Professional Developer - Python

For our pharma client we are currently looking for several PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPER - PYTHON

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

START: BETWEEN AUGUST AND SEPTEMBER 2018
DURATION: UNTIL END OF YEAR WITH POSSIBLE EXTENSION
LOCATION: BASEL

Are you interested to work in this challenging position? Benjamin Wenk, Talent Resourcer, is looking forward to receiving your complete profile. Please send an e-mail (see below)

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