The Pharma Technical Operations (PT) department is establishing the One PT Data Office to serve as the strategic center for data governance strategy and enablement across the entire global PT network. This team is at the heart of our digital transformation responsible for architecting and leading a central data office to unlock the full potential of PTs data assets.

The Head of PT Data Engineering will be instrumental in building the robust data backbone that powers PTs digital transformation and data driven decision making. Reporting into the One PT Data Office this critical role is accountable for leading a cutting-edge internal and external global data engineering team. You will define the strategy evolve the data platforms and processes and oversee the delivery of scalable high-quality data products to enable advanced analytics AI initiatives and critical business processes across Pharma Technical Operations. You will lead a critical team of internal and external data engineers fostering a culture of technical excellence innovation and continuous delivery. This pivotal role requires a visionary leader to build and manage the foundational data infrastructure pipelines and platforms that enable the seamless flow of high-quality FAIR data from diverse sources to data consumers ensuring compliance scalability and future readiness for PTs ambitious digital agenda.

The Opportunity

• Provide strategic leadership and vision for PTs global data engineering capabilities defining the roadmap for data ingestion transformation storage and consumption architectures.

• Accountable for the design development and evolution of scalable robust and cost-effective data platforms (e.g. data lakes data warehouses streaming platforms) that support PTs advanced analytics AI/ML and data product needs.

• Define and implement best practices standards and guidelines for data modeling ETL/ELT processes data quality and data pipeline orchestration across the PT landscape.

• Actively monitor and integrate cutting-edge industry trends emerging data engineering technologies and cloud-native solutions to continually optimize PTs data infrastructure in close collaboration with IT.

• Build mentor mobilize and empower a high-performing global team of internal and external data engineers fostering a culture of technical excellence innovation and agile delivery.

• Accountable for the end-to-end delivery and operational excellence of critical data pipelines ensuring timely accurate and reliable data availability for PTs business processes and analytical use cases.

• Ensure data infrastructure and pipelines adhere to strict quality security and compliance standards (e.g. GxP data integrity data privacy) collaborating closely with Data Governance and Cybersecurity teams.

• Drive the automation and optimization of data engineering workflows to enhance efficiency reduce manual effort and improve data freshness.

Who You Are

• 12 years of progressive experience in data engineering data platform architecture or related roles within a complex global enterprise preferably in life sciences/pharma and 7 years of senior leadership experience specifically building developing and leading large global teams of data engineers.

• Proven track record of successfully designing implementing and scaling robust data pipelines and cloud-based data platforms (AWS Azure GCP data services) for advanced analytics and AI/ML.

• Expert-level knowledge of modern data architectures ETL/ELT data orchestration and data quality management.

• Strong understanding of GxP data integrity and data privacy regulations in a manufacturing context.

• Exceptional strategic thinking communication and influencing skills to lead and align diverse stakeholders globally.

• Bachelors degree in a relevant technical field required; Masters or advanced certifications are highly advantageous.

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