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Posted Date: Aug
Senior Software Engineer - UK
UK - London - Stanley Building/King's Cross
At GSK we see a world in which advanced applications ofmachinelearningand AI will allow us to develop novel therapies to existing diseases and to quickly respond to emerging or changing diseases with personalized drugs, driving better outcomes at reduced cost with fewer side effects. It is an ambitiousvisionthat will require the development of products and solutions at the cutting edge ofsoftware engineering, automation, biomedicine, machine learning and artificial intelligence. If that excites you, we'd love to chat.
We are looking for aSenior SoftwareEngineerwith a track record of developing production-grade data-driven software solutions and in-depthknowledgeof modern software engineering best practices. This role will be critical in allowing us to scale our modeling efforts and build out an ecosystem of services that will support advanced modeling efforts within the AI/MLteam and across GSK. The candidate should be comfortable being fully accountable for the software engineering component of complex technical products. A background in molecular biology is not a requirement, but the ability to engage effectively with AI/MLand biology subject matter experts will be an important part of the role.
The AI/MLteam is built on the principles of ownership, accountability, continuous development, and collaboration. We hire for the long term, and we're motivated to make this a great place to work. Our leaders will be committed to your career and development from day one.
As aSenior SoftwareEngineer you will:
- Lead the hands-on development of data-driven software solutions, taking responsibility for requirements engineering, softwarearchitecturedesign, implementation, testing, integration, and maintenance.
- Collaborate with AI/MLexperts to develop modular, reusable, and scalabledeeplearning pipelines.
- Liaise with end-users to ensure fit-for-purpose programming interfaces.
- Mentor/coach AI/MLEngineers in software engineering best practices.
- Deliver robust, tested, and performantcodein anagiledevelopment environment.
Why you?
Basic Qualifications:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- A degree in a quantitative or engineering discipline (e.g.ComputerScience, Engineering, among others); OR equivalent work experience as a professional software engineer.
- several years experience of professional software development practices:codestandards,codereview, source control,CI/CD, testing, documentation,Agile, with the ability to mentor others in these practices
- Proven experience withPythonprogramming and a track record of delivering robust software solutions
Preferred Qualifications:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
- Familiarity withmachinelearningprinciples and state-of-the-art modeling approaches, including majordeeplearningframeworks (PyTorch,TensorFlow)
- Contributions to open-source projects
- Background in genetics or molecularbiology, or experience working with biological data(e.g. genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics)
Why GSK?
Our values and expectations are at the heart of everything we do and form an important part of our culture.
These include Patient focus, Transparency, Respect, Integrity along with Courage, Accountability, Development, and Teamwork. As GSK focuses on our values and expectations and a culture of innovation, performance, and trust, the successful candidate will demonstrate the following capabilities:
- Operating at pace and agile decision-making - using evidence and applying judgement to balance pace, rigour and risk.
- Committed to delivering high quality results, overcoming challenges, focusing on what matters, execution.
- Continuously looking for opportunities to learn, build skills and share learning.
- Sustaining energy and well-being
- Building strong relationships and collaboration, honest and open conversations.
- Budgeting and cost-consciousness
LI-GSK
As a company driven by our values of Patient focus, Transparency, Respect and Integrity, we know inclusion and diversity are essential for us to be able to succeed. We want all our colleagues to thrive at GSK bringing their unique experiences, ensuring they feel good and to keep growing their careers. As a candidate for a role, we want you to feel the same way.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we are open to all talent. In the US, we also adhere to Affirmative Action principles. This ensures that all qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment without regard to neurodiversity, race/ethnicity, colour, national origin, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, age, disability, genetic information, military service, covered/protected veteran status or any other federal, state or local protected class ( US only).
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