Software Engineer - Java Developer (temporary position)

About Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd

Idorsia Ltd is reaching out for more - We have more ideas, we see more opportunities and we want to help more patients.
In order to achieve this, we want to develop Idorsia into one of Europe’s leading biopharmaceutical companies, with a strong scientific core.
Headquartered in Switzerland - a European biotech hub - Idorsia is specialized in the discovery and development of small molecules, to transform the horizon of therapeutic options. Idorsia has a broad portfolio of innovative drugs in the pipeline, an experienced team, a fully-functional research center, and a strong balance sheet – the ideal constellation to bringing R&D efforts to business success.
Idorsia was listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (ticker symbol: IDIA) in June 2017 and has over 1,200 highly qualified specialists dedicated to realizing our ambitious targets.

We are looking for a Temporary Software Engineer-Java Developer to join our great team !

Job Responsibilities

• Proactively develop professional and innovative software for drug discovery, by transforming requirements from pharmacologists, biologists and chemists into user-friendly applications
• Maintain and operate these software applications and server components
• Acquire an in-depth understanding of the business processes in drug discovery
• Using and contributing to a rich framework of functional classes and GUI components
• Contribute to interdisciplinary information technology related software projects and technical collaborations with external software engineers and scientists
• Administer parts of the Research Information Computing Infrastructure

Candidate’s Requirements 

• Master’s or Bachelor’s degree in computer science, bio-informatics, chemistry, or similar professional experience in software engineering
• Java expert with substantial experience in desktop development (Swing, JavaFX)
• Full-stack software development, requirements engineering, software architecture, design patterns, OOP, unit- and integration-testing
• Comprehensive knowledge of relational databases: JDBC, JPA/Hibernate, SQL, ERMs, stored procedures
• Knowledge in related technologies/frameworks like cloud (AWS), Spring, OpenAPI, REST, JavaScript is an asset.
• Solid understanding of natural science, chemistry and/or biology is a plus
• Fluent in English and German or French
• Good problem-solving skills, analytical thinking, and understanding of existing code
• Pragmatic problem-solving attitude
• Motivated, reliable, and a committed team player

What Idorsia offers

• Exciting opportunities for development and professional growth within our dynamic organization
• A collaborative and solution-oriented environment where you can make a difference
• An innovative and open culture in a truly multicultural environment
• A competitive salary and generous social benefits

Work Location: Allschwil – Basel Area
Country: Switzerland
Business Area: Drug Discovery – Translational Sciences- Scientific Computing
Schedule: Fulltime
Job Type: Temporary 1 year 
Job ID: 4451
 

At Idorsia, we harness the power of difference, authenticity, and inclusion to achieve business success.
We encourage all potential candidates with diverse backgrounds of race, color, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, and disability to submit their job applications. All applicants will receive consideration.
We are committed to fostering respect, fairness, and equal opportunities for all job applicants and our employees.

Please be informed that if you are selected for this position, your employment will be subject to a pre-employment background screening process, of which you would be informed in greater detail in due course.

Idorsia Pharmaceuticals Ltd ("Idorsia") is committed to a fair and transparent application process. In order to avoid any conflict of interest in line with Idorsia Code of Business Conduct, which would undermine such a commitment, the applicants  must disclose any personal, financial, or other outside interests interfering with the interests of Idorsia. Further, the applicant is obliged to disclose any and all relationships with close or affiliated persons, who are employees of Idorsia or are collaborating with Idorsia in any other contractual relationship. 

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