MES Application Developer II

Do you want to contribute to a larger purpose to save the lives of infants in the NICU? This is Prolacta Bioscience's mission! Take a look at this opportunity with our IT team, which is seeking a passionate individual, to fill the role of our MES Application Developer II. This role plays a key role in Prolacta's application development team, with primary responsibility for designing, building, testing, deploying, and supporting Tulip applications for manufacturing, quality, laboratory, logistics, and other operational workflows. This role partners closely with business users, process owners, IT, validation, and external partners to translate operational requirements into effective Tulip apps, tables, automations, connectors, and integrations. The Developer will also support related application development and integration needs, including .NET and SQL-based systems where applicable.

Who Is Prolacta Bioscience?

We give babies a brighter future by unlocking the biological power of human milk. Established in 1999, Prolacta Bioscience is a privately held life sciences company that has touched the lives of more than 100,000 premature infants globally. Prolacta is the world's leading hospital provider of 100% human milk- based nutritional products. Based in Southern California, we employ more than 300 people globally, many of whom have dedicated their lives to neonatal care.

For more information, please visit www.prolacta.com

How you will contribute

This role will provide you with the opportunity to contribute to the growth of our organization and develop your professional skills by performing the following...

• Works with the lead developer, process owners, and end users to design, prototype, configure, test, and deploy Tulip applications that support manufacturing, quality, laboratory, logistics, and operational workflows.
• Develops and maintains Tulip apps, steps, triggers, tables, automations, dashboards, and reusable components to improve operator guidance, data capture, traceability, and process efficiency.
• Builds and supports Tulip integrations using connectors, APIs, SQL database connections, and related integration patterns to exchange data with internal and external systems.
• Works with lead developer and end users to validate requirements; captures relevant workflow, data, reporting, security, and audit trail requirements.
• Participates in and conducts team reviews throughout the life cycle of the project.

• Strongly adheres to Prolacta's structured SDLC (software development life cycle) and validation processes
• Prepares software development documentation including designs, technical requirements, test scripts, test results, data migration plans, implementation plans and procedures; supports report generation and troubleshooting where applicable, such as SQL-based reports or Crystal Reports.
• Provides operational support for Tulip-enabled shop-floor workflows, including issue triage, user assistance, root cause analysis, and coordination of resolution activities across IT, business users, vendors, and validation stakeholders.
• Supports shop-floor hardware and device integrations used with Tulip and related systems, including Zebra handheld scanners, Zebra label printers, ZPL label formats, scales, barcode scanning workflows, edge devices, serial/network printer configuration, device connectivity, label templates, testing, and basic hardware troubleshooting, and documentation.
• Manages the application maintenance ticket queue; troubleshoots performance issues and designs effective solutions
• Effectively works with a Scrum or Kanban team as designated.
• Improves processes, develops standards, and improves project documentation and procedures
• Demonstrates teamwork by updating project plans, Gantt charts, and deliverables.
• Informs Project Coordinator of issues impacting timelines and suggest effective solutions.

What you bring to the role

• Bachelor's Degree required in Computer Science, Engineering, Business Systems, Information Systems, or a related technical discipline.
• 3 or more years of experience developing, configuring, or supporting business applications, manufacturing systems, MES, quality systems, laboratory systems, or related operational technology platforms.
• Hands-on experience or strong working knowledge of Tulip app development, including app design, steps, triggers, variables, tables, interfaces, automations, dashboards, and user-centered workflow design.
• Experience gathering requirements from business users and translating process workflows into scalable, maintainable, and validated application solutions.
• Experience with application lifecycle management, change control, documentation, testing, release management, and validation in a regulated or structured SDLC environment.
• Working knowledge of integrations using APIs, connectors, SQL databases, external systems, and barcode scanners, label printers, or shop-floor or operational technology devices.
• Understanding of Waterfall and Agile SDLC methodologies.
• Experience with C#, .NET, ASP.NET, MVC, or related Microsoft development technologies preferred.
• Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, stored procedures, triggers, scripts, reporting queries, and data troubleshooting, and report generation tools such as Crystal Reports preferred.
• Experience with PowerShell or similar scripting tools for automation, troubleshooting, or system support preferred.
• Experience supporting MES, ERP, LIMS, QMS, WMS, label printing, barcode scanning, Zebra handheld devices, Zebra printers, ZPL label formats, scales, and/or other shop-floor peripheral hardware systems preferred.
• Experience with Tulip connectors, APIs, external SQL data sources, MQTT, OPC UA, edge devices, or custom widgets preferred.

How Prolacta benefits you

To drive the personal growth and business impact of our employees, we're committed to developing a supportive and enriching culture for everyone. From up to 100% healthcare coverage starting on the first day of the month after your first day and 401(k) match, we value our employees' health and financial wellbeing. We offer four weeks PTO during your first year of employment and support our new parents with a generous time-off program. We encourage employees to participate in our employee affinity groups, take volunteer time off, and provide access to different educational opportunities.

What else do you need to know

Location: Duarte, CA office

Schedule: Monday - Friday, day shift

Travel: minimal

FLSA: Non-exempt

Depending on your residential location certain laws might regulate the way Prolacta manages applicant data. California Residents, please review our Privacy Notice for California Employees and Job Applicants for further information, this can be found on Prolacta.com on www.prolacta.com . By submitting your application, you are agreeing and acknowledging that you have read and understand the above notice.

Physical Requirements

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to effectively communicate (e.g., talking/ hearing), walk, sit, use hands and fingers to handle, feel and reach things. The employee is occasionally required to taste, smell, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

Sedentary to light work; repetitive motions; pushing; pulling; visual acuity to prepare and analyze data and figures, transcribe, view a computer terminal.

EEO Statement

"Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer." Prolacta Bioscience, Inc. is committed to a proactive program of affirmative action and diversity development. The Company will continue to recruit, hire, train, and promote into all job levels without regard to race, religion, gender, marital status, familial status, national origin, age, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, source of income, or veteran status.

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