Senior Preclinical Data Engineer - Data Standards & BI

ALTEN Technology USA; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a Senior Preclinical Data Engineer to manage heterogeneous preclinical data across global sites. The role focuses on standardizing data, ensuring quality, and supporting end users in a hands-on environment in Boston, MA.

You will collect and transform data from multiple internal systems, help establish data standards, and assist with BI reports and dashboards. Strong SQL and Python skills are required, with 5–6 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 to 6 years of experience working directly with preclinical or bench/lab-generated research data.
• Ability to work a minimum of 3 days on-site in Boston, MA.
• Strong understanding of bench science and how scientific experiments generate data, including chromatography and Western blotting.
• Experience creating structure and standards from data lacking established formats.
• Proficiency in SQL and basic Python for data querying, cleaning, validation, and quality review.
• Experience providing end-user support for scientific software applications or data systems.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the on-site point of contact for preclinical data management activities under a remote platform team.
• Collect, map, and transform heterogeneous preclinical data from multiple internal systems into standardized formats.
• Support development and implementation of data standards and taxonomies where none exist.
• Perform data quality reviews, cleaning, validation, and accuracy checks using SQL and Python.
• Contribute to loading validated data into a central data lake.
• Provide functional, ticket-based user support for scientists using internal preclinical tools.
• Troubleshoot data-loading and data-handling issues across multiple preclinical systems.
• Support admin activities: access rights, LOV management, MOPs, business needs refinement.
• Support testing/validation activities, including BI extracts, dashboards, and reports.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data management

BI dashboards

Preclinical data

Tools

LIMS

ELN

SDMS

MDM

Job description

ALTEN Technology USA is seeking a Senior Preclinical Data Engineer to manage heterogeneous preclinical data across global sites. The role focuses on standardizing data, ensuring quality, and supporting end users in a hands-on environment in Boston, MA.

You will collect and transform data from multiple internal systems, help establish data standards, and assist with BI reports and dashboards. Strong SQL and Python skills are required, with 5–6 years of relevant experience.