Sr Data Engineer - Biological Studies

Sr Data Engineer

What you will do

• Let's do this. Let's change the world. In this vital role you will design, build and maintain data lake solutions for scientific data that drive business decisions for Research. You will build scalable and high-performance data engineering solutions for large scientific datasets and collaborate with Research customers
• Design, develop, and implement data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data integration solutions
• Take ownership of data pipeline projects from inception to deployment, run scope, timelines, and risks
• Develop and maintain data models for biopharma scientific data, data dictionaries, and other documentation to ensure data accuracy and consistency
• Optimize large datasets for query performance
• Collaborate with global multi-functional teams including research scientists to understand data requirements and design solutions that meet business needs
• Implement data security and privacy measures to protect sensitive data
• Leverage cloud platforms (AWS preferred) to build scalable and efficient data solutions
• Collaborate with Data Architects, Business SMEs, Software Engineers and Data Scientists to design and develop end-to-end data pipelines to meet fast paced business needs across geographic regions
• Identify and resolve [complex] data-related challenges
• Adhere to standard methodologies for coding, testing, and designing reusable code/component
• Explore new tools and technologies that will help to improve ETL platform performance
• Participate in sprint planning meetings and provide estimations on technical implementation
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of processes, systems, and solutions

Basic Qualifications:

• Master's degree with 4 - 6 years of experience in Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field OR
• Bachelor's degree with 6 - 8 years of experience in Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field OR
• Diploma with 10 - 12 years of experience in Computer Science, IT, Computational Chemistry, Computational Biology/Bioinformatics or related field

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in designing and supporting biopharma scientific research data pipelines.

Must-Have

Skills:

• Proficiency in SQL and Python for data engineering, test automation frameworks (pytest), and scripting tasks
• Hands on experience with big data technologies and platforms, such as Databricks, Apache Spark (PySpark, SparkSQL), workflow orchestration, performance tuning on big data processing
• Excellent problem-solving skills and the ability to work with large, complex datasets

Good-to-Have

Skills:

• A passion for tackling complex challenges in drug discovery with technology and data
• Experience writing and maintaining technical documentation in Confluence

Professional Certifications:

• Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional preferred