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Director of IT Boston, MA

Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc
Boston, MA, United States
Full-time

1910 Genetics is a Series A stage biotechnology company that is pioneering a novel Input-Transform-Output (ITO) platform as the first ever horizontal AI infrastructure for drug discovery.

In a crowded space with hundreds of AI drug discovery companies, 1910’s ITO platform is differentiated by :

  • Modality agnostic drug discovery : our platform is capable of designing both small molecule and large molecule therapeutics across all disease areas, with an initial focus on neuroscience, oncology, and autoimmune diseases.
  • Proprietary massive multimodal data, which overcomes the data scarcity problem that prevents frontier AI models from being utilized for drug discovery.
  • Multi-AI agent systems that include a robust collection of frontier AI / ML models, each of which works in a task-oriented manner to achieve the multi-parameter optimization problem of drug discovery and development.
  • A state-of-the-art (SOTA) fully-automated, high throughput wet laboratory in the premier Boston Seaport District for both data generation for AI model training as well as validation of the safety and efficacy of drug candidates that are outputted by our frontier AI models.
  • An unprecedented partnership with Microsoft, which positions 1910 as the only biotech / pharma company leveraging Azure Quantum Elements, a groundbreaking, AI-driven, high performance computing (HPC) cloud architecture for advanced AI.
  • Bespoke conversational AI chatbots that provide a customer friendly UI / UX to access our platform for specific drug discovery tasks.
  • Being the only biotech company helping pharma companies integrate 6 core areas of AI infrastructure.

Role Description

  • Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer or Chief Data Officer, establish 1910’s standard IT best practices.
  • Be responsible for the planning, execution, and management of IT projects to support 1910 goals.
  • Oversee IT onboarding and offboarding tasks, along with being tasked with hardware management.
  • Manage relationships with external vendors and manage the internal tooling they provide.
  • Lead and optimize IT infrastructure, ensuring high availability and performance.
  • Implement and maintain security protocols to protect company data and systems.
  • Develop and maintain plans for disaster recovery and business continuity.
  • Identify and implement new technologies to enhance operational efficiency and support innovation.
  • Plan and manage the installation of new organization-wide systems and applications for more specialized functions, assist departments in planning and executing the installation of new systems.
  • Provides Tier I to III / other support per request from various constituencies.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in information technology or a related field.
  • 10+ years of experience as a strategic IT leader, with at least 3 years in a VC backed tech or techbio AI native startup.
  • 10 years of expertise in networking, systems administration, and cloud computing (AWS, Azure, etc.).
  • 10 years experience with implementing and managing IT support tools and ticketing systems.
  • 10 years of extensive technical knowledge of Windows network / server architectures, Active Directory, M365, G-Suite, and Teams / SharePoint;

knowledge of Linux a plus.

  • Knowledgeable with Microsoft Cloud / Server technologies, M365, internal and voice networks.
  • Experience with workforce management systems, ideally Rippling.
  • Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Stay abreast of industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices to drive innovation and improve operational efficiency.
  • Strong attention to detail with the ability to balance multiple projects at once and maintain documentation and reporting.
  • Talent magnet who thrives in hiring, retaining, mentoring, coaching, and professionally developing top 1% talent.
  • Excited about working onsite 5 days a week and leading a team that is onsite 5 days a week.

Nice to Haves

  • Experience working for a biotechnology or healthcare company.
  • Experience with lab systems and associated IT requirements, preferably in biotechnology or pharmaceutical research.
  • Experience working for a small to mid-size startup organization.

Diversity and Inclusion (1910’s Promise)

At 1910, we believe that a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workplace furthers relevance, resilience, and longevity. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply.

1910 is proud to be an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status.

If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during any part of the interview process, please let your recruiter know.

Benefits and Perks

  • Competitive compensation package.
  • Generous vacation and parental leave.
  • Super cool team building activities.
  • Great colleagues.

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