Today in Job of the Week, we are featuring an opening for Manager of Technical Development at Sequence Bio of St. John’s.

Founded in 2013, Sequence works with partners to analyze vast sets of data from gene pools to get a deeper understanding of which people are at the greatest risk of contracting a disease. It recently signed an agreement with Memorial University to use the university’s genetic databank to study colon cancer.

The company, which received $1 million in investment last year, is seeking an executive to oversee the development of its data analysis platform.  

Each Monday, our Jobs of the Week feature showcases positions that are currently available on the Entrevestor Job Board. Entrevestor and Qimple operate the Entrevestor Job Board, which helps match job openings and candidates in the tech and start-up communities.

St. John’s, NL

Sequence Bio

Manager, Technology Development

Sequence Bio is in need of a manager to lead the development of its data-and-analysis platform to enable data-driven precision medicine. The platform will use the latest in genomics, big data, analytics, and cloud computing to conduct the analysis. The successful candidate will be responsible for making significant contributions to architecture, strategy, vision, planning and design of the data framework. He or she will also evaluate third-party vendors’ cloud based technologies and platforms to ensure they mesh with the company’s requirements. Qualifications for this position include seven or more years of software development and five or more years’ experience managing software development and quality teams. A Bachelors degree in Computer Science or Computer Engineering, and a working knowledge of or experience in analytics, big data, data modeling and machine learning are also required.

Sequence posted the listing through Acquaint Personnel Services Inc. of St. John’s. To view the direct listing on Sequence’s website, go here. Interest for this position should be directed to Charles Luther, Lead Recruiter at charles.luther@acquiantpersonnel.ca.