Assoc Director, Research Systems

Scorpion Therapeutics; California (MO); On-site; USD 160,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Gilead is seeking an Associate Director of Research Systems to provide strategic, operational, and hands-on technical leadership for research informatics systems supporting drug discovery. The role involves guiding software design, development, and deployment, authoring core code, and mentoring teams to align informatics with scientific goals.

Responsibilities include driving operational excellence, overseeing system quality, and translating research needs into scalable informatics solutions

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 10+ years, or Master's with 8+ years, or PhD with 5+ years of relevant experience
• Proficiency in C#, MVC, ASP.NET, SQL
• Deep understanding of drug discovery workflows and research informatics

Responsibilities

• Lead software design, development, and deployment of research informatics platforms
• Author core code and oversee system quality
• Mentor technical teams
• Drive operational excellence and align informatics strategies with scientific goals across therapeutic areas

Skills

Leadership/mentoring

Drug discovery workflows

Software design & architecture

Education

Bachelor's in CS or related

Master's in CS or related

PhD in related field (preferred)

Tools

C#

MVC

ASP.NET

SQL

Job description

Role: Associate Director, Research Systems at Gilead, providing strategic, operational, and hands‑on technical leadership for research informatics systems supporting drug discovery.

Responsibilities

• lead software design, development, and deployment of research informatics platforms
• author core code and oversee system quality
• mentor technical teams
• drive operational excellence and align informatics strategies with scientific goals across therapeutic areas.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field with 10+ years, or Master's with 8+ years, or PhD with 5+ years of relevant experience
• proficiency in C#, MVC, ASP.NET, SQL
• deep understanding of drug discovery workflows and research informatics

Preferred

• PhD in Chemistry, Biology, or related discipline
• industry research experience
• ability to translate scientific research into scalable informatics solutions
• familiarity with modern data architectures

High Value

• drug discovery
• research informatics
• software engineering
• regulated pharma environment
• cross‑functional collaboration in R&D

WorkSetup

not specified but involves significant coding and leadership responsibilities.