United BioSource Corporation (www.unitedbiosource.com) is a global pharmaceutical services company with a strong focus on customized technology solutions for the drug development and commercialization process. The Company has more than 1,000 employees and 19 offices worldwide. Our company is profitable, rapidly growing, and is the clear leader and innovator in technology solutions for clinical trials. We have a focused mission--to help reduce healthcare costs by making the drug development process more efficient and cost-effective for our clients through the use of technology.

The Clinical Technologies Group—a division of UBC with offices located in downtown San Francisco, Langhorne (Pennsylvania), and London, England—helps life sciences companies by providing highly-customized web-based software including electronic data capture (EDC) and interactive voice response systems (IVRS) that make the testing processes for new medicines, technologies and medical devices more efficient and more reliable. Having started in the San Francisco Bay Area, we work hard to maintain a casual, fun and motivated work culture.

Because of the success of our technologies we are experiencing rapid growth and currently have an Applications Systems Analyst position open in the San Francisco office for candidates who like working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.

If this position sounds like a perfect fit with your experience and interests—and you want to be part of the excitement of leading technology company in the pharmaceutical industry—then we want to hear from you!

Send your resume and salary requirements to careers.technologies@unitedbiosource.com. Resumes sent without salary requirements may not be considered.

Important Notes:
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Send your resume and salary requirements to careers.technologies@unitedbiosource.com, and include the job title & job location in the subject line of your e-mail. We have multiple positions available across the country, and supplying this information will result in your resume being reviewed sooner!

Resumes sent without salary requirements may not be considered.

Although candidates from other locations may be considered, no relocation assistance will be offered for these positions. offered for these positions.


Duties & Responsibilities:
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• Work with development team to coordinate installation of the client applications to TE environments and assist in diagnosis and resolution of application bugs
• Provide TE environment application support to Testing & Validation
• Maintain and implement change management control procedures and processes for production, UAT and TE releases
• Relies on instructions and pre-established guidelines to perform the functions of the job.
• Consults with users to identify current operating procedures and to clarify service requests.
• Some duties may include backup responsibilities to Applications Systems Analyst II, and Systems Administrators.
• Provide overflow 1st Tier support for internal and external consumers of UBC Network resources
• Perform other duties as required
• All responsibilities should be carried out in a professional manner that supports the accomplishment of business objectives and encourages a positive team-oriented work environment.


Experience:
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• Must be willing/able to work Monday through Friday from 11:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. PST, but also have some level of flexibility to cover other shifts and/or work additional hours if business needs dictate.
• Degree in technical field or equivalent professional experience, plus at least 1 year directly related experience performing the types of duties described above in a mixed protocol environment
• Working knowledge of SQL Server, ODBC, IIS/ASP, other programming languages a plus (Batch, VBScript, Perl)
• Working knowledge of Operating Systems: Windows XP/2000/2003
• Optional certifications in a related field a plus
• Working knowledge of FDA regulations for computerized systems preferred
• Strong problem-solving skills, including technical trouble-shooting abilities.
• Excellent verbal and written skills, including the ability to explain technical concepts verbally and in writing to non-technical employees.
• Ability to quickly learn and apply new skills, procedures and approaches.
• Demonstrated ability to meet very short deadlines & multi-task in an extremely fast-paced work environment with little direct supervision.
• Proven ability to work in a team-oriented environment, providing back-up support to team members & establishing/maintaining effective work relationships with co-workers within and across functional areas.
• Demonstrate extreme attention to detail and organization in all aspects of work.
• Previously demonstrated proactive and positive approach to tasks and projects overall, as well as to the types of scheduling & process changes that are inherent in a fast-paced business.

• Location: San Francisco
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