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Kimia Therapeutics · 2 days ago

Associate Director / Director, Data Science and Engineering

Berkeley, CA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$185K/yr - $253K/yr

5+ years exp

Kimia Therapeutics is building a next-generation drug discovery engine that combines high-throughput chemistry and state-of-the-art computational approaches. They seek a hands-on leader for the team building the in silico components of ATLAS, which includes data science, cheminformatics, and software engineering, to accelerate drug discovery.

BiotechnologyTherapeutics

Responsibilities

Identify priorities and build the digital execution roadmap aligned with company technical and discovery strategy

Collaborate with laboratory scientists to define specific requirements for each component of this roadmap

Drive execution on this roadmap spanning science and engineering, both through your team and through your own effort as needed

Build and manage a multidisciplinary team, setting a culture of delivery, rapid systematic iteration, and high growth

Present externally and internally in both scientific and business contexts as needed, potentially including conferences, partnering, and fundraising discussions

Qualification

Data ScienceSoftware EngineeringMachine LearningCheminformaticsPersonnel ManagementCommunication

Required

BS in computer science, mathematics, chemistry or a related field. Demonstrated excellence in prior work is more critical than exact undergraduate coursework

5+ years work experience as a senior technical contributor in two or more of software engineering, data science, and/or machine learning products; experience applying these in the context of chemistry, biology, and/or drug discovery is preferred

1.5+ years of personnel management and team leadership experience, including recruiting, day-to-day management, mentoring, performance evaluation, and team strategy development

A track record of technical leadership excellence in these fields, as evidenced by presentations, publications, or output from teams formerly led

Excellent oral and written communication skills