At Genmab, we’re committed to building extra[not]ordinary futures together, by developing antibody products and pioneering, knock-your-socks-off therapies that change the lives of patients and the future of cancer treatment and serious diseases. From our people who are caring, candid, and impact-driven to our business, which is innovative and rooted in science, we believe that being proudly unique, determined to be our best, and authentic is essential to fulfilling our purpose.
The role
As Bioinformatics Data Engineer you will contribute to the mission of the global data engineering function and be responsible for many aspects of data including architecture, access, classification, standards, integration, pipelines and visualization. Although your role will involve a diverse set of data-related responsibilities, your expertise will be on automated scientific processing of pre-clinical data for the early Translational Research group. You will leverage your expertise in pipeline development with scientific data objects to model and catalog large amounts of data with corresponding metadata layers.
You will work closely with data scientists to determine what metadata will be required to retrieve data and how to capture the information in an automated way. Your ultimate goal will be to place data at the fingertips of stakeholders and enable science to go faster. You will join an enthusiastic, agile, fast-paced and explorative global data engineering team.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement and manage ETL data pipelines that ingest vast amounts of commercial and scientific data from public, internal and partner sources into various repositories on a cloud platform (AWS).
- Enhance end-to-end workflows with automation that rapidly accelerate data flow with pipeline management tools such as Airflow, Step Functions, or Databricks workflows.
- Implement and maintain databases for raw and processed commercial and scientific data.
- Innovate and advise on the latest technologies and standard methodologies in Data Engineering and be able to identify software solutions that can address hurdles in data enablement.
- Manage relationships and project coordination with external parties such as Contract Research Organizations (CRO) and vendor consultants / contractors.
- Define and contribute to data engineering practices for the group, including expertise in your focus area, and establishing templates and frameworks, determining best usage of specific cloud services and tools, and working with vendors to provision cutting edge tools and technologies.
- Collaborate with data scientist leads to determine best-suited data enablement methods to optimize the interpretation of the data, including creating presentations and leading tutorials on data usage as appropriate.
- Apply value-balanced approaches to the development of the data ecosystem and pipeline initiatives.
- Proactively communicate data ecosystem and pipeline value propositions to partnering scientific collaborators.
Requirements
- BcS/McS in Computer Science, Bioinformatics, or a related field with 5+ years of software engineering experience or a PhD in Computer Science, Bioinformatics or a related field and 2+ years of software engineering experience (8 years with BS/MS or 5 years with PhD for senior role).
- Excellent skills and deep knowledge of ETL pipeline, automation and workflow managements tools such as Airflow, AWS Glue, Amazon Kinesis, AWS Step Functions, and CI/CD is a must.
- Excellent skills and deep knowledge in Python, Pythonic design and object-oriented programming is a must, including common Python libraries such as pandas. Experience with R a plus.
- Solid understanding of the Databricks offerings including Delta Tables, Lakehouse architecture, and workflows.
- Solid understanding of databases and query engines such as Postgres, Elasticsearch, Redshift, Athena, and Aurora, including distributed database design, SQL vs. NoSQL, and database optimizations.
- Solid understanding of AWS cloud computing services such as Lambda functions, ECS, Batch and Elastic Load Balancer and other compute frameworks such as Spark, EMR, and Databricks.
- Proficiency with modern software development methodologies such as Agile, source control, project management and issue tracking with JIRA.
- Proficiency with container strategies using Docker, Fargate, and ECR.
- Proficiency with Linux and shell scripting.
- Experience working with GxP and non-GxP data a plus.
- Good oral and written communication skills in English.
About You
- You are passionate about our purpose and genuinely care about our mission to transform the lives of patients through innovative cancer treatment
- You bring rigor and excellence to all that you do. You are a fierce believer in our rooted-in-science approach to problem-solving
- You are a generous collaborator who can work in teams with diverse backgrounds
- You are determined to do and be your best and take pride in enabling the best work of others on the team
- You are not afraid to grapple with the unknown and be innovative
- You have experience working in a fast-growing, dynamic company (or a strong desire to)
- You work hard and are not afraid to have a little fun while you do so
Locations
Genmab leverages the effectiveness of an agile working environment, when possible, for the betterment of employee work-life balance. Our offices are designed as open, community-based spaces that work to connect employees while being immersed in our state-of-the-art laboratories. Whether you’re in one of our collaboratively designed office spaces or working remotely, we thrive on connecting with each other to innovate.
About Genmab
Founded in 1999 in Copenhagen, Denmark, Genmab is an innovative biotech company that has become a leader in antibody biology and innovation. Our product pipeline and next-generation antibody technologies are the result of our strong company culture, a deep passion for innovation, and desire to transform cancer treatment and serious diseases.
When you work with us, you’ll be part of a warm, fun, dynamic community, and team up with some of the best, most authentic individuals in locations around the world, who care deeply and share in a relentless drive to innovate and create transformational medicines. People who are candid, impact-driven, and a little unconventional; who seek out and embrace the opportunity to build new and bold futures within a rapidly growing and innovative biotech company; who bring their full selves to work and show up for each other - rolling up their sleeves to get the job done. This translates into a place where you can be authentically you; are empowered to innovate, build solutions, and execute; feel cared for and supported in growth; and are a critical part of changing the lives of patients around the world through transformative cancer treatment.
Our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion
We are committed to fostering workplace diversity at all levels of the company and we believe it is essential for our continued success. No applicant shall be discriminated against or treated unfairly because of their race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, or genetic information. Learn more about our commitments on
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