Job Description
The ideal candidate should have demonstrated experience in developing software solutions that address challenging problems within the Pharmaceutical/Biotech Research area, particularly in supporting high throughput screening (HTS) data analysis and visualization workflows. A Masters or PhD in Biology, Biochemistry, or Chemistry is preferred, or a computer science degree with 4+ years at a pharmaceutical or biotech company.
The initial responsibilities will be to provide operational support to our biology teams by creating and maintaining database stored procedures in Oracle which process research data, creating data parsers to integrate instruments and workflows into Genedata and to migrate existing code to our new frameworks. This will feed into a larger effort to build a modern data platform to support the scientific activities at Vertex. You will work with many of the brightest people around, from our multidisciplinary team in DTE, to our partners in Research, Data Science, and Computational Sciences.
**this is a 12 month contract to start
**hybrid opportunity once trained up.
Minimum Qualifications
- 6+ years’ experience in software development, preferably at a pharmaceutical or biotech company
- Significant experience in Oracle (particularly PL/SQL), Python and JavaScript.
- Scientific background in Biology, Biochemistry, or Chemistry preferred
- Experience in API development and data visualization is a plus
- Experience with AWS strongly preferred
- Experience with Genedata APIs strongly preferred
Pay Range
$55-$60/HR
Requisition Disclaimer
This job posting is for a temporary role with a third-party agency partner on assignment at Vertex Pharmaceuticals (“Vertex”). The individual selected for this role will be offered the role as an employee of a third- party agency partner; compensation, medical benefits, fringe benefits and other terms and conditions of employment shall be presented by the third-party agency partner upon offer. The pay rate range provided is a reasonable estimate of the anticipated compensation range for this job at the time of posting. The actual pay rate will be based on a number of factors, including skills, competencies, experience, location and/or being pursued and other job-related factors permitted by law. In addition, this role will be eligible for overtime pay, in accordance with federal and state requirements
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