Big Data- Azure- Python Developer

TASK AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

- Develop the computational BACK END of applications used to discover Digital Biomarkers
- Help to AUTOMATE the creation of reports and dashboards supporting the analytics driven decision taken from the sensor data collected
- Participate in technical decision regarding the implementation of new algorithm to mine sensor data
- Enhance the existing infrastructure that handles the data collected from sensors used in clinical trials
- Proactively collaborate with a team comprising data scientists, software engineers and life science experts

MUST HAVES:

- Bachelor's with emphasis on coursework of a quantitative nature (eg, Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Data Sciences).
- 5 TO 7 YEARS OF SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT experience
- Deep knowledge of PYTHON and one or more of the following programming languages: SCALA, GO, RUST AND JAVA
- Experience with BIG-DATA SYSTEMS (in particular HADOOP, APACHE SPARK, APACHE KAFKA AND MAPREDUCE) with respective ecosystems
- Experience in to write and maintain ETLS (extract, transform, load) pipelines which operate on a variety of structured and unstructured sources.
- Experience with SQL and NOSQL data stores
- Previous working experience with the common Python data analysis (eg NumPy/SciPy, Pandas, Scikit-learn, SQLAlchemy, etc) and ideally, data pipelining (eg Luigi) libraries
- Knowledge of UNIX internals and workload management systems (SLURM, SGE/UGE)
- Ability to write standards-compliant database related code for MONGODB and MYSQL
- Strong working knowledge of best coding practices (versioning, TDD, debugging)
- Strong analytical skills combined with conceptual thinking and structured working style; ability to work in a multicultural team
- Fluent in English

NICE TO HAVES:

- +++ Experience with the MICROSOFT AZURE ENVIRONMENT
- ++ Previous working experience within an AGILE environment (ideally SCRUM)
- + Project-based work experience in the pharmaceutical industry/consulting preferred