DevOps Software Engineer

PsychoGenics is a preclinical CRO with expertise in central nervous system (CNS) and orphan disorders.  Our mission is to provide the best validated disease models and comprehensive preclinical capabilities to help companies discover the next generation of treatments for severely disabling CNS and orphan disorders and reduce the attrition rate in clinical development.  We are known for our cutting-edge translational approach to research, our customized solutions, the breadth, and quality of our work, as well as for our ability to identify statistically relevant phenotypic changes that help our clients quantify the efficacy of their treatments before they move into the clinic.  With an extensive portfolio of highly predictive disease models and unparalleled experience performing studies for biopharmaceutical companies of all sizes, we enable clients to deliver much needed superior clinical candidates to patients.

We are seeking an experienced, motivated, and detail-oriented DevOps Software Engineer to enchance our drug discovery and development efforts, being responsible for managing cross-functional projects. This role will integrate pharmacology and drug discovery principles to help drive our mission of creating life-saving medicines. The successful candidate will work with software developers, platform engineers, and data scientists to develop, test, deploy, and maintain data collection and processing pipelines and analytical tools and technologies to support our preclinical research objectives.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead teams and manage software engineering projects to deliver tools and technologies for drug discovery and development.
• Design, build, and support specialized systems for machine-learning and other data analytics technologies.
• Improve the automation and reliability of PGI's data collection, processing, and analysis pipelines to improve efficacy and support continued business decisions.
• Collaborate in the maintenance and development of PGI's data collection systems, including sensor and processing modules, to improve system performance.

Required Job Qualifications/Skills:

• Minimum of 5 years of industry experience in a Software Engineering role, preferably within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Excellent programming and software design skills in Python and C/C++ (Linux and MS Windows).
• Industry software development experience building distributed systems, cloud computing systems, or automated data pipelines.
• Experience with design and development of stand-alone GUI applications.
• Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure or Google Cloud for data storage and analysis and containerized services.
• Proficiency with Git and GitHub workflows.
• Exceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills, and an ability to deeply understand the "why" and "how" of what we are working on.

Additional/Preferred Skills:

• Experience with Matlab, Java, CUDA, and Cython.
• Experience with storage and/or database systems.
• Experience with large codebases and software systems.
• Familiarity with rich sensor data (e.g., analog sensors, cameras, video encoding).
• Expereicne with ML and Deep Learning workflows.

Total Rewards Plan 

PsychoGenics offers competitive performance-based compensation, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities. This role is eligible for annual performance-based raise and discretionary bonus for both individual and PsychoGenics annual performance. Our benefits include: 

• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance plans
• HSA, FSA and dependent FSA
• Short- and long-term disability plans
• Stock-based incentive plan
• 401K with company contribution
• Tuition reimbursement
• Generous paid time off policy and paid parental leave policy
• EAP
• Additional voluntary benefits

PsychoGenics is an affirmative action/veteran/disability/equal opportunity employer. 

We take pride in maintaining a diverse work environment. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, or other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity or expression and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, status as a protected veteran, or
any other legally protected status. We are committed to building diverse teams, and we strive to create an inclusive workplace that cultivates bold innovation through collaboration and allows our people to unleash their full potential.

Reasonable Accommodation

PsychoGenics provides qualified individuals with reasonable accommodation during the application and hiring process. If you require assistance or need reasonable accommodation due to disability, please contact Human Resources at: careers@psychogenics.com