RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide strategic vision, direction and technical leadership to Sequencing Informatics which is comprised of approximately 27 full-time Software Developers responsible for Data Management, Quality Control and Analysis, Production Process Support, Shared Services Support and Project Management Office Support.
• Establish goals and objectives and contribute to the success of meeting scientific and technical goals of the group.
• Responsible for the continued development and improvement of the sequencing laboratory information management system, used to track various elements of the production sequencing processes.
• Responsible for software systems in support of data management for tracking and archiving the sequence generated by the various sequencing platforms as well as project tracking systems.
• Serve as a lead technical resource within Informatics and develop, implement and lead large scale projects and project plans.
• Participate in system architectural review and design.
• Maintain broad perspective on group activities, leading large-scale technical projects and acting as a primary point of contact for customers.
• Serve as a key contributor and central resource to other group members, peer groups and customers for system design and operational knowledge.
• Represent the group's needs and interests in collaborative efforts with other groups and departments.
• Act as a central participant in recruitment and other administrative/managerial tasks.
• Will champion the establishment of technical direction, corporate approach and methodologies for use of specified technologies.Will be responsible for solving highly technical and complex problems for several on-going projects.
• Work with scientific and administrative customers to define needs and priorities.
• Observe and promote configuration management and deployment policies.
• Lead formal and informal design and code reviews, and integrating additional sound software engineering practices.

REQUIREMENTS

• BS in computer science, or a related technical or scientific field and a minimum of 12+ years of related experience. Advanced degree preferred.
• Significant experience in Object Oriented software development including Java, C/C++, Perl, and Python programming.
• Demonstrated knowledge of DNA sequencing or similar laboratory based molecular processes.
• Demonstrated experience with laboratory information management systems (LIMS)
• Experience with common bioinformatics algorithms and commonly used software tools such as BLAST, genewise, and BLAT.
• Experience developing complex software in a team environment for bioinformatics applications.
• Demonstrated industry expertise, with the ability to serve as a technical resource and develop, implement and lead large scale projects and project plans.
• Recognized outside the organization as an industry expert and/or technology expert.
• Effective time management, organization and planning skills.
• Proven supervisory and performance management skills sufficient to lead, direct, and develop a large technical team of software developers.
• Experience working on large, complex software systems, including a background in establishing sound software engineering practices on these systems.
• Excellent and effective interpersonal, communication, public-speaking, and presentation skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making skills to independently make sound judgments and creative solutions to complex problems.
• Talent for working well under pressure and handling multiple tasks.
• Ability to work in a diverse team environment.

PREFERENCES

• MS or PhD in Computer Science or computer related discipline.
• Web server and relational database experience would be a bonus.

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