Senior Data Architect for FAIR R&D & AI Enablement

Bayer; Województwo mazowieckie; On-site; PLN 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Bayer is seeking a Senior Data Architect to enable FAIR data across the R&D value chain. You will connect data from diverse sources, design robust data models, and collaborate with scientists, knowledge engineers, and domain experts to empower analytics, self-service insights, and AI-driven capabilities.

You will lead data governance, privacy, and security practices while shaping data mesh architecture and semantic layers.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, information science, knowledge engineering, computational linguistics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Proficiency in designing and implementing data models (conceptual, logical, and physical).
• Proficiency with relational and graph databases.
• Extensive experience with API design patterns and Ability to integrate data from source systems using various interface patterns, such as OpenSharing/Delta Sharing, Iceberg-Sharing, ODBC, GraphQL, OData, REST, or event streaming.
• Strong engineering skills (data engineering, software engineering, or cloud engineering).
• Proficiency in at least one programming language, along with basic Git version control practices.
• In-depth knowledge of FAIR Data Principles, Linked Data principles, and Data Mesh architecture concepts, with demonstrated ability to apply them in practice.
• Proficiency with data governance and security principles and practices.
• Strong analytical and communication skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of fit-for-purpose data solutions to integrate, unify and synchronize data across systems in R&D and beyond, enabling findability of data in compliance to legal and regulatory requirements.
• Collaborate closely with relevant stakeholders in an agile setup to capture, specify and address data-related requirements and dependencies to ensure a fit-for-purpose technical implementation in a healthy data ecosystem.
• Embrace FAIR Data Principles and Linked Data standards to promote a data culture that shifts from siloed thinking to networked, democratized data use that enables efficient, compliant, and secure data consumption by humans, systems, and AI agents within and beyond the primary data context.
• Mentor and coach less-experienced colleagues and uphold high standards in requirements specification, engineering practices, code review, testing, and documentation.
• Drive cross-team alignment on data and knowledge architecture decisions spanning both long-term ambition and near-term execution to maintain a coherent, consolidated and scalable data landscape, ensuring that data needs and compliance requirements are met within the broader Bayer data ecosystem.
• Design and implement appropriate measures to protect data from unauthorized access, corruption, or theft, ultimately ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data to maintain trust in data and prevent legal, operational, regulatory and financial risks.
• Active enterprise architecture thinking and alignment of data initiatives with business, digital, and IT strategies to ensure the respective needs are addressed most efficiently and effectively

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Programming knowledge

Data governance

Attention to detail

Security concepts

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS or related field

Tools

OpenSharing/Delta Sharing

Iceberg-Sharing

ODBC

GraphQL

OData

REST

Git

Databricks

Snowflake

Microsoft Fabric

Job description

Bayer is seeking a Senior Data Architect to enable FAIR data across the R&D value chain. You will connect data from diverse sources, design robust data models, and collaborate with scientists, knowledge engineers, and domain experts to empower analytics, self-service insights, and AI-driven capabilities.

You will lead data governance, privacy, and security practices while shaping data mesh architecture and semantic layers.