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Imagine a group of fascinating people… who spend time at work creating the product they absolutely love. Imagine empowered tech freaks for whom the team equals comrades. Imagine tremendous professionals and geeks who like, support, and respect each other.

See yourself in that picture? Well, hello there! We’re Displate, the XXI-century metal posters makers. Displate.com is home to artworks from thousands of independent artists and the biggest brands on this planet, like Marvel, DC, Star Wars, Blizzard, NASA, Iron Maiden, CyberPunk, The Witcher… you name it.

We are looking for a passionate and motivated Senior Data Engineer to join the Data & Analytics team.

We are seeking a talented and product-oriented Senior Data Engineer to implement AI-driven features and develop recommendation engines for visual artworks. The ideal candidate has strong experience with machine learning, data engineering, and deploying ML models into production. We seek a hero who has a high-level of ownership and autonomy. 

We’re hungry for talents like you!

 

Your responsibilities

• Deployment of machine learning solution in production on AWS & GCP

• Participate in product discovery to proposed ML product features

• Design, implement and validate ML algorithms for visual similarity and recommendations

• Develop image2metadata solutions using multimodal LLMs to enrich artwork catalog data

• Write clean, efficient code following software development best practices

• Build prototypes, run and log experiments, and work on end-to-end ML projects

• Collaborate with product, data engineering and cross-functional teams

• Research and evaluate new tools and technologies

Want to try yourself in Displate?

General expectations

• Experience deploying ML models in production on cloud platforms (AWS, GCP)

• Strong Python programming skills and experience with data science libraries (scikit-learn, PyTorch, Huggingface)

• Experience with creating robust, well-documented machine learning APIs (Fastapi, API Gateway)

• Proficiency with software development best practices – design patterns, code reviews, TDD etc.

• Experience with ML tooling – experiment tracking, model versioning etc.

• Practical knowledge of Data Warehouses (preferably BigQuery),  SQL (Postgres, MySQL) and NoSQL (MongoDB) databases

• Understanding of data structures, modeling and software architecture

• 5+ years of relevant data science/engineering experience

Nice to Have:

• Experience with large language models (LLMs) like GPT and LangChain/LangServe

• Experience with CI/CD (Gitlab CI/CD, Cloudformation, Terraform)

• Experience with data pipelining (Spark, AWS Glue, Airflow, dbt)

• Experience with ecommerce recommendation systems

• Experience with advertising data (Fivetran, Google Analytics + Tag Manager, Google & Meta Ad Platforms)

• Experience with designing A/B tests based on Machine Learning features

Perks? All on us!

⚕️ Private healthcare plan + life insurance – we’ve got your back!

🏅 Sportscard – get up from your desk and go swimming!

🗣️ Free English classes

🏖️ 20/26 days of paid holiday

📖 Training budget – your skillset matters here

👋 Team building budget – never too much socializing

What else have we got others probably don’t?

🏅 Recognized by Forbes‘ as one of the most valuable e-commerce companies in Poland
❤️ Ranked as “Digital Champion CEE” in 2021 & 2022
🎁 Working in super fast and developing environment, as for now we have over 230 official collections in our catalog, straight from Star Wars, Netflix, Warner Bros., NASA, CD Projekt RED, or even FC Barcelona. 

🏅 Sold over 10.5 million Displates in over 50 countries!

📖 A truly socially responsible community – we’re diving into new environmental initiatives across the world

❤️ We’re a people first company, we’re organising charity events for people in need
📍 Trips to our manufacture – trust us that’s a life-changing experience to see how exactly Displates are made! Your own welcome Displate for FREE + discounts for all the rest of Displates
🎲 Winter swimming, boardgames, soccer… We are always willing to consider new or different ideas!

Company Description

Statistics show that women and underrepresented groups tend to apply to jobs only if they meet 100% of the qualifications. Sobi encourages you to change that statistic and apply. Rarely do candidates meet 100% of the qualifications. We look forward to your application!

At Sobi, each person brings their unique talents to work as a team and make a difference. We are dedicated to developing and delivering innovative therapies to improve the lives of people who live with a rare disease. Our edge comes from our team of people and our commitment to patients.

Our mission and culture at Sobi North America get us excited to come to work every day, but here are a few more reasons to join our team:

• Competitive compensation for your work
• Generous time off policy
• Summer Fridays
• Opportunity to broaden your horizons by attending popular conferences
• Emphasis on work/life balance
• Collaborative and team-oriented environment
• Making a positive impact to help ultra-rare disease patients who are in need of life saving treatments

Job Description

We are looking for someone to lead and develop the North American team as well as providing mentoring, support and professional development to individual members of the Statistical Programming Team. In addition, work as Statistical Programmer providing communication skills and expertise in the preparation of regulatory, clinical, and marketing documents throughout drug development, post-marketing and life-cycle management.

