Head of Data Architecture & Snowflake Engineering

Biogen, Inc.; United States; Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision/Life insurance

Fitness & Wellness program

Disability insurance (short/long term)

Vacation + shutdown period

Company holidays + personal time off

Parental leave

401(k) with match

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Biogen is seeking an Associate Director of Data Engineering & Architecture to lead enterprise data architecture standards, governance, and Snowflake roadmaps across DMA initiatives.

The role collaborates with IT and business stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions, mentorship, and strategic guidance. Hybrid work with on-site days in Cambridge, MA or RTP, NC, offering a competitive compensation package.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of experience in Data Management, Analytics, or related arenas.
• 3+ years of cross-system and full-stack architecture using Snowflake.
• Proven ability to develop Snowflake data platform roadmaps.
• Strong expertise in cloud data platforms, data modeling, and data governance.
• Experience supporting enterprise analytics, reporting, AI/ML, and data-driven business initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise data architecture standards, technology strategies, and Snowflake roadmaps.
• Establish data governance standards encompassing metadata management, data quality, lineage, and privacy compliance.
• Evaluate emerging technologies in cloud, AI, analytics, and data through assessments and POCs.
• Collaborate with IT stakeholders to align technology solutions with business objectives.
• Lead architecture design, solution reviews, and technical governance for data initiatives.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance for implementation teams.
• Manage stakeholder requests and prioritize them to align with business needs.
• Facilitate meetings with IT and business stakeholders to drive alignment on business needs.
• Engage proactively with leadership to manage dependencies on other departments.
• Make independent decisions on complex projects and strategic initiatives.
• Plan and estimate project timelines to deliver as per established priorities.

Skills

Data Architecture

Snowflake

Data Governance

Cloud Analytics

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS

Power BI

Informatica

Job description

Biogen is seeking an Associate Director of Data Engineering & Architecture to lead enterprise data architecture standards, governance, and Snowflake roadmaps across DMA initiatives.

The role collaborates with IT and business stakeholders to deliver scalable data solutions, mentorship, and strategic guidance. Hybrid work with on-site days in Cambridge, MA or RTP, NC, offering a competitive compensation package.