When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.
Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.
About Parexel
Parexel is a leading global clinical development partner delivering insights-driven clinical and consulting solutions to the life sciences industry. With 22,000+ employees worldwide, we partner with biopharmaceutical companies and research sites to design and deliver patient-focused clinical trials that broaden access and make research a care option for anyone, anywhere.
We work with focus, agility, and shared purpose, moving with urgency to address patient needs and accelerate the delivery of new therapies. We embrace bold thinking, adapt quickly to change, and continually raise the bar for the speed and quality of clinical research. We are expanding our team and seeking talented individuals to help drive industry leading innovation, With Heart®.
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Salesforce Developer to join our team. As a Senior Salesforce Developer, you will design, build, and maintain scalable solutions on the Salesforce customer relationship management (CRM) platform, applying both declarative tools and programmatic capabilities to meet complex business requirements. You will also design and support integrations that connect Salesforce with external systems through Application Programming Interface (API) connections, delivering secure, efficient, and real-time data exchange.
Your solutions will support the teams that deliver clinical research, helping bring new therapies to patients with greater speed and quality. Healthcare, clinical development, or related experience is preferred. Responsibilities include designing and developing Salesforce solutions, building API integrations, leading code quality, and supporting release and production operations, with opportunities to deepen your expertise and influence business and project outcomes.
You'll join a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment focused on making a meaningful impact through strategic Salesforce solutions across Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Marketing Cloud (Pardot), and Contract Lifecycle Management. With diverse teams and continuous learning opportunities, the Senior Salesforce Developer can explore career paths and expand skills across Salesforce and clinical research.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and build scalable Salesforce solutions that meet business requirements and follow best practices. Translate technical specifications into high-quality solutions using declarative tools (such as Flows and Lightning App Builder) and programmatic capabilities (such as Apex, Visualforce, and Lightning Web Components)
- Design, develop, and maintain robust Salesforce API integrations using REST, SOAP, and Bulk APIs, connecting Salesforce with external systems for efficient data exchange, real-time synchronization, and strong security and performance
- Share technical knowledge, guide junior developers, and promote best practices that drive high-quality, efficient development. Lead by example to inspire and motivate the team to achieve project goals
- Partner with business analysts, project managers, and stakeholders to understand requirements, provide technical insight, and offer expert-level Salesforce guidance that keeps projects on track
- Develop and execute comprehensive unit tests, participate in integration testing, and support user acceptance testing (UAT) to ensure high-quality deliverables that meet defined requirements and standards
- Provide technical support and resolve complex incidents and issues across Salesforce solutions, working closely with the support team and Salesforce technical support when needed
- Own and contribute to technical documentation, including solution design documents and technical specifications, so development is well documented for knowledge sharing and future maintenance
- Stay current on Salesforce features, trends, and industry developments. Research and propose innovative solutions to complex business problems, leveraging new Salesforce functionality or third-party applications
- Support sprint release deployments that move work smoothly from development to production. Sprint releases are scheduled on weekends once every 3 weeks
You'll thrive in this role if you bring:
- Strong Salesforce expertise across Marketing Cloud (Pardot), Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, and AppExchange solutions such as Contract Lifecycle Management and Introhive
- A deep understanding of the Salesforce data model, security model, automation tools, and integration capabilities
- Strong architecture and design skills to create scalable, maintainable solutions aligned with best practices, performance, and scalability considerations
- Hands-on familiarity with integration techniques and data management tools, including REST, SOAP, Bulk API, Data Loader, Workbench, and ETL tools
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to debug code, analyze system behavior, and apply creative solutions
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience deploying complex changes across sandbox and production environments, and working in Agile teams using Scrum or Kanban with tools such as Jira
- A passion for continuous learning, a team-first mindset, and the flexibility to adapt to changing project priorities and requirements
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of hands-on experience in Salesforce administration and development
- Salesforce Administrator Certification, Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification, and Salesforce Platform Developer I Certification
- Experience designing and implementing Salesforce development projects and integrating Salesforce with external systems
- Experience troubleshooting and resolving production issues
- Experience with CRM software and working knowledge of relational database design
- Experience with contract lifecycle management (CLM) software
- Knowledge of the full sales cycle, from lead generation and request for proposal through the contract lifecycle (work orders to change in scope)
- Understanding of incident and problem management in a technology support environment
Preferred Qualifications
- Salesforce Advanced Administrator Certification and Sales Cloud Consultant credential
- Salesforce Platform Developer II Certification
- Experience in healthcare, clinical development, or a related field
- Knowledge of Agent force (AI) and Data Cloud
- Knowledge of Einstein Analytics configuration, with YAML experience as an advantage
- Experience implementing version control systems (such as Git or Azure DevOps) and continuous integration and continuous delivery (CI/CD) processes
We believe in flexibility, growth, and creating space for people to do their best work. Join us and be part of a team where your contributions help shape the future of clinical research.
