Senior Staff Software Engineer, Research Systems

$143,225 - $185,350/Yr

1010 Gilead Sciences, Inc. - Foster City, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Foster City, CA

About the position

As a Business Analyst at Gilead, you will play a pivotal role in bridging technology solutions with the scientific drug discovery process. Your contributions will directly support Gilead's mission to address unmet medical needs and improve lives. This position requires a solid foundation in biological sciences and exceptional understanding of technology, enabling you to devise strategies that enhance efficiency and facilitate strategic goals in drug discovery.

Responsibilities

• Work within the Research department to support scientific research.
• Collaborate with research scientists to understand their workflow for drug discovery.
• Gather requirements aligned with research goals and technology capabilities.
• Analyze resource requirements, negotiate prioritization, and support strategic initiatives.
• Manage the documentation of requirements and use cases.
• Provide timely analysis to buy, build, or integrate software.
• Balance technology with the ability to impact research in a timely manner.
• Participate in architecture, security, and design reviews.
• Define solutions that enhance a body of mature C# software.
• Oversee and manage the creation of test scenarios.
• Support acceptance by collaborating with users to meet user expectations.
• Coordinate project roll-out, deployment, implementation, communications, and training.
• Assess the impact and effectiveness of solutions in support of drug discovery.
• Manage enhancements and defect analysis to improve digital solutions.
• Ensure all systems support established practices to maintain the integrity of research data.
• Propose and deploy metrics for the value and effectiveness of software.
• Prepare user training and documentation.
• Provide support to end-users on day-to-day operation workflows.

Requirements

• 7+ years' relevant experience with BS/BA or 9+ years' relevant experience with MS/MA/MBA in Computer Science, Biological Sciences, or a related discipline.
• Some experience in the laboratory or programming languages in a language such as C#.
• 3+ years of relevant experience with a Ph.D. in structural biology, computational chemistry, or computer science.
• Considerable experience in biotechnology or pharmaceutical company.
• Experience supporting business analysis, planning, and budgeting.
• Demonstrated experience in project management.
• Experience with system integrations and an understanding of data security.
• Direct experience or strong familiarity with drug discovery technologies is desirable.
• Proven ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams to translate research needs into creative solutions.

Nice-to-haves

• Insight into pharmaceutical research and technological trends, particularly in cloud computing, agile methodologies, data analytics, AI/ML.
• Ability to provide solutions to complex problems with ingenuity and creativity.
• Experience in managing, developing, and improving processes and operations with software.

Benefits

• Company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.
• Discretionary annual bonus.
• Discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary based on role).
• Paid time off.