Senior Staff Software Engineer, Research Informatics

Scorpion Therapeutics; United States; On-site; USD 170,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary annual bonus

Discretionary stock-based long-term

Paid time off

Company-sponsored medical, dental, and

Vision insurance

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics seeks a Senior Staff Software Engineer, Research Systems to lead business analysis and coordinate resources for complex drug-development projects. You will drive evaluations for new applications, coordinate internal and external teams, and serve as a technical liaison across Research to enable digital solutions advancing drug development.

You will oversee architecture and security reviews, contribute to test planning, and ensure post-implementation effectiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree with 6+ years relevant experience, or higher degrees.
• Preferred: Computer Science, Biological Sciences, computational chemistry, or related discipline.

Responsibilities

• Allocate and coordinate resources to meet project timelines and business goals.
• Lead business analysis and participate in evaluations for new/updated applications.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews to assess effectiveness and optimize ongoing operations.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to support assigned projects.
• Serve as liaison across Research to facilitate digital solutions advancing drug development.

Skills

Business analysis

Project leadership

Stakeholder management

C#

Education

Bachelor’s degree + 6+ years relevant experience

Master’s degree + 4+ years

PhD + 0+ years

Job description

Senior Staff Software Engineer, Research Systems (Lead Business Analyst)

Responsibilities

• Allocate and coordinate resources to meet project timelines and business goals.
• Lead business analysis and participate in evaluations for new/updated applications.
• Conduct post-implementation reviews to assess effectiveness and optimize ongoing operations.
• Coordinate internal and external resources to support assigned projects.
• Serve as liaison across Research to facilitate digital solutions advancing drug development.
• May coordinate small groups/infrastructure areas or independently manage a small subsidiary.
• Accountable for monthly progress against agreed deadlines toward business objectives.
• Work with manager to assign objectives for team and business-area changes/updates.
• Work on directed projects; participate as a project team member in Projects.
• With guidance, act as technical spokesperson to the business.
• May coordinate geographically defined contributor groups and conduct professional appraisals.

Additional responsibilities include (but are not limited to)

• Partner with research scientists to understand drug discovery workflow; gather aligned requirements/use cases.
• Analyze resource requirements, negotiate prioritization, support strategic initiatives.
• Provide analysis for buy/build/integrate decisions; participate in architecture/security/design reviews.
• Define solutions enhancing mature C# software; oversee test scenario creation.
• Support user acceptance; coordinate deployment/rollout, implementation, communications, and training.
• Assess impact/effectiveness; manage enhancements and defect analysis.Ensure systems support research data integrity and propose/deploy software value/effectiveness metrics.
• Prepare training/documentation; provide day-to-day end-user support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree + 6+ years relevant experience; OR Master’s degree + 4+ years; OR PhD + 0+ years.
• Preferred: Computer Science, Biological Sciences, structural biology, computational chemistry, or related discipline.

Benefits

• Discretionary annual bonus; discretionary stock-based long-term incentives (eligibility may vary); paid time off; company-sponsored medical, dental, vision, and life insurance.