Vesynta is an investor-backed precision medicine company based within the London Cancer Hub. We are building clinical decision support software that personalises dosing of critical therapies at the point of care which provide clinicians with access to data-backed pharmacology models; resulting in fewer toxic side effects, and significantly improved treatment efficacy. We exist to support patients (children, but also women and those with diverse ethnic heritages) who have been traditionally under-represented and poorly served by traditional, coarse dosing methodologies. Our team is fast-paced, results-oriented, and mission-driven.
Drive the development of impactful healthcare solutions as our Lead Back-End Software Engineer. You'll architect, build, and scale our core platform in collaboration with our talented frontend and pharmacology/data science teams. You'll own the back-end architecture, ensuring its robustness, security, and performance. This is a high-impact role where you'll directly contribute to improving the lives of children undergoing cancer treatment by enabling personalised dosing.
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A full role specification is available upon request via email: careers@vesynta.com (ref. VS-005393-HR).
Our web, mobile and Electronic Health Record-integrated applications offer best-in-class actionable precision dosing insights to healthcare professionals, supporting the end-to-end process of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring and Model Informed Precision Dosing. With these, the primary users (hospital-based clinicians, pharmacists and nurses) are able to provide patients with enhanced and personalised care across several therapeutic areas including antibiotics, chemotherapeutics and immunosuppressants.
If you're passionate about our mission and confident you can make a significant contribution, we encourage you to apply (even if you don't perfectly match every requirement). While this posting is for a Lead Back-End Engineer, we may, on occasion, identify exceptional candidates who are a strong fit for our team but whose experience aligns more closely with a different role. In such cases, we may discuss alternative opportunities within Vesynta.
Our recruitment process takes around 2-3 weeks end-to-end. You will have multiple opportunities to meet key team members, discover more about the role. The stages are as follows:
We value the expertise of recruiters and welcome you to submit relevant candidates. Please send anonymised CVs to careers@vesynta.com - all submitted CVs will be reviewed as part of our applicant pool. We are managing this search internally and are not currently considering exclusive agreements or upfront retainer arrangements. However, we are willing to pay fees upon successful placement of a candidate.
At Vesynta, we're on a mission to revolutionize precision medicine, providing impactful healthcare solutions as we seek a passionate Lead Back-End Software Engineer - Python/Django to join our dynamic London team. Our innovative clinical decision support software is designed to enhance cancer treatment, particularly for children and underrepresented populations, by personalizing critical therapy dosing right at the point of care. As our Lead Back-End Engineer, you will take charge of designing and developing robust, high-quality backend systems using your expert Python and Django skills. Your role will involve architecting our backend to ensure it remains secure and scalable while implementing CI/CD pipelines that make deployment smooth and efficient. Collaboration is key at Vesynta, and you’ll work closely with our frontend and data science teams to translate product requirements into technical solutions. We value mentorship, so you’ll have the opportunity to nurture junior developers, fostering a supportive and high-performing environment. This is a high-impact position where your contributions will directly affect lives, driving improvements in treatment efficacy. If you’re excited about making a real difference in healthcare while being part of a fast-paced, mission-driven team, we would love to hear from you! A full role specification is available upon request via email at careers@vesynta.com (ref. VS-005393-HR).
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