Solution Architect

Join a Team that Lives to Improve Lives

People come to Genentech from across disciplines and across the world to solve our most challenging medical conditions. You’ll find inspiration in our passion for biotechnology, our purpose to positively impact the lives of millions of patients and our dedication to our people. Joining Genentech means being part of a tradition of inquiry that will change the world. It means embracing our failures as much as our successes. It requires a willingness to look beyond the edge of what's possible. And a focus on doing the day-to-day work that makes great science happen.

The following opportunity exists in our South San Francisco, CA headquarters:

Solution Architect

Description

Development Sciences Informatics is seeking a talented and experienced solution architect to drive the application development efforts that assist in discovering groundbreaking therapeutics. You will lead data platform architecture initiatives in a hybrid-cloud environment. You will provide engineering leadership in collaboration with scientists and other engineers to facilitate deep exploration of multidimensional preclinical and clinical data. You should have a flexible and learning mindset, be able to work in a fluid and dynamic environment, be comfortable leading globally distributed development teams and have a strong desire to pursue creative solutions to challenging problems.

• Establish and maintain the technical and scientific partnership with scientific functions. Communicate effectively with key stake holders.
• Contribute to strategic planning and implementation of our data engineering platforms for multiple functions to ensure data accessibility, quality, and integrity.
• Lead and perform application design, database modeling, and software development. Evaluate systems to accommodate ongoing data management needs. Participate and lead multiple projects.
• Maintain expertise and knowledge of technology trend and informatics landscape in our industry. Assess and identify new opportunities for data management and utilization to further drug discovery and development efforts.
• Lead local and off-shore engineering teams to delivery informatics solutions and meet business needs.

Who You Are

• Bachelor’s with 12+ years relevant experience; or a combination of equivalent education and experience. Degree in computer sciences or related field.
• Architectural experience with very large scalable systems preferred.
• Experience with cloud computing is required.
• Track record of successfully delivering informatics solutions to address complex data challenges, and applying modern software engineering practices to deliver applications. Ability to make project decisions independently.
• Up to date knowledge of data technology trends. Familiarity with relational and non- relational databases. Working knowledge of scientific applications development cycles, data management techniques and infrastructure requirements. Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, and Java.
• Demonstrated adherence to best practices in software engineering, particularly iterative development, version control, testing and modular design.
• Excellent analytical, and written/verbal communication skills. Self-motivated, proactive and a team player.

Who We Are

Genentech, a member of the Roche group and founder of the biotechnology industry, is dedicated to pursuing groundbreaking science to discover and develop medicines for people with serious and

life-threatening diseases. To solve the world's most complex health challenges, we ask bigger questions that challenge our industry and the boundaries of science to transform society. Our transformational discoveries include the first targeted antibody for cancer and the first medicine for primary progressive multiple sclerosis.

Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) are critical to the success of our company and our impact on society. We believe that by championing diversity of background, thought and experience, we can foster a sense of belonging and provide an environment where every employee feels valued, included, and able to contribute their best for the patients we serve. We’re focused on attracting, retaining, developing and advancing our people to their full potential by rewarding bold ways of thinking and integrating inclusive behaviors into every aspect of our work.

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