Headquartered in Carlsbad, California, and with offices in Boston, Massachusetts, and Dublin, Ireland, Ionis has been at work for more than three decades discovering medical breakthroughs that have redefined life for people with serious diseases. We are pioneers in RNA-targeted medicines, and our platform continues to revolutionize drug discovery and transform lives for patients with unmet needs.With five currently marketed medicines for serious diseases and an expansive late-stage pipeline, we continue to build upon our groundbreaking innovations in science and technology to provide greater value to patients; and we are well positioned financially to deliver on our strategic goals.
At Ionis, we pride ourselves on cultivating a challenging, motivating and rewarding environment that fosters innovation and scientific excellence. We know our success is a direct result of the exceptional talent and dedication of our employees.
With an unprecedented opportunity to change the course of human health, we look to add diverse individuals, skill sets and perspectives to our exceptional team. We continue to invest time, money, and energy into making our onsite and remote work environments a place where solid and lasting relationships are built and where our culture and employees can thrive.
We are building on our rich history, and believe our greatest achievements are ahead of us.We invite you to apply and join us if you're passionate about the opportunity to have meaningful impact on patients in need, our employees, and our organization.Experience and contribute to our unique culture while you develop and expand your career!
SCIENTIFIC SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
SUMMARY:
We are seeking a highly qualified individual with relevant experience for a position in our research toxicology and informatics group, who shares the passion of our core principles and culture. Successful candidates will be skilled in analytical/quantitative thinking and knowledgeable in the development of scientific software. As a scientific software developer, your mission is to create, grow, and improve software resources that enable sustained improvement of the Ionis drug platform.
The selected candidate will work as part of a multidisciplinary and highly innovative team designing and implementing tools to support our drug discovery efforts. Work will include building cloud-based data and API services and delivering rich data-driven user-interfaces for the interrogation of complex biological and chemical datasets. So, join us and experience our unique culture while developing and expanding your career.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Maintain and optimizing the current software infrastructure essential for supporting in vivo research and development activities. This includes overseeing data management systems and ensuring scalability to accommodate expanding projects
• Develop new software tools for various research teams (medicinal chemists, biologists, computational biologists, and toxicologists) that aid in data capture and improves the use of internal and external data sources
• Enhance data access using tools like RESTful API's and modern web UI/UX frameworks
• Work with end-users to troubleshoot and/or design and prioritize feature enhancements to existing tools

REQUIREMENTS:

• Bachelor's Degree; advanced degree in related field preferred
• At least 3 years software development experience
• Experience using version control systems and project management tools (Git and Jira)
• Proficient with modern programming languages (JavaScript, Python, or Java)
• Knowledge of modern web frameworks (Angular, Express, or React)
• Experience with relational (Postgres, Oracle SQL) and non-relational (DynamoDB) databases
• Strong Linux skills
• Must have excellent communication and requirement gathering skills
• An ability to be productive and successful in an intense work environment
• Able to learn new technologies quickly and jump in anywhere in our stack

NICE-TO-HAVE:

• Experience building UX/UI wireframes
• Experience in data mining methods and machine learning algorithms
• Experience with bioinformatics and genomics is a big plus
• Experience deploying services using AWS services and Docker
• Experience with software test automation

Please visit our website, http://www.ionis.com for more information about Ionis and to apply for this position; reference requisition # IONIS003296
Ionis offers an excellent benefits package! Follow this link for more details: Ionis Benefits
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The pay scale for this position is $96,090 to $141,600
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