If this job doesn't sound like the next step in your career, but perhaps you know of someone who'd be perfect fit, send them the link to apply!
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 5+ years of hands-on Salesforce administration and development experience
- Salesforce Administrator Certification
- Salesforce Platform App Builder Certification
- Salesforce Platform Developer I Certification
- Experience designing and implementing Salesforce development projects
- Experience integrating Salesforce with external systems
- Experience troubleshooting and resolving production issues
- Experience with CRM software
- Working knowledge of relational database design
- Experience with contract lifecycle management software
- Knowledge of the full sales cycle, from lead generation and request for proposal through contract lifecycle
- Understanding of incident and problem management in a technology support environment
- Salesforce Advanced Administrator Certification
- Sales Cloud Consultant credential
- Experience in healthcare, clinical development, or a related field
- Knowledge of Agentforce AI and Data Cloud
- Knowledge of Einstein Analytics configuration
- YAML experience
- Experience with version control systems such as Git or Azure DevOps
- Experience with CI/CD processes
- Salesforce Platform Developer II Certification
Parexel Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Parexel and has not been reviewed or approved by Parexel.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA options, and company-paid disability insurance. Descriptions often portray the package as strong or “top notch,” adding meaningful value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company matching and, in some regions, generous pension contributions. Core financial protections are emphasized as a solid part of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include ample PTO or flexible/unlimited RTO alongside flexible schedules and remote/hybrid options. Work-life balance support from managers is highlighted as a practical advantage.
Parexel Insights
What We Do
Parexel is among the world’s largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help life-saving treatments reach patients faster. Leveraging the breadth of our clinical, regulatory and therapeutic expertise, our team of more than 21,000 global professionals collaborates with biopharmaceutical leaders, emerging innovators and sites to design and deliver clinical trials with patients in mind, increasing access and participation to make clinical research a care option for anyone, anywhere. Our depth of industry knowledge and strong track record gained over the past 40 years is moving the industry forward and advancing clinical research in healthcare’s most complex areas, while our innovation ecosystem offers the best solutions to make every phase of the clinical trial process more efficient. With the people, insight and focus on operational excellence, we work With HeartTM every day to treat patients with dignity and continuously learn from their experiences, so every trial makes a difference. For more information, visit parexel.com. Community Guidelines Because Parexel’s social media channels are open to the general public and employees, we are not responsible for views expressed other than our own. However, we do not tolerate posts that are: • Abusive, harassing or threatening to others. • Defamatory, offensive, obscene, vulgar or depicting violence. • Hateful targeting by race/ethnicity, age, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual preference or orientation, nationality or political beliefs. • Sexually explicit or pornographic. • Fraudulent, deceptive, libelous, misleading or unlawful. • Referencing criminal or illegal activity. • Spamming. We reserve the right to remove any comments that do not adhere to our guidelines as well as report users who violate the rules of our page.
