Principal Data Scientist

Principal Data Scientist

Position Purpose

The Principal Data Scientist is responsible for driving advanced analytics data engineering application development and AI solutions across TechOps. This role provides technical leadership for strategic data initiatives that improve operational performance enable digital manufacturing and support data-driven decision making.

• Design build and maintain scalable enterprise data platforms and data products using Databricks AWS and cloud-native technologies.
• Architect robust data pipelines for ingestion transformation and delivery of structured and unstructured data.
• Establish data engineering standards development frameworks and best practices across TechOps.
• Ensure data quality integrity security and governance requirements.

• Lead the design and deployment of advanced analytics machine learning and Generative AI solutions supporting TechOps objectives.
• Develop AI-enabled applications using LLMs and RAG frameworks.
• Establish monitoring governance and lifecycle management practices for AI solutions.

• Lead development of enterprise analytics applications using Python React Power BI and R Shiny.
• Design and develop APIs and integration services.
• Ensure modern engineering practices including testing and CI/CD.

• Define and execute TechOps analytics and digital solution roadmaps.
• Lead complex cross-functional projects from concept through production deployment.
• Drive standardisation and reuse of analytics assets and frameworks.

• Mentor Data Scientists Data Engineers and Analytics Developers.
• Conduct technical reviews and promote engineering excellence.

• Advanced experience with Databricks and cloud analytics platforms.
• Strong proficiency in Python and SQL.
• Extensive experience designing scalable data pipelines and platforms.
• Experience developing enterprise applications and APIs.
• Experience with Power BI.
• Experience delivering AI or Generative AI solutions in production.
• Understanding of data governance security and architecture principles.

• Bachelors or Masters degree in Computer Science Engineering Information Technology Data Analytics or related discipline.
• 7-10 years experience in data analytics data engineering software development or digital solution delivery.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional analytics initiatives.
• Experience in manufacturing biotechnology or regulated industries preferred.

CSL Behring is a global biotherapeutics leader driven by our promise to save lives. Focused on serving patients needs by using the latest technologies we discover develop and deliver innovative therapies for people living with conditions in the immunology hematology cardiovascular and metabolic respiratory and transplant therapeutic areas. We use three strategic scientific platforms of plasma fractionation recombinant protein technology and cell and gene therapy to support continued innovation and continually refine ways in which products can address unmet medical needs and help patients lead full lives.

CSL Behring operates one of the worlds largest plasma collection networks CSL Plasma. Our parent company CSL headquartered in Melbourne Australia employs 32000 people and delivers its lifesaving therapies to people in more than 100 countries.

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