The Database & Systems Administrator position will be responsible for aspects
of set-up, maintenance, availability management, problem management, and day
to day administration of Affymax's enterprise computing environment.
- Serve as technical lead on the implementation of GxP related systems (Drug
Safety System, EDMS)
- Collaborate with the team on process improvement efforts
- Participate in and lead efforts to test, upgrade, migrate and deploy databases
and applications.
- Solidify and document procedures and train support personnel.
- Provide on call support for operations staff during escalations.
- Perform capacity planning, performance tuning and application monitoring.
- Responsible for day-to-day operations of enterprise Unix and MS NOS in an
Oracle and MS SQL environment.
- BS degree in Computer Science or related field
- 4 to 7 years of experience as a Database Administrator, Web Application
Administrator, or a related operational role in an Enterprise Computing environment.
- 3 years of hands-on web infrastructure administration of one of the following:
web servers, LiveLink, Argus, WebLogic, Tomcat web application server, Load
Balancers, Verity, or Autonomy search solutions.
- Practical experience with administration task automation in Perl, SQL and
PL/SQL, JAVA, or various shell scripting languages, customized reports, and
Crystal Reports.
- Practical knowledge of service monitoring tools and application tuning.
- Experience working in validated (GxP) environment is plus
- Experience with (LIMS) Laboratory Information Management Systems, (CDS)
Chromatography Management Systems, (SDMS) Scientific Data Management Systems,
a plus.
- Experience with bio-tech applications - MDL ISIS & IDBS ActivityBase
highly desired
- Experience in designing and conducting system validations, along with strong
familiarity of lab instrumentation/processes, and project management are preferred.
- Some travel may be required.
- Familiarity with regulatory guidelines (21 CFR part 11, in particular) is
a plus.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent customer service skills.
Affymax, Inc.
Human Resources
4001 Miranda Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94304
careers@affymax.com
