(Sr.) Software Engineer, Informatics

Flagship Pioneering
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Job Description

The Role

FL97 is seeking an experienced, creative, and talented (Sr.) Software Engineer, Informatics to join our team.

You will be part of an agile, cross-functional team responsible for building and managing back-end services, ML model inference, and LIMS databases, as well as creating and integrating AI-enabled toolchains and data pipelines for our labs. Together with biologists, machine learning scientists, software developers, and other engineers, you will work toward building and automating AI-driven processes across a variety of valuable applications.

The ideal candidate has a software engineering background with biotech industry experience building informatics apps, API services, and databases to support scientific workflows.

Candidates should have experience and interest in:

  • Designing, building, and managing back-end services to support scientific workflows
  • Taking ownership of LIMS databases and data ingestion pipelines
  • Developing and implementing AI-enabled toolchains for the biology lab
  • Collaborating with cross-functional teams of biologists, ML scientists, and automation engineers to translate workflows into digital automation
  • Implementing rigorous testing, documentation, and CI/CD procedures

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science or related field.
  • 2+ years industry experience is preferred. 
  • Proven software/data engineering experience in lab informatics within a life sciences industry
  • Deep understanding of fundamentals in databases, programming, and software development best practices
  • Familiarity with Agile development methodologies, test-driven development, and CI/CD
  • Expertise in Python for both data science and production infrastructure settings
  • Experience training and deploying ML models in production

Working at FL97, you would have access to advanced technology in the areas of:

  • AI experimental design and simulation
  • Automated liquid handling and instrumentation
  • Generative molecular design

At Flagship, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique background.

The Company

Flagship Labs 97, Inc. (FL97) is privately held, early-stage biotechnology pioneering the use of artificial intelligence to transform all aspects of the scientific method. FL97 is backed by Flagship Pioneering, which brings the courage, long-term vision, and resources needed to realize unreasonable results.

Company Info.

Flagship Pioneering

Flagship Pioneering is an American life sciences venture capital company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts that invests in biotechnology, life sciences, health and sustainability companies. Portfolio companies include Moderna, Indigo Agriculture, Inari Agriculture and Novomer.

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