Principal Data Engineer - R&D Data Pipelines (AWS)

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Dublin; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Jazz Pharmaceuticals seeks a Principal Data Engineer to lead complex data integration and pipeline initiatives across R&D. You will design, optimize and govern data architectures using AWS, Python, SQL and modern ELT/ETL techniques.

You will collaborate with clinical, pre-clinical and regulatory teams to ensure data quality, traceability and compliance (HIPAA, GDPR) while delivering scalable solutions in a global, fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Life Sciences, or related fields.
• Master’s degree preferred with 3–5 years in data engineering, healthcare or clinical data.

Responsibilities

• Support design, development and maintenance of data pipelines for R&D data.
• Create and optimize ETL/ELT processes using Python, R, SQL and AWS.
• Build and maintain data repositories using AWS S3 and FSx.
• Establish data warehousing with Amazon Redshift and standard data models.
• Develop data quality frameworks, validation processes and KPIs.
• Implement data versioning and lineage for traceability and compliance.
• Document data processes, architectures, and workflows.
• Apply DevOps/CI-CD and modern software practices.
• Collaborate with RnD researchers, data scientists and stakeholders.
• Ensure compliance with HIPAA and GDPR.

Skills

Python

R

SQL

AWS

S3

Redshift

FSx

Glue

Lambda

NoSQL

Docker

Kubernetes

HIPAA

GDPR

Agile

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Math/Stats

Master’s degree preferred

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

SQL

AWS (S3, Redshift)

Job description

Jazz Pharmaceuticals seeks a Principal Data Engineer to lead complex data integration and pipeline initiatives across R&D. You will design, optimize and govern data architectures using AWS, Python, SQL and modern ELT/ETL techniques.

You will collaborate with clinical, pre-clinical and regulatory teams to ensure data quality, traceability and compliance (HIPAA, GDPR) while delivering scalable solutions in a global, fast-paced environment.