Hands-on Head of Engineering who wants to Revolutionize Food Testing

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Job date: 2017-07-16
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Company : Clear Labs 

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Job Description:
We are looking for a passionate leader with experience in life sciences who will partner closely with product management and the science team to translate our business strategy into high-quality, shippable products. The candidate should thrive in the fast-paced, ambiguous environment of a start-up and provide overall direction to software engineers while developing metrics and reports for the executive team. The Head of Software's job is to make everyone in the engineering organization successful and he or she needs to fix the issues that are getting in the way of a successful delivery of the products.

Responsibilities:

  • Inspire and lead a world-class engineering organization
  • Manage and support SaaS operations of existing production services and internal LIMS
  • Own and drive the design, build and architecture of new products and services
  • Responsible for Quality Assurance processes adopting best practices
  • Grow the Engineering team to meet the business needs
  • Working closely with the Executive Team to create achievable but aggressive development plans
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership for product and business strategy
Requirements:
  • MS in Computer Science or similar field
  • Several years of software development and management experience
  • At least 3 years of engineering management experience in a startup
  • Experience with highly collaborative agile development practices
  • Ability to do a mix of people management, technical leadership, and hands-on development
  • Understanding of NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) bioinformatics is a big plus
  • Successful launch of a life science product in the marketplace is highly desired
  • System architecture chops, across both hardware and software is very nice to have
NICE TO HAVES:
  • Understanding of NGS (Next Generation Sequencing) bioinformatics
  • Successful launch of a life science product in the marketplace
  • System architecture chops, across both hardware and software


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Additional Info:
The Head of Software will report to the CEO and manage a multidisciplinary team of Software and Bioinformatics Engineers in our Menlo Park headquarters to develop and operate the company's next-generation pathogen detection system for the food industry.

ABOUT CLEAR LABS

Clear Labs is a genomics-based food safety platform for manufacturers and retailers. We combine a revolutionary testing solution with intelligent data science to fortify the food safety programs of our clients and create a new paradigm for food quality. Leading food brands around the world are using Clear Labs to reduce recall risk and streamline safety programs with more accurate, comprehensive and cost-efficient testing. Clear Labs was founded in 2014 by a group of Silicon Valley software engineers, genomic scientists, and food industry experts dedicated to making food safer.

Benefits:

-Competitive salary and Incentive stock options

-Medical/Dental/Vision insurance

-401(k) plan

-Flexible vacation policy

-4 hot meals / week delivered to the office

-Massages

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