Senior Associate, Metadata Engineering

Jobtailor; Connecticut; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Pfizer is seeking an experienced Data Governance professional to own and evolve the Collibra Data Governance Center meta-model, integrations, and workflows. You will partner with Global Supply to coordinate changes to the PGS Unified Data Hub and related platforms, and represent the Data & AI Platforms on PGS-facing projects.

Responsibilities include shaping asset models, building external integrations, and guiding security and governance standards in a regulated environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in data governance, metadata engineering, and/or data modeling.
• Strong workflow automation skills, including BPMN and Groovy, Java, or Python scripting.
• Experience with Collibra REST API integration patterns.
• Ability to coordinate change across business and platform teams, including impact/risk assessment, deployment plans, and controls.
• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to represent platform positions in product, architecture, and governance forums.
• Preferred: background supporting PGS or manufacturing/supply chain data domains and operating models.
• Preferred: 1–3+ years of hands-on Collibra experience, including DGC, Console, Job Server, workflows, and APIs.
• Preferred: experience designing and evolving enterprise-scale Collibra meta-models, including asset/attribute types, relations, communities, and domains.
• Preferred: knowledge of technical lineage harvesting and curation (Snowflake, Databricks Unity Catalog) and mapping to business glossaries.
• Preferred: understanding of Collibra security models, role design, and SSO/IdM integration.
• Preferred: familiarity with data quality operating models and rule lifecycle in Collibra.
• Preferred: experience in regulated environments, including GxP.
• Knowledge of Collibra APIs, Java/Groovy, Python, Copilot Studio/Claude Code, and Git/Jenkins/Git Actions.
• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks/Unity Catalog, and Tableau/Power BI scanners and lineage connectors.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Pfizer’s Collibra Data Governance Center meta-model, system integrations, and workflows
• Partner with Pfizer Global Supply to coordinate catalog and operating-model changes impacting the PGS Unified Data Hub and adjacent platforms
• Represent Data & AI Platforms on PGS-facing projects and forums
• Shape the asset model and build and maintain workflows and external integrations
• Guide standards for security, lineage, and governance
• Collaborate with Information Technology partners to set up development, test, and production environments
• Conduct risk analysis and impact assessments for solutions integrating with Pfizer systems
• Design and implement application software configurations and systems for commercial off-the-shelf products
• Coordinate communication and collaboration within the team to achieve project goals
• Manage time, develop short-term work plans, operate under general supervision, and solve loosely defined problems

Skills

Data Governance

Collibra Integration

Workflow Automation

Risk Assessment

Stakeholder Management

Java

Groovy

Python

Snowflake

Databricks

Tableau

Power BI

Education

Bachelor’s degree / Master’s / Associate options

Tools

Collibra REST API

Git

Jenkins

Power BI

Copilot Studio

Job description

• Own and evolve Pfizer’s Collibra Data Governance Center meta-model, system integrations, and workflows


• Partner with Pfizer Global Supply to coordinate catalog and operating-model changes impacting the PGS Unified Data Hub and adjacent platforms


• Represent Data & AI Platforms on PGS-facing projects and forums


• Shape the asset model and build and maintain workflows and external integrations


• Guide standards for security, lineage, and governance


• Collaborate with Information Technology partners to set up development, test, and production environments


• Conduct risk analysis and impact assessments for solutions integrating with Pfizer systems


• Design and implement application software configurations and systems for commercial off-the-shelf products


• Coordinate communication and collaboration within the team to achieve project goals


• Manage time, develop short-term work plans, operate under general supervision, and solve loosely defined problems

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree with at least 2 years of experience; OR master’s degree with more than 0+ years of experience; OR associate’s degree with 6 years of experience; OR high school diploma or equivalent with 8 years of relevant experience


• Experience in data governance, metadata engineering, and/or data modeling


• Strong workflow automation skills, including BPMN and Groovy, Java, or Python scripting


• Experience with Collibra REST API integration patterns


• Ability to coordinate change across business and platform teams, including impact/risk assessment, deployment plans, and controls


• Excellent stakeholder management and ability to represent platform positions in PGS product, architecture, and governance forums


• Preferred: background supporting PGS or manufacturing/supply chain data domains and operating models


• Preferred: 1–3+ years of hands‑on Collibra experience, including DGC, Console, Job Server, workflows, and APIs


• Preferred: experience designing and evolving enterprise‑scale Collibra meta‑models, including asset/attribute types, relations, communities, and domains


• Preferred: knowledge of technical lineage harvesting and curation, such as Snowflake and Databricks Unity Catalog, and mapping to business glossaries


• Preferred: understanding of Collibra security models, role design, and SSO/IdM integration


• Preferred: familiarity with data quality operating models and rule lifecycle in Collibra


• Preferred: experience in regulated environments, including GxP


• Knowledge of Collibra APIs, Java/Groovy, Python, Copilot Studio/Claude Code, and Git/Jenkins/Git Actions


• Experience with Snowflake, Databricks/Unity Catalog, and Tableau/Power BI scanners and lineage connectors


• Must be authorized to be employed in the U.S. by any employer


• Must have permanent work authorization in the United States; U.S. work visa sponsorship is not available now or in the future

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in Data Governance, Metadata Engineering, and Workflow Automation, with a strong focus on Collibra integration and management. Capable of conducting risk assessments and coordinating change across business and platform teams in regulated environments.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Data Governance


• Collibra Integration


• Workflow Automation


• Risk Assessment


• Stakeholder Management

ATS Optimization Keywords

Hard Skills

• Data Governance


• Metadata Engineering


• Workflow Automation


• Collibra REST API


• Java


• Groovy


• Python


• Snowflake


• Databricks


• Tableau

Soft Skills

• Stakeholder Management


• Collaboration


• Problem Solving


• Time Management

Industry Keywords

• Manufacturing


• Supply Chain


• Regulated Environments


• GxP

Tools & Technologies

• Collibra


• Git


• Jenkins


• Power BI


• Copilot Studio