability to quickly build good customer relationships and understand customer motivations and nuances
Teamwork
Essential: Develops ideas and solutions jointly with others. Supports less experienced colleagues
Desirable: Focuses the team on what will contribute to success in the long term. Gives fair and constructive feedback to team members.
Adaptability
Essential: Adopts ideas used successfully elsewhere. Generates innovative ideas and solutions.
Desirable: The ability to respond & adapt to changing circumstances and to manage, solve problems and provide solutions to constantly improve processes and systems.
Communication
Essential: Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Desirable: Conveys and presents complex information in plain language.
Circumstances
Circumstances: Permanent right to work in the UK and able to commute to Sheffield or Exeter offices.
If you are excited by this challenging prospect and want to contribute to making a difference in patient and healthcare outcomes, please email a CV and a covering letter to recruitment@certus-tech.com that sets out what makes you a suitable candidate. Applications submitted without a covering letter will be rejected.
NO AGENCIES
Application question(s):
Certus is offering good Data Scientists an opportunity to work on leading edge healthcare research projects. Certus is engaged with the NHS in a number of areas including the development of demand and capacity models, patient triage and workforce management. Certus also provides patient database facilities, and corresponding data management and analytics services, to a number of UK wide clinical networks.
The overall role includes:
The position is permanent and full time with a competitive salary of £28,000 - £45,000 per annum, depending on experience.
An ideal graduate level Data Scientist would have:
We run a supportive professional development programme to plan, develop and broaden your skills base.
If you are looking for a new challenge, please email with your CV and a covering letter. We look forward to receiving your application.
Office based in Exeter. No agencies.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: £28,000.00-£45,000.00 per year
We are always on the lookout for talented and passionate individuals to join our growing team. You will have the opportunity to do what you love, and develop any aspects you're interested in. Send us your CV or call for a chat!
