Simons Foundation

Simons Foundation

Director/Senior Director of Research Software Engineering

160 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$255k-$275kDetected 20 days ago
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About the role

  • Informatics stewards the scientific data produced by A&N research programs across their full lifecycle - from collection and processing to sharing and analysis.
  • The Director of Research Software Engineering will play a central role in that mission, leading the engineering team responsible for the software systems that make that complex scientific data accessible and useful to the broader research community.
  • The RSE Director is part of a broader Informatics leadership team that includes study systems engineering, bioinformatics, and product analytics - each responsible for distinct stages of scientific data.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the full-stack development and ongoing evolution of SFARI Base, the foundation's primary platform for researcher data access, while leading the design and development of new systems that give researchers richer ways to explore and analyze A&N scientific datasets.
  • Drive Informatics-wide engineering standards (e.g., testing, documentation, code review, and security) across research software and ensure systems are reliable, maintainable, and scalable.
  • Manage, build, mentor, and scale a team of software engineers, drive adoption of modern engineering practices, and cultivate a team culture that values technical excellence, collaboration, and openness to new ideas.
  • Collaborate closely with other Informatics teams and A&N program staff to understand researcher needs and translate them into software solutions.
  • Reporting to the Vice President of Informatics, this role leads a team of software engineers and partners closely with other Informatics teams and A&N program staff to deliver software solutions to meet the needs of external researchers.
  • Technical Excellence: Drive Informatics-wide engineering standards (e.g., testing, documentation, code review, and security) across research software and ensure systems are reliable, maintainable, and scalable.
  • Team Management: Manage, build, mentor, and scale a team of software engineers, drive adoption of modern engineering practices, and cultivate a team culture that values technical excellence, collaboration, and openness to new ideas.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related field
  • 12+ years of software engineering experience, with 7+ years in a leadership or management role
  • Proven experience leading full-stack software development teams, including modern web application development
  • Strong proficiency in Python and experience with Python-based web development, including frameworks such as Django
  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage technical and non-technical audiences, including senior leadership
  • Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with a track record of working effectively with non-engineering stakeholders to translate needs into software solutions
  • Perform other duties or tasks as assigned or required.

Nice to have

  • Advanced degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a related field
  • Expertise in bioinformatics, including experience with genomic data processing, analysis pipelines, and related computational methods
  • Familiarity with AWS or other major cloud platforms
  • Experience with high-performance computing (HPC) environments
  • Please submit a résumé and cover letter stating your interest in the position.
  • $255,000-$275,000, depending on experience.
  • Our Commitment to Expanding Pathways to Science & Opportunities for All:
  • Many of the greatest ideas and discoveries come from a diverse mix of minds, backgrounds, and experiences.

Skills

  • Related Skills & Other Requirements

Compensation

  • The full-time annual compensation range for the Director level is
  • The full-time annual compensation range for the Senior Director level is $275,000-$310,000, depending on experience.

Benefits

  • In addition to competitive salaries, the Simons Foundation provides employees with an outstanding benefits package.
  • Demonstrated ability to set technical vision, drive architectural decisions, and deliver complex, data-intensive software projects
  • The Simons Foundation is committed to advancing basic science and mathematics to benefit humankind and expand our collective understanding of our world.

Company info

  • As part of our mission, we support partners, programs, and initiatives that seek to broaden the scientific community and open pathways to science and mathematics careers.
  • This is a unique opportunity to shape how the research community accesses and works with some of the world's richest autism and neuroscience datasets, and to build the systems that define that experience.
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