• Provides technical project leadership in the planning, design, development, testing, and implementation of application software. • Conducts software application testing and other preparation for software upgrades or new software implementation • Monitors, analyzes, plans, and assists end-users with the implementation of new software releases and upgrades. • Researches system enhancements and executes implementation. • Conducts database analysis; researches and analyzes problems with applications and resolves or formulates solutions. • Provides leadership in problem solving, which requires the consideration of the IT strategic plan and short term goals, the means by which to solve the problem, and development of associated action plans. • Work with vendors to ensure system operability/functionality and to ensure success of system implementations and upgrades. • Reviews projects, analyzes business requirements, recommends system changes, writes specifications and implements application changes to address changing application and end user requirements. • Contributes to ongoing process to integrate end users requests with software functionality to address changing. • Creates and maintains technical documentation and architecture diagrams as required. • Analyzes and provides recommendations relating to application configuration and functionality of systems to ensure reliability for current and/or future use. • Works directly with project managers to understand application objectives, develop scope of project, outline effort projections, determine schedules, and finalize plans. • Establishes and enforces standards, policies and procedures for Quality/Lab Systems related application systems. • Participate in the development and implementation of the information technology goals, objectives, policies, and priorities. • Assist in assessing the strategic direction of information technology and in developing strategic plans for use of new technology.