
Director of Engineering – AIDD Product Engineering
Roche
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: South San Francisco • California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $201,200 - $373,600 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Contribute to and own the strategic roadmap for the Prescient 'Lab-in-the-Loop' platform, guiding product features and technical architecture to maximize AI impact in drug discovery over an 8–12 month planning horizon.
- Take a leading role in the full-stack design and development of scalable, reliable software systems, including crafting responsive and intuitive front-end applications that form the core of our AI/ML platform.
- Collaborate closely with Machine Learning Scientists, AI Engineers, and experimental specialists, translating complex scientific workflows into intuitive user interfaces, dashboards, and analytics tools with a strong focus on user experience.
- Lead and mentor a team of technical staff, fostering best practices, high-quality engineering, and a culture of psychological safety while driving development goals.
- Explore and implement integrations with novel AI agents and models to enhance platform capabilities and automate complex tasks, identifying gaps and opportunities across the wider software landscape.
Requirements
- 8+ years of software engineering work experience, with a proven track record of delivering complex, full-stack applications at enterprise scale.
- Proven expertise in front-end development using modern frameworks (e.g., React, Angular) and building intuitive, user-centered interfaces for complex scientific workflows.
- Extensive experience leading and mentoring teams of software engineers, with the ability to manage through others to achieve long-term technical results.
- Intense curiosity about the biology of disease and eagerness to contribute to scientific and computational efforts as a recognized leader in the field.
- Proficiency with Python and SQL, with expert knowledge of modern software architecture patterns including Serverless and Microservices.
- Domain experience in drug discovery, computational biology, bioinformatics, or cheminformatics, with the ability to independently collaborate with senior scientific stakeholders.
- Ph.D., MS, or equivalent professional work experience demonstrating clear evidence of independent thought, innovation, and strategic thinking.
Benefits
- A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance
- Benefits detailed at the link provided below.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
full-stack developmentfront-end developmentReactAngularPythonSQLServerless architectureMicroservicessoftware architecture patternsuser-centered design
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcollaborationuser experience focuspsychological safetycuriosityinnovationstrategic thinkingcommunicationteam management
Certifications
Ph.D.MSequivalent professional work experience