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.

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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.
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