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    BACKGROUND

    When it comes to the vision of shaping discovery and improving life, no other company can match the breadth of products and services in the life sciences field to meet this vision than Life Technologies. Created through the combination of biotechnology leaders Applied Biosystems and Invitrogen, Life Technologies’ systems, consumables and services enable researchers to accelerate scientific exploration, driving to discoveries and developments that improve the human condition and the world around us. Our customers do their work across the biological spectrum, working to advance personalized medicine, regenerative science, molecular diagnostics, agricultural and environmental research, and 21st century forensics. With historical sales of approximately $3.5 billion, a presence in more than 100 countries, and a rapidly growing intellectual property estate of over 3,600 patents and exclusive licenses, we are poised to truly shape the world of science. Join a team of more than 9,500 employees around the world who are engaged, curious, insightful, responsible and driven to make life even better.

    RESPONSIBILITIES

    You will be an integral part of a very enthusiastic and dedicated team of scientists and engineers working towards cutting edge scientific solutions. Responsibilities include development of production quality scientific software including writing new code and optimizing existing code and algorithms for high performance computing environment. Since this position takes part in development of a robust pipeline of various tools, you will ensure that the components of the pipeline work well together, as well as in isolation. Stressing the performance of the system in order to design and deliver a more robust and scalable software will be involved.

    REQUIREMENTS

    • A MSc/PhD degree in Applied Mathematics, Computer Science, Physics, EE or related field (exceptional candidates with a BE will be considered) and 6-12 years of software development experience in large scale projects involving high performance computing environment
    • Strong expertise in modern C++ techniques and libraries (such as Boost) and Linux/Unix environment
    • Solid analytical skills, an understanding and ability to write complex scientific software, and previous in-depth involvement in large and complex scientific software including all aspects of software development cycle
    • Experience with writing and optimizing scientific software that handles large datasets
    • Ability to take a team lead position and clearly communicate software design and architecture concepts
    • Experience in bioinformatics or related software a plus

    TERMS

    Two positions – one contract, one permanent

    LOCALE

    Foster City, CA, USA

    SALARY & COMPENSATION

    We offer competitive salaries and an excellent benefits package.

    HOW TO APPLY

    To apply to this position visit http://www.lifetechnologies.com/careers and enter 936 in the Auto Req. ID field.

    Our diverse life science contributions are a proud refection of the diversity of our workforce.

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