Lead Software Engineer

About the Role

Join Medpace's Information Technology team as a full-time, office-based Lead Software Engineer. You will build the digital capabilities that accelerate the global development of safe and effective medical therapeutics through clinical trials. In this role, you will work on a team that modernizes and supports Medpace's internal systems. Strong attention to detail, desire for process ownership, and interest in implementing new technology are highly valued.

Responsibilities

• Lead development effort for an application component or work stream.
• Design, build, and deploy software applications and features in an Agile environment by following our software development lifecycle (SDLC) process.
• Develop applications in a hybrid and cloud native setting utilizing development skills that include object-oriented programming (C#), databases (SQL), Entity Framework (EF), Angular, and web applications (ASP.NET).
• Coordinate requirements gathering, design, development, testing, release, and maintenance support of applications.
• Organize team activities regarding projects, development, tools, and training.
• Provide high-level end-user support including feature training and troubleshooting for applications.
• Supervise software validation process through development, review, and/or execution of test plan/cases/scripts.
• Provide technical and professional mentorship for junior team members.
• Recommend and implement best practices within development team(s).
• May lead software development project(s).

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science.
• At least 5 years of software development experience using C# in a software development lifecycle (SDLC) enterprise setting.
• Experience developing software with Angular or similar JavaScript frameworks, REST Endpoints, Microservices, Webservices, C#, HTML5, CSS3, Entity Framework, GitHub, SQL/NoSQL.
• Experience using a variety of development architectures, application versioning, and API design.

Qualifications

• 2 years of recent web development and Azure experience highly encouraged.
• Prior experience modernizing systems is a plus.
• Experience with Infrastructure-as-code (IaC) is a plus.
• Excellent analytical, written, and oral communication skills.
• Excellent computer skills.

About Medpace

Medpace is a full-service clinical contract research organization (CRO) providing phase I-IV clinical development services to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries. Our mission is to accelerate the global development of safe and effective medical therapeutics through the advancement of clinical research. We leverage in-country regulatory and therapeutic expertise across all major therapeutic areas including oncology, cardiology, metabolic, endocrinology, central nervous system, and anti-viral and anti-infective. Headquartered in Cincinnati, Ohio, we employ more than 6,500 people across 40+ countries.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation programs that recognize and reward performance.
• Comprehensive health, wellness, retirement, and PTO benefits.
• Office-based culture with occasional WFH that provides flexibility for eligible positions after training.
• Company-sponsored social events and intramural sports.

Cincinnati Headquarters Experience

• A modern corporate campus designed to support collaboration and productivity.
• Multiple on-site dining options in the heart of Madison Square.
• Free on-site parking.
• Convenient access to on-site 24-7 fitness and wellness facilities.

Why Medpace?

• Purpose-Driven Work: Work alongside physicians, scientists, and industry-leading experts committed to advancing the global development of medical therapeutics through clinical research excellence.
• Collaborative Culture: Contribute to an interactive team environment that empowers decision-making, creative thinking, and continuous learning through open communication and mutual trust. Leadership is both accessible and approachable.
• Continuous Growth & Development:
  • Office-based environment with on-site mentors.
  • Defined career paths with clear advancement opportunities.
  • Industry-renowned onboarding and training programs designed to accelerate professional development.
  • Ongoing training and continuous learning opportunities throughout your career.
  • An environment that encourages employees to influence change, contribute ideas, and grow quickly.