The Data Engineer acts as both a hands-on builder and a technical leader, designing, building, and optimizing data pipelines and models to support reliable, efficient and standardized bioprocess improvement advanced analytics. This role translates business requirements into robust, scalable data structures and workflows, ensuring quality, compliance, and performance. As a technical leader, the Data Engineer defines and guides data strategy, establishes execution roadmaps, and mentors other team members.

Responsibilities:

• Provide technical leadership in designing, developing, and maintaining conceptual, logical, and physical data models, architecting and optimizing ELT pipelines and database structures including tables, data types, indexes, keys, and join logic
• Define and implement data strategies, architectural standards, best practices, coding standards, and governance frameworks
• Guide and coach engineering teams in the implementation and optimization of scalable data solutions, ensuring alignment with enterprise strategy
• Translate business needs into effective data architectures, workflows, and products in collaboration with cross-functional teams, including data architects and engineers
• Manage metadata, maintain data lineage, oversee compliance initiatives, and lead efforts in quality improvement, integrity checks, and duplicate detection
• Conduct data model reviews, document specifications, and communicate technical roadmaps to stakeholders
• Lead implementation of automated data validation, unit testing, and deployment workflows, promoting agile and CI/CD methodologies
• Apply advanced data governance practices to reduce redundancy, optimize scalability, and ensure consistent execution across the enterprise

Required:

· Bachelor’s Degree with 6 years’ experience; Master’s Degree with 5 years’ experience; PhD with 0 years’ experience.

· Strong SQL and Python skills; experience with ODBC interfaces (Oracle, SQL Server)

· Proficiency with data modeling tools (ERwin, Power Designer, SqlDBM, or similar)

· Deep understanding of dimensional modeling, data warehousing, and data governance

· Familiarity with cloud services (AWS - Red Shift EC2, Azure)

· Background in data governance and data quality concepts

· Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills

· Demonstrated experience collaborating with technical and non-technical stakeholders to deliver IT/OT data products in accordance with ISA88/ ISA95 best practices

· Proven record of success in fast-paced environments, managing multiple priorities effectively

Beneficial:

· Familiarity with Ignition, High Byte or equivalent technologies

· Experience within pharma or biotech industries

Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: ​

• The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. ​

• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.​

• This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. ​

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law. ​

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