DevOps & Data Engineer

DevOps & Data Engineer – Hummingbird Bioscience

Full-time position – SG based location

ABOUT HUMMINGBIRD BIOSCIENCE

Hummingbird Bioscience is a data-driven precision biotherapeutics team discovering and developing transformative biologic medicines for hard-to-treat diseases. The Hummingbird Bioscience model combines computational and systems biology and wet lab drug discovery in a multi-disciplinary, collaborative environment spanning initial discovery through clinical development. We harness this integrated approach across target identification and patient selection, enabling our team to increase the efficiency of translating novel scientific insights while reducing the inherent risk in drug discovery and development. At Hummingbird Bioscience, our commitment to rigorous science, teamwork, and intellectual integrity underpins our passion to accelerate the journey of new drugs from concept to clinic.

Our highly experienced teams in the US and Singapore span antibody discovery, pharmacology, production and clinical development. For more information, please visit www.hummingbirdbioscience.com, and follow Hummingbird Bioscience on LinkedIn, Twitter and YouTube.

ABOUT THE ROLE

The Bioinformatics team at Hummingbird Bioscience is expanding to meet the challenges in precision oncology. Our team delivers data-driven, actionable insights through the application of computational approaches to guide strategic decisions in clinical development that are already having a profound impact on the lives of patients.

We are looking for a talented and highly motivated DevOps and Data engineer. The ideal candidate should possess a strong background in applying software principles and best practices when designing, developing, testing, and maintaining databases, pipelines, and applications. These contributions will play a crucial role in advancing the development of the next generation of cancer therapies.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Develop and maintain new and existing applications for science teams as required
• Design and maintain a centralized data hub of SQL/NoSQL databases of both publicly available and internally generated datasets
• Design and implement ETL processes for data extraction and transformation
• Develop workflows that integrate multiple data processing algorithms to generate summaries and reports
• Build containerized applications and tools (Docker/singularity)
• Provide platform and software support (clarifying and troubleshooting issues) on HPC and AWS for bioinformatics scientists
• Develop and improve the functionality of analytical dashboards
• Aggregate results from multiple analytical pipelines to generate comprehensive reports
• Write maintainable production-level code and testing changes to current application/database/workflow builds
• Review existing code base and deployment architecture and support adding functionalities to the pipeline
• Design of cloud environments for secure data storage and deployment of analytical pipelines
• Create documentation to ensure the proper establishment, description and continuity of processes
• As needed undertake data analyses for specific bioinformatics or projects

ESSENTIAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor/Master’s degree in computer science, software engineering, information systems, or equivalent experience in a related field
• Good knowledge of Python programming
• Proficient in developing and maintaining SQL/NoSQLdatabases
• Familiarity in developing workflow pipelines using technologies such as CWL or Nextflow
• Expertise in using Unix operating systems and HPC job schedulers (SLURM)
• Experience in full stack application development/deployment, and able to implement new features swiftly
• Demonstrated ability to containerize tools (docker/singularity)
• Strong communication skills, with a focus on documentation
• Ability to work independently and collaborate with other team members
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships with stakeholders
• Familiarity with AWS cloud services and concepts
• Experience in front-end and back-end software development

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS

• Familiarity with data cleaning, feature engineering and data analysis
• Experience of building and deploying applications in Biotechnology or Drug discovery or health care domains
• Familiarity with R/Shiny app development
• Familiarity with R and ggplot2 for data visualization
• Knowledge of additional database frameworks
• 1-3 years of relevant experience
• Desire and interest to mentor others to effectively support project tasks
• The ability to work on simultaneous projects, and to adapt to changing priorities with tight deadlines

OUR MISSION & VALUES

Our fast-growing biotechnology company is committed to discovering and developing important new drugs for cancer and autoimmune diseases, and living by our values: Excellence, Determination, Teamwork, Intellectual Integrity and Audacity.

JOIN US AT THE FRONTIER OF DRUG DISCOVERY AND DEVELOPMENT

We are looking for passionate and motivated individuals committed to solving important, complex problems. We are committed to the personal and professional development of our team and offer robust learning and development programs. Hummingbird Bioscience understands the need for flexibility for our team and offers a generous paid time off program with flexibility to support employees through different life stages. We invest in our team’s health by offering competitive benefits including health and dental insurance, and a comprehensive and holistic employee assistance program. We foster a more collaborative, productive, and sociable culture with on-site lunches and snacks. Finally, we believe in creating social impact beyond our business through corporate social responsibility initiatives.

Are you ready to join us on our mission to discover and develop important new drugs for cancer and autoimmune disease? Click on ‘Apply’ to submit your application.