Epic Sciences, Inc. is developing novel diagnostics to personalize and advance the treatment and management of cancer. Epic’s mission is to enable the rapid and non-invasive detection of genetic and molecular changes in cancer throughout a patient’s journey. The company was founded on a powerful platform to identify and characterize rare cells, including circulating tumor cells (CTCs). Our technology helps match patients to targeted therapies and monitor for drug resistance, so that the best treatment path can be chosen at every clinical decision point. Today, we partner with leading pharmaceutical companies and major cancer centers around the world. Epic’s goal is to commercialize our technology to increase the success rate of cancer drugs in clinical trials and improve patient outcomes by providing physicians real-time information to guide treatment choices.
POSITION SUMMARY: This role requires deep experience as a software developer with a focus on designing and developing web-based applications and services.
ELEMENTS:
Education/Experience: 7+ years of software development experience; B.S in a relevant field preferred or 8+ years of relevant experience; strong experience with middle layer web application and API development, ASP.NET technologies (entity framework, razor, blazor), cloud-based web service design, front-end web (react, javascript, typescript, redux) development, back-end web service design, general competence in programming practices, architecture, design patterns, and unit testing. Further, preferred experience would include these areas: C, C++, C#, python development, Cloud (AWS, Azure), SQL and MySQL, working in a regulated environment, HIPAA and CLIA compliance, web security, and developing workflow related software in a laboratory environment.
Communication Skill: Good basic skills, effective listening/critical questioning skills to understand design requirements and clarify points of uncertainty
Interpersonal Skill: Works effectively both as an individual and part of a team; can manage relationships with external customers effectively.
Judgment: Able to complete work with little supervision, reasonable ability to craft a solution and persuade others it is the right approach; ability to foresee potential system interactions and some ability to identify long term solutions, ability to work with others to share specifications and the reasoning behind constraints
Execution: A reasonable mastery of design/coding; the ability to offer recommendations to resolve specific issues, ability to defend/critique choices in order to produce an optimal solution
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Ability to integrate third party API’s into a single, seamless platform
- Ability to design internally consumed API’s
- Ability to design and implement middle and back end web applications
ADDITIONAL DUTIES:
May perform additional duties as assigned or directed by management from time to time.
REQUIRED COMPETENCIES:
- Performance Orientation – Is driven by personal performance; achieves all objectives detailed in scorecards and comfortable with quantifiable assessments.
- Impact Orientation – Performs to stated objectives and driven to make an impact on company goals and patients’ lives.
- Competitive – Dedicated to a competitive spirit that supports the Epic Sciences’ goal to be the premier CTC technology in the industry.
- Sense of Urgency – Has the speed and agility dedicated to the company’s goals and performance.
- Ability to Handle Pressure and Ambiguity – Comfortable with the pressure to be the best and the ability maintain composure and focus in situations of ambiguity and uncertainty.
- Confidence - Confident in one’s skills and abilities; pursues everything with energy; demonstrates the drive and a need to finish especially in the face of resistance or setbacks.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms.
- The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
- Transition from standing and sitting often.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- General office environment. Daily exposure to PCs and networks.
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Disclaimer:
The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.
Epic Sciences is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to the principle of diversity
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Epic Sciences develops clinical solutions that accelerate drug development and guided therapy across cancer drug indications. Epic's new AR-V7 CTC liquid biopsy test is the first clinically proven predictive test for metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer.
