Computational Biology Integrations Architect

Job ID: 17-0028
Job date: 2017-05-04
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Company : Synthetic Genomics Inc. 

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Job Description:
At Synthetic Genomics, Inc., we are dedicated to developing and commercializing genomic-driven solutions to address global challenges. We are currently seeking a Computational Biologist Integrations Architect to join our fast-growing, dynamic and collaborative team in La Jolla, CA.

As a member of the software engineering team at Synthetic Genomics, you will work in close coordination with bioinformatics and bench scientists to implement and support our in-house software platform Archetype®. Should have solid systems engineering / operation experience. Able to participate in all phases of project development cycle including definition, architecture, design, scoping, planning, implementation and testing.

Scope:

• Responsible for leadership and integration aspects of software development and bioinformatics functions focused on the development of the software ecosystem for our in-house software platform.

• Contributes to the long-term planning and strategic development for the function and the business. Proactively coordinates software and bioinformatics activities within the department and collaboratively throughout all the relevant functional groups.

• Leads and supports the scientific and technical activities responsible for significant portions of SGI’s software, bioinformatics and cloud-based solutions.

Requirements

Desired Skills:

• Ability to make recommendations and decisions considering relevant business drivers to meet internal capability development and market needs in a rapidly-growing and dynamic environment.

• Successful track record establishing strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners across global organizations.

• Demonstrated ability to organize and develop a software function and its ecosystem to deliver quality products on time and in scope/budget.

• Strong knowledge of agile software development practices, scrum and project management tools and metrics.

• Demonstrated ability to build and lead teams in an operational matrix to delivery results.

Required Experience:

• Ph.D. in Biology, Bioinformatics, Computer Science, Informatics, Statistics or related field is required.

• Minimum 15 years of progressive experience in a science based organization leading data management, software engineering and informatics efforts.

• Proven track record of innovation as evidenced by patents, publications and products.

• Demonstrated technical and people leadership skills and a history of successfully leading/governing strategic initiatives working cross-functionally.

• Excellent leadership capabilities with demonstrated skill in building, guiding and motivating effective teams and fostering productive collaborations.

• Understanding of GxP concepts and controls for data handling.

• Experience formulating strategies to manage high dimensional and translational complex biological data and metadata is a plus.

• Solid understanding of SDLC (Software Development Life Cycle) and development methodologies like Waterfall, Agile etc.

• Project management experience/understanding.

• Experience managing CRO and vendor relationships a plus.

Outstanding communication and partnering skills.

Personal Characteristics and Cultural Fit:

• Strong leadership acumen with exceptional capabilities mentoring and managing senior managers with the ability to provide effective executive sponsorship to cross-functional teams.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills and demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to both front-line staff, diverse internal informatics and data solution customers, senior executives and external partners and stakeholders.

• Experienced and able to function effectively and make sound, fact-based decisions despite some degree of ambiguity.

• Passionate, strategic, intellectually agile and a quick learner.

• Confident and willing to constructively express own opinions and delineate technical and development options and best path.

• High energy, results oriented, willing and able to be hands-on as required.

• Excellent organizational and communication skills.

• Hands on, roll-up-the-sleeves mentality; proactive and driven; strong sense of self-reliance.

• Unimpeachable integrity.


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