Senior Director, Research Informatics

Redwood City, CA - USA

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: Yesterday

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Revolution Medicines is a clinical-stage precision oncology company focused on developing novel targeted therapies to inhibit frontier targets in RAS-addicted cancers. The companys R&D pipeline comprises RAS(ON) Inhibitors designed to suppress diverse oncogenic variants of RAS proteins and RAS Companion Inhibitors for use in combination treatment strategies. As a new member of the Revolution Medicines team you will join other outstanding Revolutionariesin a tireless commitment to patients with cancers harboring mutations in the RAS signaling pathway.

The Opportunity:

Revolution Medicines is seeking an experienced and strategic Senior Director of Research Informatics to lead a team supporting highly data-intensive research programs. This is a critical leadership role responsible for the evolution and operation of our cloud-based and on-premises infrastructure scientific data pipelines and custom informatics software tools. You will partner closely with discovery scientists data scientists and external vendors to translate complex research needs into scalable informatics solutions that accelerate drug discovery.

Revolution Medicines research engine generates large diverse complex datasets that demand innovative and robust informatics this role you will join a passionate collaborative team driving the data infrastructure tools and insights that enable discovery scientists to make faster more informed decisions. You will lead and grow a team focused on advancing how scientific data is collected managed analyzed and visualized across the organization.

We are looking for someone who will:

Lead the Research Informatics team overseeing software engineering and informatics professionals.
Define and implement the strategy for RevMeds research data infrastructure including SaaS platforms cloud/on-prem computing data capture and transformation visualization and software tools.
Collaborate with research stakeholders to gather informatics requirements translate them into technical plans and deliver impactful solutions across Research.
Oversee implementation optimization and support of scientific software (e.g. Benchling Genedata Screener Cenevo Mosaic Certara D360 Revvity Signals or CDD).
Drive internal software and data engineering efforts including development of APIs web-based apps and automation of research workflows.
Ensure robust data governance and compliance with internal standards and best practices.
Manage external partnerships and vendors supporting outsourced software or data projects.
Develop and maintain project plans track milestones and deliverables and provide regular updates to leadership and collaborators.

Required Skills Experience and Education:

BS/MS/Ph.D. in Computer Science Software Engineering Research Informatics Bioinformatics Cheminformatics or a related field.
Strong understanding of early discovery research needs and DMTA cycle.
Significant experience in scientific informatics or data engineering within biotech or pharmaceutical R&D with a minimum of 16 years of relevant experience with a Bachelors degree 14 years of relevant experience with a Masters degree or 12 years of relevant experience with a Doctoral degree.
Experience deploying and managing on-prem/cloud hybrid informatics solutions in AWS or Azure.
Strong understanding of data model design scientific data integration and data visualization best practices.
Strong understanding of relational databases and data lakehouse platforms such as Databricks.
Hands-on experience with scientific data types (e.g. cell-based biophysical and biochemical assays multiomics in vivo studies imaging cheminformatics).
Track record of managing external partners or professional service providers on software or informatics projects.
Experience in cloud-based HPC to support drug discovery.

Preferred Skills:

Direct experience with life science platform software development kits e.g. Benchling SDK.
Experience with AI-Optimized Cloud HPC

Proficiency in programming languages such as Python & R.
Experience with managed integrated development environments such as Posit & Knime Hub.
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The base pay salary range for this full-time position for candidates working onsite at our headquarters in Redwood City CA is listed below. The range displayed on each job posting is intended to be the base pay salary range for an individual working onsite in Redwood City and will be adjusted for the local market a candidate is based in. Our base pay salary ranges are determined by role level and location. Individual base pay salary is determined by multiple factors including job-related skills experience market dynamics and relevant education or training.

Please note that base pay salary range is one part of the overall total rewards program at RevMed which includes competitive cash compensation robust equity awards strong benefits and significant learning and development opportunities.

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Base Pay Salary Range

$244000$305000 USD

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