Technical Solutions Engineer, Verily Workbench

Verily • San Bruno, CA

72d • $111,000 - $157,000

About The Position

Verily is a subsidiary of Alphabet that is using a data-driven approach to change the way people manage their health and the way healthcare is delivered. Launched from Google X in 2015, our purpose is to bring the promise of precision health to everyone, every day. We are focused on generating and activating data from a variety of sources, including clinical, social, behavioral and the real world, to arrive at the best solutions for a person based on a comprehensive view of the evidence. Our unique expertise and capabilities in technology, data science and healthcare enable the entire healthcare ecosystem to drive better health outcomes. Verily’s Workbench software provides a secure collaborative environment for data generators, research and biopharma organizations to govern and analyze their data. The platform is part of Verily Viewpoint, an end-to-end suite of solutions that power the evidence generation needed to make safe, effective therapies available faster to those who need them. Workbench incorporates technology and best practices developed through years of building data infrastructure for large research initiatives such as the National Institutes of Health’s All of Us Research Program, the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Parkinson’s disease (AMP PD) program, and the Project Baseline Health Study. The Workbench Solutions Engineering team engages with all levels of the biomedical research community, from the data stewards who want to share data to the research investigators and their technical teams who want to put data to work. We provide insights and best practices for organizing and managing access to data and work with data scientists to help accelerate their research. The Workbench team is impacting major projects, including NIH AllOfUs and AMP PD.

Requirements

• BA/BS degree in Computer Science or a related technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 3+ years of experience working with one or more of the following programming languages: Python and/or Java, and the ability to write SQL queries of modest complexity.
• Demonstrated creative problem-solving approach and strong analytical skills, combined with a strong sense of ownership, and a proactive can-do attitude.
• Passion for using technology to advance biomedical insights and human health.
• Excellent communication and project management skills, with a track record of handling multiple customers and streams of work.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of public cloud services such as Google Cloud Platform, Amazon Web Services and/or Microsoft Azure.
• Familiarity with life science or biomedical research data, running batch workflows or analytical statistical analyses.
• Experience installing common packaged software on Linux.
• Experience building and deploying Docker images.

Responsibilities

• Analyze a customer’s technical needs to provide recommendations for implementation and train customers and technical partners on how to use Workbench.
• Work with customers to organize, harmonize, and securely share data on Google Cloud Platform and Amazon Web Services, and connect their internal data, tools, and processes to Workbench.
• Build batch workflows and interactive analysis notebooks to process and analyze data at scale.
• Improve product feature offerings by providing feedback to internal cross-functional teams including Product Management, User Experience, and Engineering.
• Support Product and Sales teams, working directly with prospects and partners, to plan and implement both pilot and production projects.

Benefits

• Flexibility, resources, and competitive benefits to support whole-person well being.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees