Software Engineer

Character Biosciences

Character Biosciences is a drug discovery and development company building world-class, deeply-phenotyped databases that integrate genomics with longitudinal clinical and imaging data in age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and glaucoma therapeutic areas. Our interdisciplinary team, comprising experts in clinical science, data science, statistical genetics, machine learning and drug discovery utilize these platforms to determine genetic drivers of disease progression, advance novel therapeutics and define genetics-based patient stratification. Character is currently advancing two programs in AMD towards clinical development with additional programs in earlier stages of discovery research in AMD and glaucoma areas.

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced software engineer to join our team and contribute to the build out of our observational study software and broader data platform. As a member of a small team, you will play an active role in product design and development via partnership with internal end-users at Character Bio. You will play a key role delivering technology solutions that will enable a wide range of functions across the company, including clinical trial operations, data science, and genomics.

This role requires a collaborative working style, attentive listening and an ability to translate the expressed needs of non-technical staff, as well as leadership to propose creative solutions that balance tradeoffs. The multi-modality information content within our data can be complex, so candidates should also be literate and interested in longitudinal clinical data, as well as medical image and genomic data, from a scientific and regulatory perspective.

This is a fully remote role.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with our clinical research team to develop features that support our longitudinal studies

• Build appropriate tooling to connect deidentified and processed data with our data science environment

• Integrate third party software platforms to ingest and transform patient data, and extend these platforms by building and configuring data exploration and analysis apps

Skills and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree and 3-5 years of experience building and deploying web applications (familiarity with Django highly preferred)

• Some familiarity with frontend development (this is not a frontend-heavy role, although there are times when frontend knowledge will be a critical requirement for development).

• Experience with cloud platforms, CI, and containerized deployments, particularly GCP and Kubernetes

• Demonstrated ability to communicate technical concepts, gather requirements from, and provide technical guidance to non-technical stakeholders

• Track record of self-directed work and proactive problem-solving

• Ability to express a strong product sensibility with user-centered design, and anticipate user needs

• Comfortable with scoping, designing, and implementing features with minimal technical oversight

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with sensitive or regulated data

• Previous experience in healthcare or clinical research

• Familiarity with compliance frameworks (HIPAA, 21 CFR Part 11)

Compensation & Benefits The annual pay range for this full-time position is $140-180k base + bonus + equity + benefits.

The stated compensation range reflects pay for roles based in New York or San Francisco metro area; compensation for hires in other locations may be adjusted based on the local market rate. Benefits include a competitive salary, bonus, strong equity incentives, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and an accrued paid time off policy. Character is committed to recruiting, developing, and supporting colleagues from all backgrounds. We embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion as an integral part of our culture.