Director Data Development

BioTalent Canada; Quebec; Hybrid; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading biopharmaceutical company is searching for a Director of Data Development for its Enterprise Data Analytics team. This full-time position, based remotely in Canada, involves developing data strategies and managing a high-performing team. Candidates must possess a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field and have over 7 years of leadership and engineering experience. The role includes competitive benefits, an annual bonus, and a focus on advancing data quality through innovative practices.

Benefits

Competitive benefits

Employee and family assistance program

4 weeks’ Vacation & 10 Personal days

Telemedicine access to health professionals

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in technology leadership, building and mentoring engineering teams.
• 7+ years of hands-on data engineering experience.
• Deep expertise in database and data architecture.

Responsibilities

• Develop a data engineering strategy aligned with enterprise goals.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define a unified data architecture.
• Lead advanced Databricks implementations for large-scale processing.

Skills

Technology leadership

Data engineering

Database architecture

Data warehousing

ETL tools

Analytics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Mathematics, or related fields

Tools

Databricks

Power BI

Salesforce

SAP

Job description

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well‑being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we’ll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

As a Director Data Development for our Enterprise Data Analytics team, you’ll be joining a purpose‑driven team aligned with our mission: Together We Create Healthier Lives. We’re looking for a visionary, self‑driven leader to help expand its reach across all business lines. This is your opportunity to shape how we integrate, govern, and elevate data quality to fundamentally transform how Charles River operates through data science and advanced analytics.

In this role, primary responsibilities include:

• Develop and executed a data engineering strategy aligned with enterprise goals and digital transformation;
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define a unified data architecture and scalable roadmap;
• Promote innovation through emerging technologies and platform enhancements;
• Establish governance frameworks and best practices for data consistency and compliance;
• Lead advanced Databricks implementations for large‑scale processing, ML workflows, and real‑time analytics;
• Enable actionable insights via semantic models and Power BI enterprise reporting;
• Built robust data pipelines for high‑volume ingestion, transformation, and distribution.
• Direct a high‑performing team, ensured 99.9%+ uptime, and drove automation and DevOps for operational efficiency.

We are looking for the following minimum qualifications for this role:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Mathematics, or related fields;
• 7+ years of experience in technology leadership, with a proven track record of building, mentoring, and scaling high‑performing engineering teams;
• 7+ years of hands‑on Data engineering experience;
• 7+ years of data warehousing and ETL tools experience;
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in information technology;
• Deep expertise in database and data architecture, with demonstrated experience in designing robust dimensional data models;
• Experience with Finance Reporting Modernization;
• Experience with enterprise platforms such as Salesforce or SAP.

Role Specific Information:

• Location: Remote (from one of our Canadian site);
• Annual bonus based on performance;
• Schedule: Daytime between Monday and Friday;
• Permanent position as of the hiring, full‑time 37.5hrs per week.

Why Charles River?

• We offer competitive benefits and advantages from day one to support your well‑being;
• Employee and family assistance program;
• Excellent welcome program for new employees as well as in‑house advancement and career development opportunities;
• Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine);
• 4 weeks’ Vacation & 10 Personal day policy;
• Many social activities!

If you are interested in contributing to the well‑being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us. This is Your Moment.

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.