IDBS builds cloud informatics software for BioPharma, spanning ELN, lab data management and process workflows from R&D to manufacturing. Its stack mixes a long-lived Java/Oracle core with React, TypeScript, Kubernetes and Terraform on AWS, and job posts pair heritage-product sustainment with agentic workflows and RAG-based GenAI. Accelerating, engineering-heavy hiring targets moving AI from proof of concept into production.
IDBS is a scientific informatics software company headquartered in Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom, founded in 1989. It sells cloud software and services to BioPharma organizations, covering experiment design, data management and insight generation across the product lifecycle from research through manufacturing. Its portfolio includes the E-WorkBook electronic lab notebook alongside the Polar and PIMS cloud platforms, supporting both GxP and non-GxP environments. The company is privately held, operates as part of Danaher, and employs between 201 and 500 people.
IDBS uses Java, TypeScript, React and Angular, with Oracle, PostgreSQL and MongoDB for data, running on AWS with Kubernetes and Terraform, and Jenkins, CircleCI, Gradle, Maven and SonarQube for CI/CD.
Job posts point to a next-generation agentic workflow platform, an AI-enabled automation platform, RAG-based GenAI solutions and AI capabilities for drug discovery.
Yes. Hiring is accelerating and weighted toward engineering, with additional openings in support, data, operations and sales across mid, senior and principal levels.
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