R&D Info Systems Analyst III
About The Position
At Gilead, therapeutic projects rely on timely, high-quality scientific data to drive decisions throughout drug discovery. The Staff Software Engineer, Research Systems partners directly with scientists to design, develop, deploy, and support informatics solutions that enable interpretation, integration, and use of research data. This role is a senior individual contributor position within Research Informatics. The individual owns software projects from concept through deployment, leads technical workstreams, and exercises independent technical judgment while remaining hands-on. The role combines software engineering, scientific data management, workflow analysis, and user engagement to improve scientific productivity across research programs.
Requirements
- B.S. in a scientific or technical discipline and relevant industry experience with 5+ years of experience.
- M.S. in a scientific or technical discipline and relevant industry experience.
- Experience developing software applications used in scientific or research environments.
- Experience working with databases, data integration, and scientific data management.
- Working knowledge of drug discovery workflows, laboratory processes, or scientific research workflows.
- Strong communication skills and ability to partner directly with scientific users.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting Research Informatics platforms.
- Experience with cloud-based research environments such as AWS.
- Experience developing dashboards, reporting tools, or scientific data applications.
- Experience integrating vendor and internally developed research systems.
- Experience working in Agile software development environments, platform, or scientific domain
Responsibilities
- Design, develop, test, deploy, and support scientific software applications and data solutions.
- Own complete software projects from requirements through production support.
- Create applications, dashboards, workflows, integrations, and data visualization tools supporting drug discovery.
- Maintain and enhance existing Research Informatics platforms and applications.
- Work directly with scientists to understand scientific questions, workflows, and data requirements.
- Translate research needs into technical requirements and implement solutions.
- Prioritize features and enhancements with scientific stakeholders.
- Support both small-molecule and large-molecule discovery efforts through data-focused applications and workflows.
- Lead technical workstreams and coordinate contributions from other developers, analysts, and stakeholders.
- Evaluate alternative technical approaches, platforms, and vendor solutions.
- Participate in application architecture and design decisions.
- Mentor less experienced developers through informal technical leadership.
- Curate, integrate, and manage scientific data across research platforms.
- Design and maintain data views, dashboards, and analytical tools.
- Ensure scientific data remains accessible, interpretable, and actionable.
- Perform complex ad hoc data analyses that support scientific decision-making.
- Support research cloud environments and informatics infrastructure.
- Monitor application performance, reliability, and adoption.
- Identify opportunities to improve usability, scalability, and operational effectiveness.
- Contribute to documentation, training materials, and operational procedures.
Benefits
- company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans
- discretionary annual bonus
- discretionary stock-based long-term incentives
- paid time off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
