C++ Software Engineer at IQVIA

Job Description
Overview:

• The Core Diabetes Model is a disease-simulation model used to inform health policy decisions and conduct economic evaluations for interventions aimed at controlling diseases by delaying the occurrence of their complications.
• You will support the development team in refactoring and optimizing the existing C++ codebases with outlook to their extension to new therapeutic areas.
• The ideal candidate will possess a junior/middle C++ technical background with passion for writing clean, efficient code as well as a genuine interest in developing code for the healthcare sector.
• If you are interested in disease and health-care related processes simulation modelling and wish to apply your technical skills to help inform healthcare decision making, this is the role for you.

Job Activities:

• Work with the team in reviewing and refactoring legacy codebases.
• Work with the team to extend the current models with new features, diseases and comorbidities.
• Implement best practices in software design and development.
• Ensure code quality through rigorous testing and code reviews.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of development processes.
• Co-writing code documentation and technical reports (Word, PPT, Excel), inside and outside the team

Qualifications

• BSc degree in Medical/Biomedical sciences/Engineering, or Mathematics
• Demonstrable interest in population health science, public health, epidemiology
• Understanding of disease modelling, healthcare analytics and/or medical statistics
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in C++ development, with proficiency in C++17 or later versions.
• Proven experience working with large scientific codebases (200,000 - 300,000 lines of code or more).
• Hands-on experience with Visual Studio 2017 or newer, toolkit v141 or newer.
• Experience with SQL databases and writing efficient queries.
• Proficiency in software version control systems, particularly Git.
• Strong background in object-oriented programming (OOP).
• Solid understanding and practical application of design patterns.
• Experience with unit testing frameworks (e.g., Google Test).
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong oral/written English communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with multi-threading and concurrency.
• Knowledge of modern software development methodologies (e.g., Agile, Scrum, Extreme Programming).
• Familiarity with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) pipelines.
• Familiarity with performance optimization techniques.
• Experience with cross-platform development.
• Experience with debugging and profiling tools.