United States
Keysight Technologies, Inc.
Simpro Software
New York, New York, United States
The Simons Foundation's Informatics group, part of the Division of Autism and Neuroscience (A&N), is seeking an experienced Director or Senior Director of Research Software Engineering (RSE) to lead the design, development, and delivery of software systems that drive scientific discovery. 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.
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 software this team builds serves as the primary interface between the foundation’s rich scientific datasets (e.g., genomics, clinical, and neuroscience data) and the researchers who use them. 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. 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. The RSE Director sets the technical direction for research software engineering, drives architectural decisions, and ensures that engineering efforts are aligned with the foundation’s commitment to open science and data sharing. As part of the Informatics leadership team, they shape how AI is incorporated into A&N’s research software and the broader researcher experience. They champion best practices across the software development lifecycle, and cultivate an engineering culture defined by rigor, collaboration, and a mission-driven purpose.
The ideal candidate brings an extensive software engineering background, experience building software that makes complex biological or genomic data accessible to research communities, a track record of managing and delivering complex software development projects, and a demonstrated ability to lead teams through complexity and ambiguity.
This is a full-time position based on-site at the Simons Foundation’s New York City offices. Visit the Simons Foundation career page simonsfoundation.org/careers/ to learn more.
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. The Simons Foundation is committed to advancing basic science and mathematics to benefit humankind and expand our collective understanding of our world. 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.
The Simons Foundation provides equal opportunities to all applicants without regard to race, religion, color, age, sex, pregnancy, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic disposition, neurodiversity, disability, veteran status, or any other protected category under federal, state, and local law.
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