Principal Data Engineer
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Job Summary
For 75 years Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences finance IT sales or another area your skills will play an important role in the work we return well help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.
Job Summary
At Charles River Laboratories were transforming how we work by harnessing the power of AI data and digital innovation to accelerate the discovery and development of life-saving therapies. Our vision is to embed artificial intelligence and advanced analytics across every stage of our scientific and operational workflowsempowering our teams with smarter tools seamless data and actionable insights to deliver client-centric services and solutions that better serve our customers and ultimately improve patients lives.
As a Principal Data Engineer within our Enterprise Data and Analytics team youll be at the forefront of a company-wide digital transformation. Were looking for a forward-thinking engineer who brings deep technical expertise and a passion for building scalable AI-ready data this role youll architect and implement modern data solutions that power intelligent applications streamline operations and deliver measurable business value. Youll work closely with cross-functional teams to design robust pipelines integrate diverse data sources and enable advanced analytics and generative AI capabilities. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of data engineering at Charles River and help unlock the full potential of data to drive innovation in the life sciences.
Primary responsibilities
Dans ce poste les principales responsabilités incluront:
- Diriger des initiatives pour moderniser les systèmes de données hérités en introduisant des architectures natives dans le cloud en temps réel et basées sur les événements.
- Collaborer avec les équipes IA/ML pour concevoir des pipelines de données optimisés pour lentraînement des modèles linférence et lapprentissage continu.
- Développer et appliquer des normes de codage des directives de modélisation des données et des modèles de conception de pipelines au sein des équipes dingénierie.
- Concevoir développer et maintenir des pipelines de données évolutifs et des processus ETL en utilisant Azure Data Factory Azure Databricks et dautres services Azure.
- Mettre en œuvre et optimiser des solutions de stockage de données en utilisant Azure Data Lake Azure SQL Database et Delta Lake pour soutenir les besoins en analyses et en rapports.
- Collaborer avec les scientifiques des données les analystes et les parties prenantes de lentreprise pour comprendre les besoins en données et fournir des ensembles de données fiables et de haute qualité.
- Assurer la sécurité la conformité et la gouvernance des données en appliquant les meilleures pratiques le contrôle daccès basé sur les rôles (RBAC) et le chiffrement.
- Surveiller et dépanner les flux de données en assurant la performance la fiabilité et lefficacité des coûts dans les environnements cloud Azure.
- Automatiser les tâches dintégration et de transformation de données en utilisant les Fonctions dAzure Logic Apps et des langages de script comme Python.
- Fournir un leadership technique et un mentorat aux ingénieurs seniors et juniors en favorisant une culture dexcellence et dinnovation.
Key Elements
We are looking for the following minimum qualifications for this role:
- Bachelors degree in computer engineering Computer Science or related discipline.
- 7 years of experience in ETL design development and performance tuning using the Microsoft Stack in a multi-dimensional data warehousing environment.
- 7 years of advanced SQL programming expertise (PL/SQL T-SQL).
- 5 years of experience in Enterprise Data & Analytics Solution Architecture.
- 3 years of experience in Python Programming.
- 3 years of hands-on experience with Azure especially for data-heavy/analytics applications leveraging relational and NoSQL databases Data Warehousing and Big Data solutions.
- 3 years of experience with key Azure services: Azure Data Factory Data Lake Gen2 Analysis Services Databricks Blob Storage SQL Database Cosmos DB App Service Logic Apps and Functions.
- 2 years of experience designing data models aligning with business requirements and analytics needs.
- 2 years of experience defining and implementing data security standards including encryption auditing and monitoring.
- Strong analytical skills and a passion for intellectual curiosity.
Preferred Skills
- Familiarity with DevOps processes (CI/CD) and infrastructure as code.
- Knowledge of Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Quality tools.
- Experience developing REST APIs using Java Spring Boot Python.
- Experience in building and supporting AL/ML software solutions.
- Familiarity with stream-processing systems (e.g. Event Hubs Storm Spark-Streaming).
- Experience with API integrations (RESTful SOAP) for both internal and external systems to enhance data flow and automation.
- Experience working in Agile environments familiarity with Agile tools like Jira or Azure DevOps.
- Experience in data and analytics within the Life Sciences industry is a plus.
Role Specific Information
- Location: Remote (from one of our Canadian sites).
- Schedule: Daytime between Monday and Friday. Permanent position as of the hiring full-time 37.5hrs per week.
- Annual bonus based on performance.
Why Charles River
- Competitive benefits as of the hiring. We pay up to 85% of premiums (health & dental coverage).
- Employee and family assistance program.
- Excellent welcome program for new employees as well as in-house advancement and career development opportunities.
- Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine).
- 4 weeks Vacation & 10 Personal day policy.
- Many social activities!
If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities not only across the country but around the world please join us. This is Your Moment.
About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.
About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model which reduces their costs enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.
With over 20000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our clients unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies biotechnology companies government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.
At Charles River we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of peoples lives. Our mission our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.
Were committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance 401K paid time off stock purchase program Health and wellness coverage employee and family wellbeing support programs and work life balance flexibility.
Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race color sex religion national origin ancestry age mental or physical disability family status pregnancy military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.
It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.
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Find your moment to make a significant impact on global health with a career at Charles River
