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Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. · 3 months ago

Staff Engineer Agentic AI, Oncology Data Science & AI

positionBoston, Massachusetts, United States of America
timeFull-time
remoteOnsite
seniorityLead/Staff
money$178K/yr - $266K/yr
date10+ years exp

AstraZeneca is a global, science-driven biopharmaceutical company dedicated to developing innovative medicines. The Staff Engineer Agentic AI role focuses on building AI-driven solutions for scientific research in oncology, including developing tools for genomics and automating data analysis processes.

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Responsibilities

Build Agentic AI driven solutions that tackle scientific research problems
Develop, test, and support Agentic tools for Genomics, Computational Pathology, Clinical Trials, etc
Automate complex data analysis processes
Introduce leading AI technologies applied to cancer research

Qualification

PythonAgentic AI systemsCloud computing (AWS)Software development best practicesUnixSQL databasesREST APIsMachine learningBioinformaticsTypeScriptAI frameworksRAGVector databasesLLMs / Foundation modelsCompiled programming languages

Required

Relevant graduate degree: Computer Science, Engineering, or Bioinformatics
Minimum of 10 years of applied experience in software engineering, data science, machine learning, bioinformatics, or relevant field
Hands-on experience building Agentic AI systems and deploying them to production
Programming skills: Solid Python and/or TypeScript programming skills
Vast Experience in: Unix, SQL databases, REST APIs, Cloud computing (AWS)
Vast Experience in software development best practices

Preferred

AI frameworks, such as Pydantic-AI, LangChain, etc
Experience in RAG, vector databases
An understanding of LLMs / Foundation models technologies
Experience in at least one compiled programming language (e.g. any of C, Java, Go, Rust, etc.)

Benefits

Short-term incentive bonus opportunity
Equity-based long-term incentive program
Qualified retirement program [401(k) plan]
Paid vacation and holidays
Paid leaves
Health benefits including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage

Company

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease is focused on pioneering new possibilities for the rare disease community.
dateFounded in 1992
location
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
people-size1001-5000 employees
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https://alexion.com

H1B Sponsorship

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2024 (57)
2023 (51)
2022 (29)
2021 (27)
2020 (17)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$5.8M
2020-12-12Acquired
1999-02-12Post Ipo Equity· $5.8M
1996-02-29IPO

Leadership Team

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Frederic Chereau
SVP, Strategy and Business Development
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Imran Shakur
Director, IRT and Technology Lead
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