We are combining the best of human and machine intelligence to accelerate the discovery of advanced medicines.

At LabGenius, headquartered in London, our mission is to accelerate the discovery of next-generation therapeutic antibodies. To do this, we’re pioneering the development of a smart robotic platform that’s capable of designing, conducting and, critically, learning from its own experiments.

We believe this approach will radically improve the drug discovery process, making the generation of advanced antibody therapeutics faster.

LabGenius’ highly multidisciplinary team brings together the very best minds from the fields of data science, robotic automation, protein engineering, synthetic biology. 

As Engineering Manager at LabGenius, you will lead and further enhance our Software Engineering department, which includes work on ML Engineering (ML Ops), Data Engineering, Scientific Applications Engineering, and Technical Operations. Your technical roadmap will guide the development of cutting-edge data pipelines and ML models and products, all in pursuit of unprecedented bio-pharmaceutical discoveries. This role provides an exciting opportunity to make your mark in this entrepreneurial environment. You will report to the CTO and partner closely with other senior leaders in the technology organisation, including heads of Machine Learning, Automation, Protein Engineering, and others.

Our Software Engineering team is responsible for building software that glues together our therapeutic drug development platform. From making tools that help us experiment as efficiently as possible, to building a high quality experimental data platform, software is key to our success.

This role is hybrid-remote, with the expectation of a minimum of 3-days a week on site with some flexibility.  It will important at first for the successful candidate to be on site as much as possible to embed and gain trust across the team.  

What you’ll do in this role

• Define, together with the CTO, the software strategy and roadmap, make tactical decisions, and drive standards and practices for work.
  
• Drive and execute the company's software roadmap and strategy.
  
• Manage a group of 4-6 Software and Data Engineers to ensure they’re happy, motivated, focused and delivering incredible work.
  
• Support your team by providing continuous feedback, address underperformance, and recognise the individual strengths and contributions.
  
• Diagnose and resolve people's problems between and within teams.
  
• Oversee the planning, execution, and delivery of engineering projects, ensuring they meet technical specifications, timelines, and budget constraints.
  
• Monitor project progress, identify potential risks, and implement mitigation strategies to ensure successful project outcomes.
  
• Instil a spirit of continuous improvement in the code, architecture, processes, and ways of working.
  
• Recruit, onboard, and retain top engineering talent to support the company's growth objectives.

What we’re looking for

• Experience leading, coaching and mentoring engineers (4+ reports).
• Product and project management experience and skills: setting roadmaps, being organised and disciplined, showing attention to detail, and following up to ensure the right results.
• Strong foundations in software engineering, software design, and architecture.
• Experience building secure/scalable platforms/products on cloud platforms.
• An empathetic leadership style and you build strong, effective relationships.
• Good experience working with teams and stakeholders from a laboratory/scientific background.
• Good experience working in a multi-disciplinary team.
• Experience partnering with research and data science/bioinformatics or cheminformatics teams.
• Experience partnering with executive stakeholders.
• Experience in the life sciences industry, ideally a pharma or biotechnology company.
• Familiarity with LIMS and ELN systems and their use in biotechnology companies.

In addition to the above, we are looking for people who will embrace, embody and enhance not only our company values - but also our mindsets which you can find detailed on our careers page: https://careers.labgeni.us/

What you’ll receive from us

Aside from being part of our brilliant, purpose-driven team, you’ll also enjoy:

Financial 💸

• A generous stock option plan

• 3x Salary Life Insurance with YuLife

• Health Shield Cash Back Plan on day-to-day health expenses

• 5% pension, with an additional top up on tax savings from us 

• Free Will-writing Service

• Workplace Nursery Scheme to save on childcare costs

Health 🍏

• Private Medical Insurance, including dental and optical (currently with AXA)

• Discounted gym membership through either AXA or HealthShield

• 24/7 access to GP Services

• Access to the Cycle to Work scheme: to make your commute cheaper, healthier and a whole lot greener

• Easy access to the on-site gym and climbing wall to break a sweat or indulge your inner monkey available at competitive rates

Time-Off ⏰

• 25 days annual leave (plus the bank holidays)

• Up to 20 days paid sick leave (including mental health days - no questions asked)

• 3 days paid emergency leave so it doesn’t eat into your relaxation time

• 1 week paid bereavement leave plus 1 day to attend a funeral

• 1 day paid for moving home

Wellbeing 💛

• Employee Assistance Programme including access to coaching and CBT sessions

Development 📚

• Self-study budget via Sunlight (for levels 1-3).  Plus sponsored education opportunities, books, courses and events. We encourage personal development in every form - basically we love learning

Team-building 🤝

• Regular team lunches through Feedr. 

• A programme of social events, both company-wide and within your own teams

Diversity & Inclusion

We believe that diversity makes for innovative, exceptional teams.

We are an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on gender, race, colour, religion or belief, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.

If you feel you don’t meet every single requirement of this role, we still want to hear from you! We encourage you to apply, have a discussion with us about the role or others that we may have at LabGenius either now or in the future, together we can build more inclusive workplaces.