Senior Backend Software Engineer, Formation Bio
$175-230k
+ Equity
End-to-end medical trial solutions
Open for applications
End-to-end medical trial solutions
101-200 employees
Open for applications
$175-230k
+ Equity
101-200 employees
Company mission
To bring new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently.
Role
Who you are
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Minimum of 5 years of experience in software development, with a demonstrated ability to thrive in ambiguous and rapidly-changing environments, with a proven track record of contributing significantly to the successful launch and scaling of new and innovative products, especially in a 0-1 setting
- Exceptional collaboration and communication skills to effectively engage and work alongside stakeholders from diverse disciplines and varying levels of technical expertise. Ideally, adept at translating complex technical concepts into clear, actionable insights for all audiences
- Familiarity with cloud infrastructure (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and the full end-to-end process of modern software deployment (e.g., containerization, CI/CD)
- Experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry is a plus, but not required
- Experience with AI technologies is a plus, but not required
What the job involves
- As a Senior Software Engineer you will be a major contributor to the tech future for FormationBio. This position will involve interacting with a wide variety of code, tools, and stakeholders
- As we expand into an AI enabled world, we are ensuring our fundamentals are excellent, and this role will help bolster that effort
- You will build tools that are used by our in-house experts, leveraging traditional automation, cutting edge LLM integrations, and everything in between. You will be an integral voice in project development and execution, leading the creation of innovative and solid software to accelerate the drug development process
- You will be an integral voice in project development and execution, leading the creation of innovative and solid software to accelerate the drug development process
- In this role, you will collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and domain experts in the drug development field to design, build, and implement systems that will significantly enhance the capacity of teams to make strategic and operational drug development decisions swiftly and effectively
- You’ll not only develop high-quality software but also help drive the strategic direction of our projects
- This position is ideal for the delivery-focused engineer who is passionate about leveraging technology for meaningful and impactful applications
- Your expertise in software development will be instrumental in driving FormationBio’s mission to bring new treatments to patients faster and more efficiently
- Lead the design, development, and deployment of software solutions aiding in the strategic drug development process
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers and domain experts, to discover, build, and iterate on products and tools to empower our users
- Ensure the scalability, security, and performance of our software systems in a cloud-based user-focused environment
- Rapidly develop and iterate on product deliverables in alignment with strategic objectives in drug development
- Work with the team to understand emerging trends and advancements in AI, LLMs, and software development to ensure we are implementing the best options for us
Otta's take
Sam Franklin
CEO of Otta
Clinical drug trials are lengthy and expensive, delaying the supply of vital new drugs to patients and costing lives. For Formation Bio, this is an efficiency issue - one which it hopes to solve with its end-to-end automation solution.
According to the company, its approach has teams running medical trials twice as fast and at half the cost. It's worked so well, in fact, that Formation Bio is looking to take drug development in-house.
Now a Unicorn, the company has secured heavyweights like Pfizer, Sanofi, Novartis and 23andMe as partners. Precisely how it will fare in the Big Pharma ecosystem remains to be seen, but the promise of cheaper drugs and faster innovation is certainly causing a stir in a market that has historically been resistant to both.
Insights
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Jun 2024
$372m
SERIES D
Sep 2021
$156m
SERIES C
Total funding: $530.3m
Company values
- Think in first principles
- Be a scientist
- Deliver care
- Champion the mission
Company HQ
Midtown South, New York, NY
Founders
Benjamine Liu
(CEO)Worked as a computational biologist at various Neurology departments, following a D.Phil in computational Biology and Psychiatry at Oxford. They are also an Advisor at Harvard Business School.
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