Python job opportunities at Exelixis Pharmaceuticals

[Darren Platt]

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Darren Platt.



Exelixis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a rapidly growing pre-IPO
biopharmaceutical company in South San Francisco.  Our mission is to
identify novel therapeutic targets for drug discovery.  Our internal
systems make extensive use of Python.  We are currently seeking two
experienced programmers and/or database experts.  Interest or experience
in biology is a plus.


Position: Applications Programmer, Bioinformatics

You will design and develop in-house software and integrate in-house
tools with externally acquired tools. You will also test and evaluate
software tools for archiving and analyzing genomic data, and deploy
software for in-house users.

Requirements:  BS/MS in CS or equivalent; 2+ years of programming
experience with Python, C, C++, Perl, HTML, SQL and/or Java in a
production environment; experience with client-server architectures,
common UNIX tools, and structured and object-oriented design;  and
excellent communication skills.

Desired Experience: Understanding of DNA & protein sequence
databases/analysis tools, molecular biology, genetics and/or genomics;
familiarity with Sun workstations, Solaris OS, X Windows and/or RDBMS.
Job#: CB-03-9901-W


Position: Scientific Database Administrator, Bioinformatics

You will be responsible for the design, development, and maintenance of
biological databases, both developed in-house and imported. You will
provide specification, evaluation, procurement, and installation of
database management systems and related tools, and have interactions
with software vendors. You will work with the systems administration
staff on underlying hardware needs and interact with internal user
groups consisting of scientific, programming, and administrative staff.
Requires flexibility and teamwork orientation in an expanding, dynamic
environment.

Requirements:  BS/MS with two years of database experience in a
production environment with one or more UNIX-based RDBMSs, preferably
Oracle. Experience/familiarity with the following: relational database
normalization and optimization; SQL queries; client-server
architectures; common UNIX tools; design and development of databases;
maintenance of database tools. Excellent communication skills.

Desired Experience:  Experience/Familiarity with Solaris OS, X Windows,
and Oracle; Python, C, C++, Perl, HTML, SQL, and/or Java; mixed UNIX,
PC, and Macintosh client applications; molecular biology, genetics, or
genomics; DNA and protein sequence databases. Job#: CB-04-9901-W


Position:  Computational Biologist, Bioinformatics

You will use available algorithms and software-and where
necessary-develop new tools for phylogenetic analysis of sequences for
the same gene collected from a number of sources; identification of
homologous genes among human and model organisms; detection and
interpretation of function of uncharacterized sequences; structure
prediction and modeling for functional analysis; and data mining among a
growing number of databases to help automate the linking of information
from multiple sources. You will explore models for representing,
comparing, and querying gene networks. In addition, you will work with
software tool developers and experimentalists on analysis and
interpretation of DNA and protein sequences and related data sets, and
on design of experiments. Flexibility and teamwork orientation in an
expanding, dynamic requirements environment is essential.

Requirements:  Ph.D. or MS in either Computer Science or Molecular
Biology with experience in the complementary discipline; programming
skills (Python, C, C++, Java, or Perl); and excellent communication
skills. Knowledge of molecular biology, genetics, or genomics; DNA and
protein sequence databases and the common tools for analyzing and
manipulating sequence data; algorithmic underpinnings for DNA and
protein sequence comparison and pattern recognition; structural biology
and structure/function prediction.

Desired Experience:  Experience/familiarity with database management
systems; UNIX environment; structured and object oriented software
design; tool development and implementation in a production-scale data
collection environment.  Job#: CB-01-9901-W


We offer competitive salaries & benefits packages.  Please send resume
to Exelixis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., HR Dept. (Attn. job #), 260
Littlefield Ave, So. San Francisco, CA 94080.  Fax (650) 825-4240.
Email careers at exelixis.com.  EOE

www.exelixis.com