
AboutReaxys
Reaxysis a comprehensive and powerful cloud hosted and deep-tech data searching tool that is used by thousands of chemists, researchers,and students throughout the world to retrieve chemistry patents, chemical reactions, substance data,and other related chemistry information using a highly performant, bespoke, search engine. Supported by continuous updates and robust taxonomies,Reaxyscan be searched using natural language, drawn chemical structures,formula, physical propertyparametersand more. Trusted for over 30 years by large pharma, innovative startups, large tech, private and public sector researchhubsand universities alike,Reaxysis a partner to the pharma, medicinal chemistry,and chemical industries.
About the Role
You areexperiencedin handlinglarge amountsofdata, managing underlying data structures anddatabases, andmaking this data accessible to various stake holders forhigh demand use cases?Do youdesireto work in a practical domain? Do you want to support scientists, researchers, students and more by making relevant data accessible to them?
About the Team
TheReaxysteam is searching for a self-drivenandmotivateddataenthusiastwith a passion formanagingmultipleconstantlyevolving data structures,performance optimizationofunderlyingdatabasesand data storages, and makingthedata accessibleto various stake holdersin a highly performant wayThe focusisontaking a holistic perspective onourchemistrydatatoprovidean (almost)real-timeexperienceto our customers, even forcomplexuse casesoncontinuously growinglarge datasetsYou will be part of an agile development team supporting and continuouslyimprovingthe storage, organization, management and access ofour chemicaldatato fulfil our customer’s needs, from databases, data structures,schemas, andviews to sophisticatedtechnologiesto makeall ofthisaccessible and utilizableYou will be able to contribute and expand yourexpertiseand skills in a variety of career paths at Elsevier.
Our diverse team stretches across China, India, Europe, the UK and the US and relying on a well-developed network of industry leaders,partners,and suppliers.
TheReaxysteam hasflexible working opportunities since 2014 and this position isbased inFrankfurt, Germanywhere youwill beworkingwithourteamsinBengaluru, India, and Amsterdam, Netherlands.In Germany, we offer trust-based working times, work from anywhereopportunities,above average number of holidays,acorporatebenefits program,and more. Our teams consist ofexperienced professionalsfromdiversebackgrounds.Our support for inclusion and diversity ispart of our core company principlesandourpublic companybranding,andlived byour employees andvarious employee resource groupsevery day
Your Responsibilities:
Understand,designandmaintaindifferentdata structuresandthe correspondingdata, and constantlyoptimizeandadapt thedata storages,data structures,schemas, views, procedures, etc.tofulfil customer use cases
Transform the data structuresfor different representations and implementations.
Optimizeourdatabases, e.g, indexes,the data structure,views,and queries,and implement extensions, stored proceduresforfastresultretrievalevenforcomplexuse cases
Be an active member of theagile team, contributing to ceremonies and team decision making
Work closely withdevelopers,productowners,andotherstakeholders to ensuretimelydeliveries
You should bring:
Expert level experiencein Data Engineering or Business Intelligence
Strong background in relational databases, preferably PostgreSQL and/or Oracle, and their optimization
Minimum medium levelscripting experiencein Bash, Perl, or Python
Experienceinversion controltools, like Git.
Experience in AI supported development/working.Fluent English oral and written communication skills
The ability and passion to work in adiverseteam
Education & Experience:
Expert(5 years)as a Data Engineer or Business Intelligence Expert
Strongexperience with relational databases, like PostgreSQLor Oracle
Abachelor'sdegree (master'spreferred) incomputerscience,orlife scienceswith a strong background inIT
The following skills will be a bonus:
Basic chemistry or life sciences knowledge
Experience or training in AWS
Experience or training in C/C++
Experience or training inLinux
Knowledge of Jenkins, JIRA, and Confluence
Primary Location Base Pay Range: Germany - Frankfurt (Baseler Platz) €62,200 - €103,500.
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