Durham, NC / Menlo Park, CA Hybrid Employment $142K-$200K

GRAIL is hiring a Staff Software Engineer – Data Team (Durham, NC) #4433

Responsibilities

  • Design and implement software systems that turn raw clinical, lab, and operational data into reliable, analysis-ready datasets
  • Partner with scientists, clinicians, lab operations, and data teams to understand data generation, transformation, and usage needs
  • Develop services, libraries, data models, and workflow components that enforce data integrity, access control, and compliance by design
  • Navigate complex data requirements such as schema evolution, blinding, consent, and privacy compliance
  • Collaborate on cross-functional initiatives involving data quality, testing strategy, monitoring, and operational excellence
  • Lead software engineering efforts for long-lived systems that must evolve alongside active clinical and research programs
  • Mentor engineers and collaborate with scientists to ensure software decisions support both technical and scientific outcomes
  • [Contribute to documentation, onboarding materials, and processes that support cross-functional adoption and data literacy across teams]
  • [Participate in incident response or investigation processes related to data quality or availability issues in production systems]

Benefits

  • Flexible time-off or vacation
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Mindfulness programs

Work Arrangement

Hybrid

Team

Structure: Multi-disciplinary organization of scientists, engineers, and physicians

Additional Information

  • Employees in this role are eligible for flexible time-off or vacation
  • Eligible for a 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Medical, dental, and vision coverage included
  • Mindfulness programs offered
  • Equal employment opportunity employer: all qualified applicants considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, or protected veteran status
  • Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records considered in accordance with applicable law
  • Reasonable accommodations available for qualified individuals with disabilities
  • Contact rc@grailbio.com for accommodation requests
  • GRAIL maintains a drug-free workplace
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GRAIL is a healthcare company focused on early cancer detection through advanced genomic technologies.
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Department Research & Development – Technology
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Posted 5 months ago