Lead Data Engineer: Data Platform & Pipelines (Hybrid)

IQVIA; Ede; Hybrid; EUR 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

IQVIA is seeking a Lead Data Engineer for the Patient Finder product in Europe. You will steer the data pipeline and warehouse strategy, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and AI/ML leads to integrate data components with the wider product ecosystem.

This role emphasizes reliability, scalability, and data quality. You will guide architecture decisions, improve tests and observability, and drive technical direction across evolving platforms while aligning with business priorities.

Qualifications

• Extensive Python development experience with scalable solutions.
• Proven ETL/ELT design and data pipeline implementation.
• Advanced SQL skills with enterprise RDBMS.
• Experience building cloud-based data platforms and warehouses.
• Strong leadership and mentorship capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end data platform design and delivery (pipelines + warehouse).
• Standardise patterns and improve maintainability and reliability.
• Plan releases with risk management and stakeholder communication.
• Collaborate with Product/Engineering to refine requirements and priorities.
• Mentor data engineers and lead the team.

Skills

Python development

ETL/ELT design

SQL proficiency

Data pipeline architecture

Mentorship / leadership

Agile teamwork

Communication with stakeholders

Tools

Airflow

Prefect

Luigi

Dagster

dbt

Databricks

Job description

IQVIA is seeking a Lead Data Engineer for the Patient Finder product in Europe. You will steer the data pipeline and warehouse strategy, mentor engineers, and collaborate with product and AI/ML leads to integrate data components with the wider product ecosystem.

This role emphasizes reliability, scalability, and data quality. You will guide architecture decisions, improve tests and observability, and drive technical direction across evolving platforms while aligning with business priorities.