Software Verification Tester (Microbiologist)

　　It is not every day that you can say the software you helped develop will save hundreds or thousands of lives per year, but at bioMérieux, we put innovation to work in life-saving diagnostic devices deployed across the world.

　　With engineering centers in St. Louis, France, and Italy, our Systems Development team collaborates globally to build products that ensure patient health and consumer safety.

　　From antibiotic susceptibility testing to organism identification with mass spectrometry, bioMérieux offers challenging opportunities in a science-based domain with a public health focus. If you’re passionate about solving real-world problems, you’ll find a home in our team of expert software developers, engineers, and microbiologists.

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　　Description:

　　This is a Software Testing position that is well suited by someone with a microbiology and/or clinical background. As a member of a collaborative, cross-functional software-development team, the Software Verification Tester will design and execute manual and automated software-verification tests, detect and analyze defect data, and generate/maintain documentation of all test efforts in order to drive VITEK 2 sof tware - application updates that help hospitals determine the correct antibiotics to treat millions of infected patients each year.

　　Re sponsibilities:

　　Design and develop software-verification test cases for both manual and automated tests and document the results

　　Review design-input documentation for potential impact to existing breakpoint and VITEK bioART rules

　　Develop and execute equivalency tests to verify ID/AST analyses perform as intended

　　Work with business analysts, software developers, software testers, and other microbiologists to analyze feature requirements and user stories to develop effective specifications and tests

　　Be part of a highly collaborative, cross-functional team using cutting-edge Agile methodologies

　　Support verification of selected anomaly fixes, including assisting with validation-testing activities and field-related support as needed

　　Assist with development and summary of key testing metrics

　　Assist Test Leader with task estimation and planning of work as needed

　　Train on assigned procedures relevant to daily work

　　Focus on continuous improvement of test processes and software quality

　　Stay informed on industry trends in software testing

　　Minimum Qualifications

　　Bachelor’s degree in Microbiology, Clinical Laboratory Science, Medical Technology, or related scientific discipline (e.g. Biology, Biomedical Engineering, etc.)

　　3+ years’ experience as a microbiologist working in a clinical lab environment

　　Experience in the use and operation of the bioMérieux VITEK 2 suite of lab instruments (VITEK 2 Compact, VITEK 2 XL) for ID/AST in a clinical environment preferred.

　　Strong, demonstrated teamwork skills

　　Preferred Qualifications:

　　1+ years of professional experience in software testing, verification, or validation

　　Experience in an ISO/FDA regulated environment as a member of a product-development organization (medical-device or biotech industry) preferred

　　Experience with ATDD (Acceptance Test Driven Development) and/or BDD (Behavior Driven Development) methodologies