Hybrid Data Architecture & AI Enablement Lead

Altria Client Services LLC; Richmond (VA); Hybrid; USD 138,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Relocation benefits

Paid time off

13 paid holidays

Performance bonus

401(k) matching

Professional development stipend

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Job summary

Altria Client Services LLC is seeking a Manager of Data Architecture & AI Enablement in Richmond, VA. You will own target-state data architecture across LIMS, SDMS, and regulatory domains, delivering production-ready AI capabilities for scientists and regulatory teams in a regulated environment.

You will lead a small team, govern data with Unity Catalog and Purview, and drive scalable, compliant data solutions on Databricks and Azure while embracing a hybrid work schedule.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on data architecture and data engineering experience with pipelines and models you designed.
• Hands-on integration experience with laboratory and regulatory systems (LIMS, SDMS, electronic notebooks, TrackWise).
• Strong command of Databricks and Microsoft data/AI stack (Azure Data Factory, Purview, Entra, RBAC).
• Practical delivery experience with AI patterns: retrieval-augmented generation and document intelligence.
• Experience operating in a regulated environment with data governance and audit trails.

Responsibilities

• Own target-state data architecture for domains; lead source discovery and integration across LIMS, SDMS, notebooks, and regulatory data sources.
• Design data models and semantics for studies, samples, methods, results, specifications, formulations, and submissions.
• Deliver AI enablement: document intelligence, retrieval-augmented generation, and governed conversational access.
• Build and oversee production pipelines on Databricks and Azure with Delta, CDC, schema evolution and cost monitoring.
• Govern domains in Unity Catalog and Purview with Entra ID, ensuring access control and lineage.
• Design for regulated environment with validation, audit trails, and data quality rules as code.
• Lead and coach a team of architects and engineers; set standards for onshore and offshore delivery.
• Work with lab, regulatory and product teams to ship working data products based on real feedback.

Skills

Data architecture

Data engineering

AI Enablement

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Engineering

Tools

Databricks

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake Gen2

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Entra ID

Azure RBAC

Azure AI / Fabric

Fabric services

Job description

Altria Client Services LLC is seeking a Manager of Data Architecture & AI Enablement in Richmond, VA. You will own target-state data architecture across LIMS, SDMS, and regulatory domains, delivering production-ready AI capabilities for scientists and regulatory teams in a regulated environment.

You will lead a small team, govern data with Unity Catalog and Purview, and drive scalable, compliant data solutions on Databricks and Azure while embracing a hybrid work schedule.