R sig jobs - Jul 2013 - R-focused Software Engineer at Sage Bionetworks

Do you want to change how scientists approach basic and clinical life
science research and change how pharmaceutical companies develop cures for
diseases? Sage Bionetworks <http://www.sagebase.org/> is a medical
research
organization dedicated to building advanced predictive models of human
diseases.  Our primary objectives are two-fold: to build and support an
open access platform and databases for building innovative new dynamic
disease models; and to interconnect scientists as contributors to evolving,
integrated networks of biological data.



We currently have an opening for a Software Engineer to join the team
responsible for the design, creation, testing, and deployment of the Synapse
software infrastructure <http://synapse.sagebase.org/>*.* The Synapse
system will provide scalable access to clinical genomics data and compute
resources to scientists at Sage and around the world. This is an
opportunity to work on a software platform with significant impact on human
health research, and to work in a fast-paced entrepreneurial environment.  The
position will focus on the development of Synapse???s client-side
integrations with data analysis tools including R and Python.  Ability to
work on cross-functional teams supporting scientific end users in the use
of Sage informatics tools is expected.



*Requirements*

???      BS or MS in Computer Science or equivalent

???      Experience building, shipping, and supporting commercial or academic
software products with significant user bases. Proven experience developing
new products in rapidly changing engineering environment strongly preferred.

???      Versatile and strong programming skills with the ability to work
with a variety of programming languages, with a focus on R, Python, and Java

???      Strong understanding object oriented design and programming, and
design patterns

???      Experience developing software tools used by scientific user
communities.  Background in data analysis, machine learning, and statistics
is highly beneficial.  However, the position is a software-engineering
focused position designed to develop tools and support a scientific user
base, not a scientific research position.

???      Experience with

???    Unix/Linux

???    Web services, SaaS, and distributed system architectures

???    Cloud computing offerings especially AWS

???      Practical agile development lifecycle experience.  Familiarity with
software development tools (Eclipse, Jira Studio, Maven, Git etc.)

???      Strong verbal, written, and organizational skills

???      Ability to thrive in a dynamic start-up environment, and collaborate
on evolving research projects

???      Self-starter with the ability to multitask

???      Experience with one or more of the following desirable:

???    Bioinformatics data, machine learning, statistics

???    Open source software development



Sage offers a comprehensive benefits package, including relocation
benefits, to bring the right talent to the team. To apply, please forward
your CV and cover letter to: sw.jobs at sagebase.org.


-- 
Michael Kellen, Ph.D.
Director, Technology Platform and Services
Sage Bionetworks
206-667-1118

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