Position Summary:
The Senior Data Engineer, Translational Data Services, will support the Translational Data Services team in implementation, maintenance, and monitoring of data standards across Precision for Medicine’s laboratory services unit. This position will make a key contribution to implement and monitor standards and data transfer/QC processes to support Precision’s laboratory sciences team to ensure delivery of high quality data to Precision’s clients.
Essential functions of the job include but are not limited to:
- Create production-level source code for use in biomarker data management, and biomarker data delivery
- Work closely with our lab team to develop, execute and maintain custom pipelines for data processing and quality control (QC) pipelines for biomarker data such as flow cytometry, cell-based assays (e.g. MSD portfolio), next-generation sequencing, gene expression, and IHC
- Build data pipelines that clean, transform, aggregate or visualize data from disparate sources
- Support development and execution of data transfer agreements/specifications for internal and external data transfers
- Perform source code validation and application testing
- Collaborate and answer technical questions from members of other Precision divisions, and externally with 3rd party clients, vendors and auditors.
- Be an advocate for best practices and continued learning
- Be a point of contact for junior team members for all technical questions
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
Minimum Required:
- Bachelor’s in data management, Bioinformatics, Data Science, Biostatistics, Biology or related field with 6 years of relevant working experience
- OR
- Masters’s in data management, Bioinformatics, Data Science, Biostatistics, Biology or related field with 3 years of relevant working experience
- Proven experience with programming languages such as R or Python and data visualization/exploration tools
- Proven experience with analyzing biological data, querying databases, writing API calls and using AWS ecosystem
- Experience with version control systems such as Git
- Experience using Linux and command line tools
- Strong communication skills, especially for explaining technical concepts to nontechnical teams
- Ability to work under tight deadlines, on a very dynamic, fast-paced team and handle multiple projects at the same time
Other Required:
- Ability to leverage existing technologies, internal and external, to address unique challenges
- A concern for the little differences in numbers that can uncover big issues
- Ability to identify problems and work with internal stakeholders to a resolution
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
- Team player contributing to a positive, collaborative working environment
- Must be able to read, write, speak fluently and comprehend the English language
- Experience interfacing with LIMS systems
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Precision is the first global precision medicine clinical research services organization, purpose-built to improve the clinical research and development process for new therapeutics. Our novel approach integrates clinical operations excellence, with laboratory expertise, and advanced data sciences to inform every step. This maximizes our clients’ insight into patient biology, delivering more predictable trial outcomes and accelerating clinical development. We apply our expertise to trials at all stages—from early development through approval—with embedded experience in oncology and rare disease. With over 2000 dedicated professionals and 35 offices worldwide, we stand ready to help accelerate life-changing treatments anywhere around the globe.
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