Associate Software Engineer

Role Summary

Associate Software Engineer role focused on developing and managing scientific data solutions to enable capture, management, and integration of scientific data in R&D. Collaborates with laboratory scientists, software engineers, and external partners to facilitate data capture and maximize its usefulness in the R&D process.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain reliable software tools for R&D functions that accelerate and improve research processes
• Configure and maintain lab information management solutions (Dotmatics and Benchling)
• Develop and customize informatics solutions for processes including protein and oligonucleotide therapeutics, capturing and retrieving molecular properties and experimental data
• Collaborate with scientists, software developers, IT, and other stakeholders to deliver right-sized solutions; maintain and improve existing tools; contribute to standardization efforts
• Provide training, documentation, troubleshooting, and support to ensure adoption and proper use of tools and systems
• Champion scientific data quality

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor’s degree with 3+ years of relevant experience
• Required: Experience in pharmaceutical/industrial chemistry/biotech environments and with LIMS, ELN, laboratory informatics projects, and/or scientific software development
• Required: Familiarity with common lab workflows and data management; ability to collaborate with scientists
• Required: Track record of delivering laboratory informatics solutions and applying modern software engineering practices
• Required: Experience developing and maintaining reliable, well-documented software applications
• Required: Proficiency in web application development with Python (Django) and SQL; knowledge of version control, code review, and testing
• Preferred: Experience with cloud services (AWS) and containerized environments (Docker)

Skills

• Web application development
• Laboratory informatics and data management
• Software engineering practices (version control, testing, code review)
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams

Education

• Bachelor’s degree

Additional Requirements

• Experience with LIMS/ELN and laboratory informatics is highly desirable
• Hands-on lab experience a plus but not required