Software Engineer 2, Algorithms and Biological Analysis at Eikon Therapeutics

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Eikon Therapeutics is a new biopharmaceutical company employing revolutionary technology at the intersection of chemistry, engineering, computation, and biology to discover novel treatments for life-threatening diseases. Eikon’s discovery platform is built on groundbreaking innovations from its founders (Nobel Prize, 2014), culminating in the creation of microscopes which enable real time, molecular-resolution measurements of protein movement in living cells, thereby unlocking otherwise intractable classes of proteins as drug targets.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Position</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Are you a passionate Software Engineer looking to bring cutting-edge software solutions to drug discovery? Join our mission to bring novel therapeutics to patients and be at the forefront of driving innovation through technology. As a Software Engineer 2, you will leverage your expertise to develop and implement software solutions that drive our groundbreaking scientific initiatives.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>About You </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The ideal candidate for this role thrives at the intersection of software and scientific discovery. You are proficient with production-quality Python codebases and can contribute to, maintain, and extend these codebases in a robust and scalable way. At the same time, you understand the fast pace of scientific discovery, and can collaborate with scientists to clarify requirements, focus on result rather than implementation, and keep projects moving forward. You are a strong communicator, especially to non-engineers, as well as a strong team player, always ready to pitch in to help a colleague. You are a continual learner with a growth mindset, eager to learn from your colleagues and expand your talents in a supportive environment and are excited about our mission to bring drugs to patients.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>What You’ll Do</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Work with scientists to understand data generated by early drug discovery projects and provide custom analyses and/or production software solutions to answer key questions about the data.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build, maintain, and extend tools that deliver machine-learning-based as well as classical algorithmic solutions to scientists.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Contribute to the continuous improvement of software development processes, tools, and methodologies.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Conduct thorough code reviews, promoting best practices and identifying opportunities for code optimization and enhancement.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collaborate with team members, sharing insights and fostering a culture of knowledge sharing and learning.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Uphold ethical and data privacy standards in all software engineering activities.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Qualifications</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">BS in Computer Science, Mathematics, Physics, Bioinformatics, Biophysics, or a related field, plus 2 years of relevant experience, or equivalent work experience.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated experience (2+ years) with Python; familiarity with scientific programming packages (pandas, numpy) and/or machine learning frameworks (TensorFlow) a plus.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Undergraduate level biology knowledge required; experience manipulating and analyzing biologically relevant data sets strongly desired (e.g. sequencing data, cellular imaging data, etc).</li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Introductory coursework on deep learning or other modern ML approaches, or equivalent work experience, a plus.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Familiarity with basic software best practices (CI/CDD, unit testing, version control, etc.) highly preferred.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and creatively to overcome technical challenges.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Effective communication skills to collaborate with diverse teams, both technical and non-technical, especially across disciplines.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Demonstrated ability to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">At Eikon, employee compensation also includes bonus and equity compensation, in addition to several generous benefit programs, including:​</span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">401k plan with company matching​</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Medical (premiums covered by Eikon at 95%), dental and vision insurance (premiums covered by Eikon at 100%)​</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mental health and wellness benefits​</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Weeklong summer and winter holiday shutdowns​</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Generous paid time off and holiday policies​</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Life/AD&amp;D Insurance (premiums covered by Eikon at 100%) and optional supplemental employee-paid life/AD&amp;D policies ​</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Enhanced parental leave benefit​</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Daily subsidized lunch program when on-site​</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">The expected salary range for this role is $135,000 to $147,250 depending on skills, competency, and the market demand for your expertise.</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Eikon is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We are currently not accepting any new third-party agencies or firms at this time. Please do not forward unsolicited agency resumes to our website, employees or Human Resources. Eikon Therapeutics will not pay fees to any third-party agency or firm associated with unsolicited resumes.</span></p></div>