Senior Data Engineer, Remote - Life Sciences Data Pipelines

Motion Recruitment; Manchester (NH); Remote; USD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

Unlimited PTO

401(k)

Company-Paid Life Insurance

Short-Term Disability Insurance

Long-Term Disability Insurance

Job summary

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design and scale data solutions powering research and operations. This fully remote role serves NH residents, with full-time hours in the Eastern Time Zone.

You will own technical solutions from design through deployment, collaborating with product teams, solution architects, and engineering leadership. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in data engineering, strong Python/SQL production experience, and a track record of building scalable

Qualifications

• 8+ years of professional experience in Data Engineering or related technical disciplines.
• 8+ years of hands-on experience using Python and SQL in production environments.
• Proven experience developing scalable data pipelines and data integration solutions.
• Experience leading technical projects and coordinating activities across multiple stakeholders.
• Strong background gathering requirements and translating them into technical deliverables.
• Experience implementing automated testing and maintaining high code quality standards.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities while delivering against project timelines.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Experience working within Agile software development methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Design and build scalable data solutions that support scientific and operational business needs.
• Partner with Product Managers and Solution Architects to define technical approaches and project requirements.
• Develop data models, ingestion processes, and integration frameworks for complex datasets.
• Create reusable Python libraries and components that improve platform scalability and maintainability.
• Build and maintain high-performance data pipelines with comprehensive testing coverage.
• Process data from a wide range of scientific and laboratory systems and file formats.
• Develop dashboards, analytical tools, and customer-facing data applications.
• Drive engineering best practices related to quality, automation, performance, and reliability.
• Lead technical design sessions and contribute to architectural decisions.
• Identify and resolve delivery risks, technical blockers, and process inefficiencies.
• Support project execution by coordinating with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance across the organization.
• Ensure delivered solutions meet business requirements and provide value to end users.

Skills

8+ years of Data Engineering

Python

SQL

Data pipelines

leading projects

requirements gathering

testing & code quality

multi-stakeholder coordination

Agile methodologies

communication & collaboration

Tools

React

Streamlit

Jupyter Notebooks

Job description

Motion Recruitment is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to design and scale data solutions powering research and operations. This fully remote role serves NH residents, with full-time hours in the Eastern Time Zone.

You will own technical solutions from design through deployment, collaborating with product teams, solution architects, and engineering leadership. Ideal candidates have 8+ years in data engineering, strong Python/SQL production experience, and a track record of building scalable