Hybrid Staff Algorithm Engineer

at Dexcom

• Job title: Staff Algorithm Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $135,100 - $225,100 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Cloud, Google Cloud Platform, Python
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Charlottesville, United States

About the role

• Key contributor to R&D projects at Dexcom developing advanced algorithmic treatments for diabetes. Collaborating with experts to enhance care and analyze clinical data within an agile framework.

Responsibilities

• You will be a key contributor to R&D projects in TDI, working with a team of experts in advanced algorithmic treatments, diagnostics, and insights for diabetes, pre-diabetes, and health and longevity, enhancing care from HCPs and helping people to treat better, eat better, sleep better, and live better.
• You will analyze clinical trial and health records data.
• You will perform modeling and design activities, and you will be involved in selecting the appropriate methods to apply, including both data-driven and model-based methods.
• You will help to identify and sell innovation opportunities for TDI, responding to needs articulated by Dexcom’s commercial and strategic planning teams.
• You will develop prototype software within an agile R&D framework that supports massively parallel simulation.
• You will document and communicate your work.
• You will work with cross-functional teams in support of downstream commercialization efforts.

Requirements

• You must have a hunger to make the world a better place by developing advanced algorithmic treatments, diagnostics, and insights for diabetes, pre-diabetes, and health and longevity.
• You must be proficient in working with complex data from diverse sources, including clinical study data.
• You must be an experienced practitioner of first principles and/or data-driven modeling methods.
• You must have considerable experience translating models into signal processing, control, and/or decision-support algorithms in a biomedical context.
• You must have proficiency with common software development and data analysis platforms (Python, R, Matlab, or other similar environments) and practice modern software development methods.
• You must have strong written and oral communication skills, suitable for diverse audiences ranging from your peers within TDI to Dexcom leadership.
• Ideally, you have been exposed to glucose-insulin metabolic health concepts, models, and technology.
• Ideally, you have participated in the design of clinical trial end points and monitored their collection and analysis.
• Ideally, you have a master's degree or higher in Electrical, Biomedical, or Systems Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
• Ideally, you have experience with cloud computing environments such as GCP or AWS.

Benefits

• A front row seat to life changing CGM technology.
• Learn about our brave #dexcomwarriors community.
• A full and comprehensive benefits program.
• Growth opportunities on a global scale.
• Access to career development through in-house learning programs and/or qualified tuition reimbursement.
• An exciting and innovative, industry-leading organization committed to our employees, customers, and the communities we serve.