Software Engineer, Research Informatics

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Company Summary:

Generate Biomedicines, Inc. is a Flagship backed, privately-held biotechnology company on a mission to reimagine the drug discovery process to one of dynamic, data-driven generation. We pursue this audacious vision because we believe in the unique and revolutionary power of generative biology to radically transform the lives of billions, with an outsized opportunity for patients in need. Generate will be successful by constantly turning innovative ideas into methods, technologies, and products that solve some of the most difficult challenges with developing medicines. We are seeking collaborative, relentless problem solvers that share our passion for impact to join us!

Generate was founded by Flagship Pioneering. Flagship Pioneering conceives, creates, resources, and develops first-in-category life sciences companies to transform human health and sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, the firm has applied a unique hypothesis-driven innovation process to originate and foster more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in over $30 billion in aggregate value. The current Flagship ecosystem comprises 37 transformative companies, including: Moderna Therapeutics (NASDAQ: MRNA), Rubius Therapeutics (NASDAQ: RUBY), Indigo Agriculture, and Sana Biotechnology.

Position Summary

We are seeking a creative, motivated Software Engineer to help build our data platform. Generate Biomedicines is an innovative platform company leveraging machine learning to design novel protein therapeutics. This role will be an integral part of building a powerful, integrated data platform that streamlines data flow between wet and dry lab functions. The successful candidate will work closely with scientists from across the organization to understand both platform and project requirements, and translate those into high-quality software that rapidly advances our scientific programs.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Design and build web-based tools that enable experiment design and execution, capture results, and manage lab data
  • Work with lab and computational scientists to identify needs and opportunities for platform improvement
  • Integrate third party applications, such as ELN, into the data platform
  • Integrate automation robots with the data platform for high-throughput processes

Desired Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Data Science, or related field plus (~3 yrs if Bachelor’s / 1 yr if Master’s) experience working in the pharmaceutical or biotech domain
  • Demonstrated proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript web development and experience using a modern MV(C/VM) framework (proficiency in Aurelia a plus)
  • Demonstrated proficiency in SQL
  • Demonstrated understanding of data management best practices and biological data
  • Proficiency in Python and/or Java a plus
  • Experience with AWS a plus
Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.
 
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