This role pays more than
89%
of similar roles. Most pay
$174,600–$228,100
— the shaded band above.
At the midpoint, this role pays about
$265k
versus about
$201k
for comparable roles.
Based on 240 similar postings.
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About Genentech
Genentech is a leading research-driven company dedicated to discovering and developing, manufacturing, and commercializing medicines for people with serious and life-threatening diseases.
Genentech currently has
10 open roles
on FindRole.
Listed pay typically runs
$150,200–$279,000
across 9 roles with salary data.
Principal Software Engineer, Early Clinical Development will lead a team of software, data, and machine learning engineers within the Early Clinical Development department. This role involves spearheading the architecture and deployment of production-grade pipelines, transitioning prototypes into secure enterprise systems, and developing advanced applications featuring Large Language Models integrated through retrieval-augmented generation, multi-agent architectures, and complex function-calling. The engineer will establish evaluation frameworks for GenAI and ML systems while managing cloud-native, API-first services to optimize clinical data review, site feasibility analyses, and enrollment forecasting. Key technical requirements include expertise in enterprise cloud platforms, advanced data storage architectures, and scalable application development. The role focuses on solving complex problems in the clinical trial development space by building interoperable data products and reducing architectural complexity through strategic engineering leadership and cross-functional collaboration with data and clinical teams.
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