GRAIL · 2 months ago
Staff Data Engineer (Menlo Park, CA or Durham, NC) #4433
Menlo Park, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$163K/yr - $216K/yr
5+ years expGRAIL is a healthcare company pioneering new technologies to advance early cancer detection. They are seeking a Staff Data Engineer to design, deploy, and automate secure and efficient data infrastructure and tools, while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver comprehensive data solutions.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsMedicalMedical Device
Responsibilities
Be a part of a highly collaborative team focused on delivering value to cross-functional partners by designing, deploying, and automating secure, efficient, and scalable data infrastructure and tools—reducing manual efforts and streamlining operations
Help model Grail data to ensure it follows FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable)
Drive the design, deployment, and automated delivery of data infrastructure, standardized data models, datasets, and tools
Integrate automated testing and release processes to improve the quality and velocity of software and data deliveries
Collaborate with cross-functional teams—ranging from Research to Clinical Lab Operations to Software Engineering—to provide comprehensive data solutions from conception to delivery
Ensure all software and data meet high standards for quality, clinical compliance, and privacy
Mentor fellow engineers and scientists, promoting best practices in software and data engineering
Qualification
Required
B.S. / M.S. in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, Computational Biology) with 8+ years of related industry experience, or Ph.D. with at least 5 years of related industry experience or equivalent
Extensive experience developing with relational databases, data modeling principles, data pipeline tools, and workflow engines (e.g., SQL, DBT, Apache Airflow, AWS Glue, Spark)
Extensive experience with DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerized deployment (e.g., Kubernetes), and infrastructure-as-code (e.g., Terraform)
Experience supporting data science and machine learning data pipelines, preferably in the context of biological data analysis and using Python
Ability to embrace uncertainty, navigate ambiguity, and collaborate with product teams and stakeholders to refine requirements and drive toward clear engineering objectives and designs
You are a strong written and verbal communicator and can adapt your communication style and the level of detail to your audience
Benefits
Flexible time-off
A 401k with a company match
Medical, dental, vision plans
Carefully selected mindfulness offerings
Company
GRAIL
Grail is a healthcare company that develops pan-cancer screening tests designed to detect cancers at an early stage.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
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$2.44BKey Investors
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Leadership Team
Satnam Alag
Senior Vice President Software Engineering and Chief Security Officer
Joshua J. Ofman
President
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