Senior Manager, Software Engineering (Remote)

This role is open to remote within the US or onsite at our headquarters in South San Francisco.

Why join Freenome?

Freenome is a high-growth biotech company on a mission since 2014 to create tools that empower everyone to prevent, detect, and treat their disease. 

To achieve this mission, Freenome is developing next-generation blood tests to detect cancer in its earliest, most treatable stages using our multiomics platform and machine learning techniques. Our first blood test will detect early-stage colorectal cancer and advanced adenomas.

To fight the war on cancer, Freenome has raised more than $1.1B from leading investors including a16z, GV (formerly Google Ventures), T. Rowe Price, BainCapital, Perceptive Advisors, RA Capital Management, Roche, Kaiser Permanente Ventures, and the American Cancer Society’s BrightEdge Ventures. Are you ready for the fight? A ‘Freenomer’ is a mission-driven employee who is fueled by the opportunity to make a positive impact on patients' lives, who thrive in a culture of respect and cross collaboration, and whose work makes a significant impact on the company and their career. Freenomers are determined, patient-centric,  and outcomes-driven. We build teams around divergent expertise, allowing us to solve problems and ascertain opportunities in unique ways. We are dedicated to advancing healthcare, one breakthrough at a time.

About this opportunity:

We are seeking a Senior Manager for our Software Research Platform team to build and manage a team developing the next generation of Freenome’s engineering platform. You will partner cross-functionally with our machine learning and sciences teams to lead the development of our platform and contribute to the success of Engineering and Freenome as a whole. The ideal candidate is comfortable working in a dynamic, flexible environment and adapting to rapid technological progress and change. 

You are passionate about building and developing strong teams, have a high sense of ownership and take pride in being a servant leader while continuing to make an individual impact. You will have a significant impact on the continued growth of a high profile technology organization that is changing the landscape on early cancer detection.

The role reports to our Director, Software Engineering.

What you’ll do:

• Supervise training and development of software engineering staff, working with Engineering leadership to establish unified principles for software development at Freenome
• Evaluate your team's performance, utilizing our review and promotion process through our comprehensive leveling matrix
• Improve your team's performance, charting out personal growth plans for direct reports
• Support recruitment of engineering personnel, technical staffing, project team formation, and organizational design as the team scales 
• Work with Technical Project Managers and customers to ensure the delivery and success of Engineering software
• Help drive the vision and strategy of Freenome's technical roadmap with a focus on improving all of Engineering’s culture and execution
• Assure the availability, scalability, and performance of application software delivered by your team
• Build out your team's feature and product roadmap in support of the Freenome’s long-term milestones
• Set the technical direction and review results from engineers
• Aid in the translation of business requirements into technical needs and actions

Must haves:

• BS, MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Engineering or a related field; or equivalent training, fellowship, or work experience
• 3+ years of experience in engineering management
• 3+ years of experience in software development, with a track record of building and deploying scalable solutions in the cloud
• Experience partnering with scientists and researchers to build infrastructure that supports experimentation
• Experience in biotechnology, bioinformatics, machine learning or a similar field
• Experience with Agile sprint planning
• Experience with project management, prioritization, and resource planning
• A demonstrated ability to structure, grow, and optimize a team for execution, including attracting top tier talent and filling out gaps in the existing team quickly to accommodate growth
• Exposure to “big data”, especially biological and clinical data
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice to haves:

• Experience in risk management and resource planning, particularly in startup environments
• Experience with Python, Kubernetes, and GCP
• Scrum Lead experience

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