Data Stewardship Lead for Trusted Analytics & Governance

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.; Cambridge, Northern (MA, KY); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Cambridge, MA seeks an Associate Director, Data Steward to design gold-level models and governed metrics for scalable decision products.

You will enforce single source of truth standards while enabling fast delivery across Value Teams and partner with AI/ML Engineering to ensure traceable feature inputs. The role focuses on building data foundations, ensuring data quality, and delivering analytics-enabled insights to accelerate commercial outcomes within the

Qualifications

• BS degree or equivalent experience in data-related field.
• 9+ years in data engineering, data architecture, analytics engineering, or data governance.
• Deep experience with gold-layer data modeling and architecture, including dimensional modeling and conformed dimensions.
• Advanced proficiency in SQL and hands-on experience with dbt, including modular design, testing, and documentation.
• Experience defining and governing metrics, including lineage, metadata, access controls, stewardship workflows, and change management.
• Experience using AI tooling to improve throughput and quality while maintaining accuracy, security, and governance discipline.
• Strong ability to partner across functions, communicate standards clearly, and enable reuse across Value Teams.

Responsibilities

• Work within and across multiple Value Teams to deliver governed data products.
• Own gold-level data modeling and architecture for key commercial domains.
• Establish and maintain single source of truth metrics with clear lineage and documentation.
• Own analytics engineering standards for the gold layer, including dbt architecture and testing.
• Operate data quality management with automated tests and monitoring.
• Define and deliver reliable data products with SLAs for freshness and availability.
• Partner with AI/ML Engineering to ensure stable, traceable feature inputs.
• Use AI tooling to increase efficiency in documentation and profiling.

Skills

Gold-layer data modeling

SQL proficiency

Analytics engineering

AI tooling usage

Jira collaboration

GitHub version control

Education

BS degree in Data Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science, Analytics, or related field

Tools

dbt

GitHub

Jira

Job description

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc. in Cambridge, MA seeks an Associate Director, Data Steward to design gold-level models and governed metrics for scalable decision products.

You will enforce single source of truth standards while enabling fast delivery across Value Teams and partner with AI/ML Engineering to ensure traceable feature inputs. The role focuses on building data foundations, ensuring data quality, and delivering analytics-enabled insights to accelerate commercial outcomes within the