Tata Consultancy Services

Application Support & Development Engineer

Tata Consultancy Services$120K — $130K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years experience in Life Sciences Application and Platform Support.
  • Proficient in Core Biometrics and Clinical Data Standards applications.
  • Experience with scientific research tools and laboratory management software.
  • Strong technical assessment skills for application onboarding and changes.
  • Familiarity with Azure infrastructure for application deployment.
  • Effective documentation and user support skills.
  • Knowledge in protein analysis and bioinformatics applications.

Responsibilities

  • Lead IT managed services for Translational Sciences applications.
  • Provide hands-on technical support and administration for applications.
  • Coordinate application installation, configuration, and deployment activities.
  • Collaborate on Azure infrastructure setups and readiness.
  • Manage vendor oversight and service quality monitoring.
  • Communicate technical risks and project status to stakeholders.
  • Create and maintain detailed documentation and operational readiness materials.

Benefits

  • Discretionary Annual Incentive
  • Comprehensive Medical Coverage including dental and vision.
  • Parental and family support leave options.
  • Insurance options for auto, home, and identity theft protection.
  • Reimbursement for certification and training.
  • Generous vacation and sick leave policy.
  • Legal and financial assistance services, including a 401k plan and student loan refinancing.
Full Job Description
Must Have Technical/Functional Skills
• Experience in Life Sciences Application and Platform Support for Translational Sciences, Clinical Data Management, Biostatistics, and Statistical Programming
• Experience in Supporting the Life Science applications - Core Biometrics (SAS, Pinnacle 21 Enterprise, Spotfire, JMP, Clymb TFL Viewer, SENDview), Clinical Data Standards & Submission (Pinnacle 21 Enterprise, SENDview, ISI Toolbox Pharma, Docusign CFR11), Scientific Research & Discovery (MOE, Geneious, SnapGene, PyMOL, FlowJo, HALO, Protein Metrics, Mascot, QIAGEN, Alamut), Laboratory & Sample Management (FreezerPro, SENS, Xybion), Clinical Pharmacology (Phoenix WinNonlin)
• Onboard new applications and coordinate for TSRB, SLRA, security, infrastructure, validation, and operational readiness activities.
• Review requests for new applications and changes to existing applications.
• Assess technical fit, hosting model, infrastructure needs, security, database requirements, compliance considerations, and operational readiness.
• Work with Infrastructure and Security teams to onboard new applications.
• Review requested modules or enhancements and plan implementation activities.
• Create and maintain run books, support documentation, knowledge articles, and operational handoff materials.
• Provide user service support, including triage, response, issue resolution, and vendor coordination.
• Support validation activities and maintain required support evidence.

Roles & Responsibilities

Serve as the IT managed services lead for applications supporting Translational Sciences and Development, providing oversight of vendor-delivered support and operational services.
• Act as a dedicated, hands-on technical resource for supported applications, including application administration, troubleshooting, configuration, upgrades, and production support.
• Perform or coordinate application and database installation, configuration, patching, upgrade, deployment, and validation-support activities as needed.
• Collaborate in Azure infrastructure environments, including Azure Portal coordination, application server setup, file share setup, storage, connectivity, backup, and environment readiness activities.
• Provide technical support for scientific applications, with preferred domain knowledge in protein analysis, mass spectrometry applications, bioinformatics tools, and scientific data management platforms. (list of applications provided at the end of the document).
• Coordinate internally with Enterprise Architecture to onboard new applications and ensure alignment with enterprise standards and architecture principles.
• Review requests for new applications or significant changes to existing applications; assess technical fit, hosting model, infrastructure needs, integrations, security, IAM, database requirements, support model, compliance considerations, and operational readiness.
• Create requests and supporting technical materials for the Technology Solution Board to review, including solution summaries, architecture considerations, risks, dependencies, and recommended next steps.
• Work with Infrastructure and Security teams to onboard approved applications, complete required reviews, address vulnerabilities, establish environments, and prepare solutions for production support.
• Provide service support to users, including logging, triaging, responding to, and coordinating resolution of P1 tickets and other production support issues.
• Work with IAM teams to automate user access provisioning and de-provisioning for supported applications where feasible.
• Create, maintain, and periodically update runbooks, support procedures, escalation paths, system documentation, and operational readiness materials.
• Monitor vendor performance and service quality, including incident trends, SLA adherence, recurring issues, operational metrics, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Communicate status, risks, issues, questions, and decisions to IT leadership, business stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional IT partners in a timely manner.

Generic Managerial Skills, If any
• Strong hands-on technical leadership with a service-oriented mindset.
• Ability to balance vendor oversight, application support, new technology assessment, and operational excellence responsibilities.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, proactive, and results driven.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively across business, vendor, and IT teams.
• Customer-focused approach with strong ownership of production stability and user support.

Salary Range: $120,000 -$130,000 year

TCS Employee Benefits Summary:

Discretionary Annual Incentive.

Comprehensive Medical Coverage: Medical & Health, Dental & Vision, Disability Planning & Insurance, Pet Insurance Plans.

Family Support: Maternal & Parental Leaves.

Insurance Options: Auto & Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection.

Convenience & Professional Growth: Commuter Benefits & Certification & amp; Training Reimbursement.

Time Off: Vacation, Time Off, Sick Leave & Holidays.

Legal & Financial Assistance: Legal Assistance, 401K Plan, Performance Bonus, College Fund, Student Loan Refinancing.

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About Tata Consultancy Services

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an Indian multinational information technology (IT) services and consulting company, headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. It is a subsidiary of Tata Group and operates in 149 locations across 46 countries. TCS is the largest Indian company by market capitalization and is ranked 11th on the Forbes Global 2000 list of the world's biggest public companies. TCS is also the second-largest IT services company in the world by revenue and the largest employer of women in India. The company provides services in areas including IT, consulting, and business solutions.
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