Key Responsibilities

• Management of the US Statistical Programming Team according to Sobi’s values including development of the staff and the department to meet Sobi’s business needs
• Provide leadership and project coordination to all statistical programmers working in the project, including in-house consultants and statistical programmers at CRO
• Prepare the clinical components of regulatory submissions, e.g. Clinical Overviews, Summaries of Clinical Efficacy and Safety, Briefing documents, regulatory response documents, Clinical Study Reports and Investigator’s Brochures
• Ensure communication of a clear, concise, complete, credible and compelling scientific content aligned with the objective of a regulatory document
• Support clinical studies with programming skills
• Support and drive company projects, data and programming standards together with the Head of Statistical Programming
• Be the System owner for the new Statistical Programming Environment
• Collaborate with full SEDS to support and enhance project activities

Scope of the Job (define the job as it relates to the larger scheme of the organization)

• Ensure timely, high quality deliverables from Statistical Programming in accordance with project milestones and in line with the overall Sobi RDMA project portfolio priority
• Responsible for processing of clinical data required for analysis of clinical trials, Phase I-IV.
• Create/acquire tools to improve programming efficiency or quality.
• Create/review programming plan, specifications for datasets and TLFs.
• Support data request from other functional group (Statistical Science, Medical Writing, MACD, Drug Safety, Regulatory and Marketing).
• Act as mentor for junior staff by giving lessons, advices and challenging their SAS code

Principal Interfaces / Relationships

List the titles of individuals with whom this position interacts, both inside and outside the organization.

Internal:

• Clinical Data Manager
• Product Statistician
• Study Statistician
• Statistical Programmer
• Medical Writer
• Clinical Program Leader
• Clinical Study Manager
• Medical Director Lead
• Medical Program Lead
• Drug Safety Manager and Physician
• Regulatory Affairs Manager
• Clinical Pharmacologist
• Marketing
• IT
• QA
• Patient Access

External:

• Programmers and other personnel at external service providers

Qualifications

Education/Learning Experience

Required:

• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Statistics, pharmaceuticals Sciences, Life Sciences and related areas.

Desired:

• Master of Science (MSc) or PhD

Work Experience

Required:

• A minimum of 10-year experience of drug development within pharmaceutical industry and/or a Contract Research Organization (CRO)
• Experience of regulatory submission with FDA, EMA or PMDA
• Excellent written and verbal Communication skills in English

Desired:

• A minimum of 5 years of experience of Statistical Programming or similar
• Successful track-record of leading complex projects
• A minimum of 2 years of experience in managing statistical programmers

Skills/Knowledge

Required:

• Excellent knowledge of SAS programming and associated features and their applications in pharmaceuticals industry environment, in particular clinical trial data setting and clinical submissions (Base SAS, SAS Macro and SAS Graph)
• Familiar with CDISC conventions, i.e. SDTM and ADaM models and related controlled terminologies, and knowledge or some experience using these models
• Familiar with common external coding dictionaries (MedDRA and Standard MedDRA Queries, SMQ and WHO DD), knowledge or some experience of other external dictionaries (e.g. SNOMED, WHOART, COSTART and UNII)
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Strong understanding of clinical trial data and extremely hands on in data manipulations, analysis and reporting of analysis results

Desired:

• Extensive knowledge in CDISC data standards and controlled terminology
• Excellent application and macro development skills

Personal Attributes

Required:

• Highly developed analytical and strategic thinking with an ability to identify key issues
• A strong team player, with the ability to work effectively in a team setting and interact with people of different cultural, seniority and functional backgrounds
• Sense of accountability and ownership and able to work independently
• Good project management and organizational skills
• High scientific and ethical integrity
• Curiosity and drive to broaden skill and knowledge

Desired:

• Excellent leader with strong interpersonal and influencing skills

Languages

Required: English, both oral and written communication

Desired: Swedish or French, both oral and written communication

Other Areas of Responsibilities: To participate in departmental activities, e.g. SOP writing, as required

Additional Information

The base salary pay range for this role is $150,000 – $195,000 annually. Actual pay for this position will take into account factors such as experience and location. In addition to a base salary, this position is also eligible for a competitive 401k match, short and long-term incentives, medical, dental, vision, STD/LTD and life insurance benefits, in addition to other health and wellness programs and offerings.

Reporting to

All Sobi employees need to demonstrate behaviors in line with Sobi’s core values: Care, Ambition, Urgency, Ownership and Partnership. Are you ready to be on the Sobi team? Come join a culture that empowers every person to be the person that makes a difference for rare disease.

Why Join Us?

We are a global company with over 1,700 employees in more than 30 countries and are committed to the societies where we operate. With a deeply skilled management team directing our day-to-day wins, and a Board with a stellar track record, we’re ready to take on the world’s diseases, ailments and adversity. Our people believe they have the power to make a positive impact in others’ lives because that’s exactly what we do here. If you’re seeking a career that taps into your talents in a way that makes the world a better, healthier place, we just may have a job for you.

We know our employees are our most valuable asset, and our culture conveys that. We offer a competitive benefits package, to support the health and happiness of our staff.

Sobi Culture

At Sobi, we refuse to accept the status quo. This is because we have witnessed first-hand the challenges facing those affected by rare diseases, and have used this knowledge to shape our business to find new ways of helping them.

As a specialized biopharmaceutical company, we are dedicated to rare diseases. And we see this focus as a strength. By effectively turning our research into ground-breaking treatments, we help make medicine more accessible and open up more possibilities for patients and more opportunities for those caring for them. This has been our approach since day one, but we know we can’t change the world of rare diseases on our own. Accomplishing this requires strong partnerships with patients, partners and stakeholders across the entire value chain. Together, we define how our business can create solutions that serve the needs of those affected by rare diseases while facilitating sustainable growth.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Sobi is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind. All employment decisions at Sobi are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veterans and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status or protected groups by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate.

Sobi is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer. Disabled/Veterans. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access this website to apply for a vacancy as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations by sending an email to

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COVID-19 Policy

For the safety of our employees and all individuals with whom we interact professionally, Sobi North America requires all new hires in the U.S. to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 with proof of vaccination status. We will consider requests for reasonable medical or religious accommodations, as well as any state-specific exemptions, as required by applicable law.