Leica Biosystems’ mission of “Advancing Cancer Diagnostics, Improving Lives” is at the heart of our corporate culture. We’re a global leader in cancer diagnostics with the most comprehensive portfolio from biopsy to diagnosis. Our easy-to-use and consistently reliable offerings help improve workflow efficiency and diagnostic confidence. Our associates know that every moment matters when it comes to cancer diagnostics. When you come to work, you’re helping develop solutions that enable accurate diagnoses to turn anxiety into answers. Join our diverse, global team of talented people, and be inspired to grow every day.

Leica Biosystems is proud to work alongside a community of six fellow Diagnostics Companies at Danaher. Together, we’re working at the pace of change to improve patient lives with diagnostic tools that address the world’s biggest health challenges.

The Graduate Software Engineer for Leica Biosystems is responsible for delivering enhancements and fixes for a mature client-server software application whilst meeting medical device regulatory requirements.

This position is part of the R&D Software Engineering group located in Mount Waverley, Melbourne and will be on-site.

You will be a part of the Software Engineering team and report to the Senior Software Engineering Manager responsible for full software development lifecycle activities. If you thrive in a cross-functional and supportive environment, working alongside talented, innovative engineers and want to work to build a world-class medical device product—read on.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Participate in all Scrum events to transform the product backlog into working software increments.
• Participate in design activities and implementation (develop code, refactor code, debug, unit test and manually test your code).
• Participate in verification activities, including defining test strategies, tools, mocks, reviewing test cases, developing automated tests, and manual testing.
• Investigate and fix software anomalies (defects)
• Author and review software engineering documentation, including specifications, design documents, release documents, plans, etc.
• Understand and adhere to Leica Biosystems Quality Management System procedures.
• Proactively participate in continuous improvement activities.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• No prior industry experience required. Graduate or post-graduate qualifications in Computer Science or Software Engineering (or equivalent qualification)
• Understanding of the full SDLC (analysis, planning, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English, ensuring you can clearly articulate your ideas, while actively listening and understanding others' perspectives.
• Demonstrated team player who thrives working collaboratively.
• Willingness to take on any task and learn the skills and capabilities required.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Programming experience with C# .Net
• Committed to your own development to grow and expand your skill set.
• Knowledge of cybersecurity principles, best practices and technologies

At Danaher we bring together science, technology and operational capabilities to accelerate the real-life impact of tomorrow’s science and technology. We partner with customers across the globe to help them solve their most complex challenges, architecting solutions that bring the power of science to life. Our global teams are pioneering what’s next across Life Sciences, Diagnostics, Biotechnology and beyond. For more information, visit www.danaher.com.

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