Job Posting: VP of Product Development

16 Jan 2005

The company I work for is looking for a VP of Product Development (or Software Development). I have attached the job description below, qualified candida
tes are invited to contact hr@genologics.com.

Company Description

GenoLogics, a world leader in Proteomics workflow and data warehousing software, requires a VP of Product Developm
ent. GenoLogics develops and markets software that increases operational efficiency, reduces cost of ownership of research instrumentation, and enables gro
wth for facilities in the Bio-IT market. GenoLogics is a rapidly growing, fast paced organization. Candidates must thrive in an environment that demands hi
gh quality results within very tight timeframes.

Brief Description

GenoLogics is growing quickly and immediately requires a VP of Product Development to work closely with the VP of Product Management and provide key leader
ship to the product development team. Responsibilities include developing and leading a high-performance product development team, creating and executing d
evelopment plans, implementing and ensuring sound product development mythologies and best practices are utilized, planning and managing development time l
ines, and analyzing and driving critical milestones ensuring all deliverables are completed in accordance with building a world-class enterprise scale LIMS
and informatics software platform.

Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to: coaching and mentoring development team members; shepherding the product development methodolo
gy and communicating it to the executive team and other managers; work with the product steering team to define resource levels, risk, quality, cost, and p
roduct scope management plans; determine delivery schedules and post-implementation plans, define quality controls for each product development phase.

*Duties/Responsibilities *

* Lead a medium sized team of software developers, utilizing widely accepted *best practices* for controlling development progress, cost and resources in r
elation to planned schedule, milestones, and deliverables.

• Ship well-engineered products, which meet or exceed customer expectations for functionality, usability and quality.

• Grow the companys platform into a source of sustainable competitive advantage by developing and protecting core proprietary technologies and by sourcing
  and integrating strategic 3rd-party technologies.

• Build and provide hands on management to the product development team comprised of Java/J2EE developers, bioinformaticians, etc. Expand product developme
  nt capacity by recruiting top technical talent, growing the expertise of the existing development team, implementing productivity-enhancing processes and t
  echnologies, and utilizing external resources as appropriate.

• Lead, manage, and communicate the product development process, ensuring all team members understand and adhere to agreed upon methodologies and standards
  . Work with VP of Product Management to properly balance speed-to-market and quality of execution competing concerns, and develop realistic yet aggressive
  development timeframes.

• Participate with other executive team members, corporate directors and advisors, and strategic partners in the formation and execution of corporate and p
  roduct strategy.

Requirements
* Bachelors in Computer Science, Engineering or related

• Masters in Business, Computer Science, Engineering is preferred

• Minimum of 15 years in technology industry, with minimum 6 years experience in leading/managing a mid-sized Software Development Team

• Experience developing and deploying enterprise level software applications

• Broad technology and architectural understanding – familiarity with Middleware, RDBMS, and Distributed Computing

• Broad knowledge of software development methodologies

• Outstanding team management skills

• Ability to communicate complex technical information to others

• Excellent organizational and time management skills, including strong attention to detail

• Strong leadership, management, and organizational skills

• Ability to thrive in a highly demanding and fast-paced work environment

• Excellent written and oral communication skills are a must

• Strong problem solving and decision-making skills