Associate Director, Data Engineering and Architect

Scorpion Therapeutics; Bridgewater (MA); Hybrid; USD 164,000 - 213,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work option

Minimal travel

Job summary

Scorpion Therapeutics in Bridgewater, NJ is seeking a senior data architect/engineer to design and implement scalable, cloud-native data platforms using AWS, GCP, and Snowflake. You’ll lead data pipelines, ETL workflows, and governance to enable analytics across R&D and regulatory needs.

The role requires 10+ years in data architecture, expertise in SQL, Python, Spark, and MLOps, and experience in biopharma or healthcare compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Science, Business, or Technology; 10+ years in data architecture, cloud computing, and data engineering.
• Experience with biopharma/life sciences and regulatory compliance is required.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement scalable, secure, cloud-native data platforms using AWS, GCP, and Snowflake.
• Lead data engineering (ETL pipelines, data lakes/warehousing) using SQL, Python, and Spark; implement serverless and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Lead AI capabilities (AI/ML workflows, MLOps) for analytics and predictive modeling.
• Establish data governance, quality, lineage, compliance, and metadata management.

Skills

Snowflake

Talend

Qlik

AWS

GCP

ETL

SQL

Python

Spark

MLOps

AI/ML integration

Data governance

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Job description

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement scalable, secure, cloud-native data platforms using AWS, GCP, and Snowflake.
• Lead data engineering (data pipelines framework, ETL workflows) using Qlik, Talend, Python, advanced SQL; implement serverless and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
• Lead AI capabilities (AI/ML workflows, ML Ops) for analytics and predictive modeling.
• Design and implement data governance (quality, integrity, lineage, compliance) using tools like Talend.
• Build monitoring/observability for reliability, data consistency, and reporting accuracy.
• Establish data modeling, metadata management, and data cataloging best practices; ensure biopharma compliance (HIPAA, GxP, GDPR, etc.).
• Optimize ingestion/transform/query performance; automate reconciliation with Python/JavaScript.
• Develop tech roadmaps aligned to R&D, clinical/commercial analytics, and regulatory needs.
• Translate business data needs into Snowflake solutions; drive innovation in integration and governance.

Who You Are (Qualifications)

• Bachelor’s degree (Science, Business, or Technology) + 10+ years in data architecture, cloud computing, and data engineering.

You Are/Have

• Expertise: Snowflake, Talend, Qlik, AWS, GCP; ETL, data lakes, warehousing, streaming.
• Required: biopharma/life sciences/healthcare experience with regulatory compliance knowledge.
• Proficient in SQL, Python, Spark, and cloud-native analytics; AI/ML integration and MLOps.
• Communication and problem-solving skills.

Nice to Have

• Veeva CRM/Salesforce Health Cloud; Qlik Sense.

Where/Work & Travel

• Hybrid (Bridgewater, NJ); remote option; in-person collaboration 2 days/week; minimal travel.

Pay Range

$164,000.00–213,000.00 annual.