Theranos is actively building a world-class team. Most likely candidates are currently employed in similar types of positions but want to be part of a paradigm-shifting company doing innovative work and gain tremendous personal and career growth. Candidates must be hard working with unfaltering determination to excel in an intense start-up environment.

MS or PhD in computer science, computational biology and bioinformatics, statistics, applied math, or related discipline.

Machine learning and data mining experience required, specifically, in the areas of data-driven modeling, clustering, classification, regression, dynamic programming, and data management systems.

• Strong skills in statistical analysis of large quantities of scientific measurement data, understanding of data mining techniques.
• Structured thinker, effective communicator, team player with ability to work with dynamic teams.
• Familiarity and experience in different phases of software development life cycle.
• Good understanding of algorithms, data structures, optimization techniques, and object-oriented programming.
• Good programming skills in Java, C/C++, PERL, Matlab, R, SQL in a UNIX/Linux environment.
• Strong skills in algorithms and working with large volumes of data.
• Database access methodologies experience.
• Experience with pharmaceutical/medical/clinical data is a plus.

• Determine and implement technology combinations to solve specific business problems.
• Develop extensible, scalable, reliable software.
• Interact with other teams to define interfaces and understand dependencies.
• Write detailed technical documents.
• Understand and affect the product directions.