Our mission is to push the boundaries of complex cell analysis. Using the Lightcast platform we are working with major pharmaceutical companies, leading academic institutes, and innovative biotechnology leaders. Together, using our next generation microfluidic platform, we are making advances towards new science, unique clinical approaches, new therapies, and innovative products.
The Lightcast platform allows precise, highly flexible, and massively parallel control of tens to hundreds of thousands of picolitre volume microdroplets using beams of light and powerful software logic. By sequentially combining droplets containing different cells, antibodies, cancer drugs, reporters and /or other reagents, we can perform complex workflows and assays at scale with a flexibility far beyond what is currently possible on any cell analysis platform.
About the role
We are looking for a Software Delivery Manager to join our growing software and integration team to ensure that the software we produce in-house is developed and delivered to the highest technical standard, quality and timeliness. The role offers the opportunity to manage a highly skilled team of software developers, and work with multiple technologies, whilst liaising with colleagues in a rich cross-functional environment. The technology is broad in its scope, and includes precision hardware control, Machine-Learning/AI, complex algorithm and image analysis and a rich set of visualisation techniques of detailed scientific data.
The Software Delivery Manager will manage a well-motivated and highly technical development team who create in-house software under an Agile process, based on a roadmap of requirements and priorities, with a vital part of the role being helping maintain, prioritise and schedule the backlog and delivery of regular software releases.
Your responsibilities will include
- Supporting and organising the product backlog, work priority, and release schedule to ensure software is delivered on-time and to agreed performance and functionality
- Line management of the software development team of around twelve software developers working on both Embedded and Desktop software
- Working closely with the test team to ensure releases are made to the highest quality standards, and that the software itself is fully testable
- Evolving and maintaining the software development processes, ensuring they are fit for purpose for use both within the development team and the wider company
- Enabling, empowering and unblocking the development team to ensure they can work to their best ability
We would expect you to have:
- Minimum 5 years’ experience of leading Agile software delivery teams, ideally in heavily cross-functional environments
- Demonstrable experience of Agile development, coupled with a strong ability to plan short/medium term releases based on the priority of needs and product roadmap
- Line management experience of software developers at varying stages of their careers
- Ability to communicate effectively within the team, as well as with other teams across mixed disciplines
It would be advantageous for you to have:
- Experience of hardware/platform development and the challenges that brings
- Experience of working in a fast-paced, early-phase startup company environment
We offer a generous benefits package including:
- 26 days holiday, plus Public Holidays
- Flexible working hours
- Pension contribution matched up to 7%
- Private medical insurance
- Income protection
- Life insurance
- Subsidized gym membership and weekly cross fit sessions
- Access to Cycle to Work and Technology schemes
- Enhanced family leave policies
At Lightcast, we recruit on a rolling basis, meaning we carry on recruiting until we find the right person for the role being advertised. We tend to compare individuals to the role specification rather than to each other.
About Lightcast
Lightcast Discovery is a bio-tools company developing a platform that combines the flexibility to analyse a wide range of cell types and assays with precise control over droplet number, occupancy, location and movement. Working with major pharmaceutical companies and leading academic institutes. Together, using our next generation microfluidic platform, we are driving scientific innovation, developing unique therapeutic approaches, and forging a path to exciting new scientific discoveries. Learn more about Lightcast Discovery at https://www.lightcast.bio/.
Lightcast Discovery is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
At Lightcast, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way in our book. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique background and what you can bring to Lightcast Discovery.
Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Lightcast Discovery does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to Lightcast or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Lightcast Discovery’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of Lightcast Discovery, and Lightcast Discovery will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.