Hybrid: Data Architecture & Engineering Leader

NCBiotech; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 152,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life ins.

Fitness & Wellness programs including,

Short- and Long-Term Disability

Paid vacation and year-end shutdown

12 holidays + 3 personal days

Sick time 80 hours/year

Maternity and Parental Leave

401(k) with company match

Employee stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Biogen is seeking an Associate Director, Data Engineering & Architecture to advance the DMA strategy and lead enterprise data architecture initiatives. You will shape Snowflake roadmaps, governance, and data platform development while guiding implementation teams across analytics and AI initiatives.

The role emphasizes collaboration with IT and business stakeholders, independent decision-making, and prioritization of critical data programs to drive scalable, compliant data solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• 10+ years of experience in Data Management, Analytics, or related arenas.
• 3+ years of experience in 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.
• Experience in Pharmaceutical or Biotech industry preferred.
• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks, AWS, Power BI, Informatica, and modern data engineering platforms.
• Experience with GxP and regulated environments preferred.

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

Cloud data platforms

Data governance

Stakeholder collaboration

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

AWS

Power BI

Informatica

Job description

Biogen is seeking an Associate Director, Data Engineering & Architecture to advance the DMA strategy and lead enterprise data architecture initiatives. You will shape Snowflake roadmaps, governance, and data platform development while guiding implementation teams across analytics and AI initiatives.

The role emphasizes collaboration with IT and business stakeholders, independent decision-making, and prioritization of critical data programs to drive scalable, compliant data solutions.