BenchSci
Toronto
51-200 employees
We empower scientists with the world’s most advanced biomedical AI to run more successful experiments.
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Director of Data Engineering
Director of Data Engineering
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BenchSci is a remote first organization. At this moment, we are welcoming applicants from Canada, the US and the UK for this position.
BenchSci's vision is to help scientists bring novel medicine to patients 50% faster by 2025. We empower scientists to run more successful experiments with the world's most advanced, biomedical artificial intelligence software platform.
Backed by F-Prime, Inovia, Golden Ventures, and Google's AI fund, Gradient Ventures, we provide an indispensable tool for scientists that accelerates research at 16 top 20 pharmaceutical companies and over 4,300 leading academic centers. We're a certified Great Place to Work®, and top-ranked company on Glassdoor.
We are looking for a seasoned Director of Data Engineering, who lives and breathes tackling data challenges to join our growing team. This is a challenging, impactful, and highly collaborative position. Reporting to the Sr. Director of Data Engineering, Machine Learning, and Bioinformatics, you will be responsible for spearheading our Data ingestion and modeling initiatives, working across a wide variety of biomedical data, and helping the team to extract scientific insights.
You will help the teams to translate the platform vision and define the direction to build, validate, productionize, and maintain BenchSci’s Data Pipeline. You will play a highly collaborative role to bring together the various projects data is involved in, including working BenchSci’s Machine Learning teams, Bioinformatics team, R&D team, and our teams of scientists.
You will:
- Develop strategy and contribute to the roadmap for our Data teams that ladder up to the wider company strategy
- Collaborate with Product, Machine Learning, Project, and Software teams to establish actionable strategies related to the implementation of our data capture, ingestion, and modeling for delivery in a knowledge graph
- Partner with key stakeholders across the Platform Stream including the Chief Science Officer, Chief Data Officer, and other representatives from science, bioinformatics, data engineering, as well as product management to plan, prioritize, and execute on updating and launching data initiatives in a cycle of rapid MVP testing followed by productionization following successful assessment
- Lead & Grow the Data Engineering team: Grow BenchSci’s Data Engineering team, set priorities, timelines, and performance metrics as the organization scales and the number of engineers and engineering managers continues to grow
- Provide Technical Leadership: be able to speak the language of engineering, have the ability to dive into a problem, and help the Engineering managers reach decisions with the data available
- People first leadership: you will be directly responsible for the leadership of your engineering managers and will help them to grow and be successful in their role of managing the data teams. You will have an ability to empathize, lead with a people-first mindset, and be genuinely committed to providing thoughtful and intentional mentorship
- Continuous monitoring and improvement of data pipeline performance
You have:
- A proven track record of 5+ years in leading engineering teams to deliver exceptional user and business value
- Demonstrated ability in developing, deploying, and maintaining data-focused projects and products
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
- Degree in Software Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent
Benefits and Perks:
An engaging remote-first culture
A competitive compensation package that includes BenchSci equity options
Comprehensive health and dental benefits
Emphasis on mental health with $2500 CAD (or equivalent in your country’s currency) for Psychologist, Social Worker, or Psychotherapist services
Three weeks of vacation plus an additional day for every completed year
Unlimited flex time to use toward sick days, personal days, religious holidays, birthdays and appointments
Additional time-off: 2 weeks for Winter Holidays, every other Friday in July and August, your birthday, and more!
Generous parental leave benefits with a top-up plan or paid time off options
A $2000 CAD (or equivalent in your country’s currency) Annual Learning & Development budget
A $1000 CAD (or equivalent in your country’s currency) work from home allowance to make your home setup perfect for you
A lifestyle spending account for employees to receive reimbursement for eligible expenses related to wellness, lifestyle and productivity $2500 CAD (or equivalent in your country’s currency) per year
Our Culture:
At BenchSci, we’re committed to cultivating an inspiring, inclusive, and equitable work environment for high performing, ego-free, self-starting individuals with a growth mindset, who enjoy the challenge of solving hard problems. We recognize that everyone here is a person first and an employee second. We want people to feel cared for and supported to bring the best versions of themselves to work and help the company achieve its mission. We believe culture is critical to success and invest accordingly.
We live and promote our FASTT values of Focused, Advancement with Speed, Tenacity, and Transparency. We work hard to maintain an engaging, supportive environment where everyone can do their best work. To learn more, read our culture deck.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion:
We're committed to creating an inclusive environment where people from all backgrounds can thrive. We believe that improving diversity, equity and inclusion is our collective responsibility, and this belief guides our DEI journey. To learn more, read about our DEI initiatives.
Accessibility Accommodations:
BenchSci provides accessibility accommodations during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodation, we will work with you to meet your needs.
BenchSci is a remote first organization. At this moment, we are welcoming applicants from Canada, the US and the UK for this position.
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