Company Summary

Lila Sciences is a privately held, early-stage technology company pioneering the application of artificial intelligence to transform every aspect of the scientific method. Lila is backed by Flagship Pioneering, which brings the courage, long-term vision, and resources needed to realize unreasonable results. Join our mission-driven team and contribute to the future of science.

Our Life Sciences effort is leveraging AI and high-throughput automation for valuable therapeutic discovery and development across biological modalities.

At Lila, we are uniquely cross-functional and collaborative. We are actively reimagining the way teams work together and communicate. Therefore, we seek individuals with an inclusive mindset and a diversity of thought. Our teams thrive in unstructured and creative environments. All voices are heard because we know that experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way.

If this sounds like an environment you’d love to work in, even if you only have some of the experience listed below, please apply.

Job Description 

You will have the opportunity to shape the future of science working with other software engineers and collaborating with materials scientists and machine learning specialists. We are actively seeking an experienced developer to join our software platform team and help us build tools to support automated scientific analysis and more.  This candidate should have experience in data engineering and workflow automation, primarily in the Python programming language. The ideal candidate will have 3-6 years of experience with a focus on Python development for scientific applications and bring best practices around git and collaborative development. Familiarity with DevOps, AWS, and JavaScript front-end development will be a distinct advantage. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Participating in the entire software development life cycle, focusing on coding and debugging of scientific workflows. 
• Building reusable code and libraries for future use. 
• Integrating user-facing elements into applications. 
• Interfacing with the Laboratory Automation Team and Software Platform Team to generate specification documents 
• Designing and implementing workflow automation scripts per the specification document 
• Comprehending our strategic direction and applying it towards software development. 
• Managing git repositories and implementing git best practices. 
• Supporting infrastructure as code and creating efficient deployment strategies.
• Utilizing AWS tooling to scale and improve software performance.

Required Qualifications: 

• BS degree in Computer Science or relevant field. 
• Minimum of 4 years of experience in the software development field. 
• High-level proficiency in Python. 
• Strong understanding of git best practices. 
• Acute listening skills and patience to deeply understand user challenges. 
• Experience implementing scalable software solutions. 
• Excellent problem-solving skills and team-first mentality.  
• Strong communication skills to effectively collaborate with team members and stakeholders.  
• Energetic self-starter and independent thinker, with strong attention to detail. 
• Eager to work with highly skilled and dynamic teams in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial, and technical setting. 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Experience with workflow orchestration software and best practices 
• Experience with the Django ecosystem (Django, DRF, Django-ninja), data science and ML packages (pandas, numpy, scipy), and workflow automation tools (airflow, dagster, prefect), and related tools (pydantic, fastAPI).  
• Familiarity with DevOps practices such as GitOps and infrastructure as code. 
• Knowledge of JavaScript for some front-end dev. 
• Experience with AWS fundamentals– RDS, EC2, S3, ECS etc.  

Working at Lila, you would have access to advanced technology in the areas of:

• AI experimental design and simulation
• Automated liquid handling and instrumentation
• Generative molecular design

More About Flagship Pioneering

Flagship Pioneering is a biotechnology company that invents and builds platform companies, each with the potential for multiple products that transform human health or sustainability. Since its launch in 2000, Flagship has originated and fostered more than 100 scientific ventures, resulting in more than $90 billion in aggregate value. Many of the companies Flagship has founded have addressed humanity’s most urgent challenges: vaccinating billions of people against COVID-19, curing intractable diseases, improving human health, preempting illness, and feeding the world by improving the resiliency and sustainability of agriculture.  Flagship has been recognized twice on FORTUNE’s “Change the World” list, an annual ranking of companies that have made a positive social and environmental impact through activities that are part of their core business strategies, and has been twice named to Fast Company’s annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Learn more about Flagship at www.flagshippioneering.com.

Flagship Pioneering and our ecosystem companies are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

At Flagship, we recognize there is no perfect candidate. If you have some of the experience listed above but not all, please apply anyway. Experience comes in many forms, skills are transferable, and passion goes a long way. We are dedicated to building diverse and inclusive teams and look forward to learning more about your unique background.

Recruitment & Staffing Agencies: Flagship Pioneering and its affiliated Flagship Lab companies (collectively, “FSP”) do not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than candidates. The submission of unsolicited resumes by recruitment or staffing agencies to FSP or its employees is strictly prohibited unless contacted directly by Flagship Pioneering’s internal Talent Acquisition team. Any resume submitted by an agency in the absence of a signed agreement will automatically become the property of FSP, and FSP will not owe any referral or other fees with respect thereto.