GRAIL

GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured.

Menlo Park, CA, USA

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Staff Software Engineer (Menlo Park) #3711

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Employer Provided Salary: 180,000-210,000 Annually

GRAIL is a healthcare company whose mission is to detect cancer early, when it can be cured. GRAIL is focused on alleviating the global burden of cancer by developing pioneering technology to detect and identify multiple deadly cancer types early. The company is using the power of next-generation sequencing, population-scale clinical studies, and state-of-the-art computer science and data science to enhance the scientific understanding of cancer biology, and to develop its multi-cancer early detection blood test. GRAIL is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA with locations in Washington, D.C., North Carolina, and the United Kingdom. GRAIL, LLC is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Illumina, Inc. (NASDAQ:ILMN). For more information, please visit www.grail.com.

GRAIL is seeking a Staff Software Engineer to join our team in building software solutions to automate and streamline processes in our factory-like laboratories.

We process patient blood samples in labs to detect cancer and will significantly expand its commercial operations both in the US and abroad over the coming years. As a consequence, engineering teams are tasked with building software and hardware to automate and streamline many processes in the lab.

There are many software teams that support this effort and we’re specifically looking to expand the team that builds systems to support the NHS and GRAIL partnership. This is a key business goal and you will have the opportunity to work on an incredibly exciting project that directly impacts the UK population.

On an individual basis, you will work as part of a full-stack scrum team to design, develop and run systems that will support these industrial style laboratories. Your work will directly support the processing of GRAIL’s multi-cancer early detection blood test. We believe in using the right tool for the project so Grail’s codebase includes many languages but existing systems are built in Java, Python and JavaScript.

This is a hybrid role and requires you to be onsite 2 days a week in Menlo Park, CA

Responsibilities

Design, build and run systems that process patient samples.
Be part of a cross-functional team that collaborates with stakeholders in the US and UK.
Work on problems that sometimes cannot be solved with software alone.
Take responsibility for the systems managed by the team and support the operation teams that use the system you build through on-call rotations.

Preferred Qualifications

You have a Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering, Bioinformatics or similar technical field.
Ideally you have 8+ years of relevant work experience designing, developing, testing and maintaining software.
You are experienced in general-purpose programming languages such as Java, Python, JavaScript, Go, etc, but understand that ultimately these are tools to solve problems
You are experienced in cloud platforms such as AWS, infrastructure as code such as terraform and relational databases such as MySQL
You have excellent logical reasoning and analytical skills, with a preference for simple solutions.
You are a strong written and verbal communicator and can adapt your communication style and the level of detail to your audience.
You have a solid understanding of software design principles, data structures, and algorithms.

The expected, full-time, annual base pay scale for this position is $180,000-$210,000K. Actual base pay will consider skills, experience, and location.

Based on the role, colleagues may be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan tied to company and individual performance, or an incentive plan. We also offer a long-term incentive plan to align company and colleague success over time.

In addition, GRAIL offers a progressive benefit package, including flexible time-off, a 401k with a company match, and alongside our medical, dental, vision plans, carefully selected mindfulness offerings.

GRAIL is an Equal Employment Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status. We will reasonably accommodate all individuals with disabilities so that they can participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. GRAIL maintains a drug-free workplace.

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Joerg Bredno

Principal Scientist, Computational Biology and Interpretation

WIDEN YOUR SCOPE

A huge data set with an even bigger impact

“Cancer is a nasty, diverse disease that can affect widely different regions in the genome,” Principal Scientist Joerg Bredno said, and understanding how and why cells change isn’t easy. Luckily, his team works with more than 12 petabytes of molecular data — which translates to more than 1 million gigabytes — and a high-performance scientific computing environment that can handle analysis at that scale. With these tools, Bredno’s team is building an even larger training data set for the next generation of GRAIL’s early detection, multi-cancer screening test, slated to roll out this year.

It is rewarding that we can see, learn and share relevant insights from our data that so far doesn't exist anywhere else in the world in this form.

Ting Ma

Associate Director, Data Engineering

ACCELERATE TOGETHER

A team united by passion, fueled by collaboration

GRAIL’s team sets lofty goals for its products, which require the unique talents and perspectives of every employee. Take one eight-month study that Associate Director Ting Ma worked on, parsing data from a GRAIL-sponsored clinical trial. Due to the volume of data, teamwork was imperative to define and implement clinical features, refine codes with robust test cases and tweak them as continuous feedback rolled in. The work is important, but that's not the only plus: “Cross-functional team collaboration is fun,” Ma said. “You get to learn so much while contributing to each project.”

GRAIL is taking on a challenge that is unprecedented. It can only become successful when people with different expertise collaborate deeply.

Ying Luan

Associate Biostatistical Director

UNCOVER NEW OPPORTUNITIES

Sharp talent, perpetually looking to learn more

There’s a reason top talent, like Associate Biostatistical Director Ying Luan, joins GRAIL. “Here, I knew I could have the opportunity to contribute to the development of innovative analysis methodologies,” Luan said. She’s now working on a diagnostic aid project, planning and designing validation for clinical studies. It’s a new area for her, but there’s plenty of support for learning new skills at the company: With resources like LinkedIn Learning, workshops and conferences, she finds footing in the field, while diversity and inclusion trainings connect her fully to GRAIL’s culture.

Post-launch activities and payer’s reimbursement were new to me when I joined GRAIL. But now, I’m learning new things on a daily basis with different stakeholders in mind.

What are GRAIL Perks + Benefits

GRAIL Benefits Overview

We’re committed to creating the best experience for everyone at GRAIL, ensuring that each member of our team has comprehensive benefits and resources to thrive at all stages of life, both at work and at home.

Culture

Volunteer in local community

Partners with nonprofits

Intermountain Healthcare

Open door policy

OKR operational model

Team based strategic planning

Open office floor plan

Employee resource groups

Employee-led culture committees

Hybrid work model

In-person all-hands meetings