Software Engineer (PAGA) job

• Software Engineer (Manager or Senior Manager Level)
• Pipeline, Asset, and Governance Analytics (PAGA)
• PAGA is a full-time internal strategy consulting group situated within the Business Insights and Analytics (BIA) organization.
• With the goal of enabling value-driven decisions, PAGA Analysts facilitate Development Teams in identifying compelling development strategies and generate valuation analyses of possible development paths.
• PAGA Analysts derive insights into the tradeoffs among the options, and clearly communicate findings to their teams and to senior management.
• A subgroup within PAGA, Pipeline Analytics (PIPAN) is responsible for onboarding, training, and capabilities development for the department as a whole. PIPAN consists of experienced analysts with technical expertise in tool development, data science, and decision analytics.
• As Client see the importance of integrated analytics ever increasing, PIPAN is looking to expand its remit to encompass a new frontier: a data-driven software ecosystem to enable value-driven R&D decisions.
• To meet this challenge, PIPAN seeks a generalist Software Engineer who is passionate about transforming patients' lives through analytics.
• The work products of this role will have both an immediate impact on the business, and the longer-term effect of helping to speed new treatment options to patients with unmet medical needs.
• The successful candidate will design, implement, and orchestrate entirely new tools and applications that leverage data and AI.

The role requires:

• A mission-driven self-starter who is comfortable working independently towards a clear goal, but with limited granular guidance on implementation.
• Rapid prototyping of solutions in partnership with a small group of experts.
• Collaborating with Data Scientists and Software Engineers across the corporation on larger scale projects.
• PAGA promotes a growth mindset within a collegial culture where everyone's voice is heard.
• Client fast-paced, start-up-like environment requires a passion for solving problems, willingness to learn from others, quick and creative thinking, and an open mind when discussing new ideas.

Principal Role Responsibilities:

• Collaborate across PIPAN and PAGA to investigate design approaches, determine build specifications, evaluate technical feasibility, and prototype new technology
• Implement best practices in building and deploying fit-for-purpose software solutions that empower PAGA analysts
• Engineer a software ecosystem that synergizes external and internal software tools
• Produce code that is performant, maintainable, clear, and concise
• Design and implement AI-ready databases in-house
• Coordinate with IT to ensure solution quality, scalability, and integrability with enterprise systems

• Bachelor's Degree (or equivalent) in Computer Science
• A minimum of one year of experience as a Software Engineer
• Strong CS fundamentals (Data Structures, Algorithms, Systems Design, and Operating Systems)
• Proficient in Python, Java, and C/C++
• Experience with relational SQL and NoSQL databases

Preferred Qualifications (desirable but not required):

• Experience building software for biotech, pharma, or other healthcare applications
• Experience creating databases in a large enterprise context
• Demonstrated proficiency with big data tools, such as Hadoop, Spark, and Kafka
• Demonstrated proficiency with AWS cloud services, such as EC2, EMR, RDS, and Redshift
• Experience with JavaScript, HTML, and/or CSS
• Experience with React, Angular, and/or Vue)
• Experience building API driven services
• Experience with statistical computing using R or SAS
• Exposure to the drug development process