Solutions Architect

Schrdinger; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare with dental and vision

401(k)

Flexible work schedule

Catered meals daily

Over a month of paid vacation

Company events

Job summary

Schrödinger in Illinois is seeking a Solutions Architect to enhance the discovery of therapeutics. You will work closely with customers and scientists to deploy innovative molecular modeling applications and streamline Biologics workflows.

This role demands a collaborative spirit, a focus on problem-solving in technical environments, and the ability to communicate effectively with customers. Attractive salary, stock options, and competitive benefits are offered.

Qualifications

• Strong background in pharmaceutical or scientific data space with Biologics specialization.
• Experience with Biologics discovery platforms and data representations.
• Ability to navigate flexible schedules and occasional travel.

Responsibilities

• Ensure optimal performance of software in customer cloud environments.
• Design and support solutions for customer workflows and research data systems.
• Collaborate with teams to solve technical issues and enhance application features.

Skills

Workflow automation

Unified data management

ETL pipelines

Cloud computing

Linux diagnostic skills

Communication skills

Education

Research data management background

Formal academic background in life sciences or physics

Job description

We’re seeking a Solutions Architect to join us in our mission to revolutionize the discovery of therapeutics and materials.

As a member of our Enterprise Informatics team, you’ll work directly with top-tier customers, scientists, and developers to deploy, configure, and tune the company’s high‑end suite of molecular modeling and enterprise informatics applications and related systems. The key focus will be on novel and emerging solutions that integrate various digital platforms, software, and data‑management tools & platforms, to streamline the complex, high‑throughput workflows involved in the discovery of Biologics for therapeutic applications. You’ll also maintain scientific computing resources and work with highly‑skilled individuals in technically challenging software environments. In your conversations with our Product Managers, you’ll be the voice of the customer!

If you don’t consider yourself an expert in all of the fields below, that’s OK – we’re looking to hire an adaptable polymath who’s excited to learn on the job. Our highly collaborative team will be happy to help you get up to speed in any unfamiliar areas.

Who will love this job:

• A passionate engineer who has worked on workflow automation via web‑based applications (e.g., REST APIs, SAML/SSO backends, containerized workloads)
• A data wrangler with a background in unified data management, who crafts ETL pipelines to manage complex data with multiple sources and destinations (e.g., SQL databases, JSON, flat files)
• A cloud computing expert who’s familiar with Kubernetes technologies on at least one major cloud provider (e.g., AWS)
• A problem‑solver with excellent Linux diagnostic and troubleshooting skills in cloud environments, with good proficiency in writing code and scripts (e.g., Python, bash)
• A quick learner who’s driven to investigate and solve emergent issues in multiple production‑critical environments and, on occasion, open to availability on a flexible schedule
• An excellent communicator who’s willing to go the extra mile to help our customers and travel to customer sites

What you’ll do:

• Ensure that our enterprise informatics software performs optimally in the customer cloud environments
• Design, develop, implement and support optimal solutions for integration with customers’ Biologics discovery workflows, research data systems and platforms
• Help customers solve thorny technical issues by cooperatively building creative, customized solutions, while iterating on a fast schedule
• Work closely with customers on installation, configuration, and update/maintenance of our cloud‑hosted software and platform deployments that demand excellent technical expertise
• Collaborate with product managers, scientists, and software developers to improve the deployment, support, configuration and features of our applications

What you should have:

• Research data management background in the pharmaceutical industry (or similar scientific data space) with a focus or specialization in Biologics data
• Experience with Biologics discovery platforms, data representations (e.g., HELM) and ETL pipelines for Biologics
• A background in life sciences and/or physics (a formal academic background in the classical sciences is a huge plus!)
• Open to occasional flexibility of schedule and availability for travel to customer sites

We’d prefer to hire someone who has:

• Clear grasp of data wrangling, data science or machine learning, as applied to Biologics research & discovery
• A greater‑than‑end‑user’s understanding of Biologics informatics systems and platforms
• Willingness for occasional travel to Schrödinger’s offices and customer sites within the US

Pay and perks:

Schrödinger understands it’s people that make a company great. Because of this, we’re prepared to offer a competitive salary, stock options, and a wide range of benefits that include healthcare (with dental and vision), a 401(k), pre‑tax commuter benefits, a flexible work schedule, and a parental leave program. We have catered meals in the office every day, a company culture that is relaxed but engaged, and over a month of paid vacation time. Our Administrative and Human Resources departments also plan a myriad of fun company‑wide events.

Estimated base salary range: $105,000 – $155,000. Actual compensation package is dependent on a number of factors, including, for example, experience, education, degrees held, market data, and business needs. If you have any questions regarding the compensation for this role, do not hesitate to reach out to a member of our Strategic Growth team.

Equal Opportunity Statement

As an equal opportunity employer, Schrödinger hires outstanding individuals into every position in the company. People who work with us have a high degree of engagement, a commitment to working effectively in teams, and a passion for the company’s mission. We place the highest value on creating a safe environment where our employees can grow and contribute, and refuse to discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious belief, sex, age, disability, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, partnership status, caregiver status, sexual and reproductive health decisions, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. To us, diversity isn’t just a buzzword, but an important element of our core principles and key business practices. We believe that diverse companies innovate better and think more creatively than homogenous ones because they take into account a wide range of viewpoints. For us, greater diversity doesn’t mean better headlines or public images – it means increased adaptability and profitability.

Sound exciting? Apply today and join us!