Lead AI & Data Engineer – APD Platform
Core
Design, develop, and maintain production-quality data and AI engineering solutions for the Accelerated Pharmaceutical Development (APD) Platform to enable R&D teams to access, manage, and derive value from trusted data.
Role type
Senior individual-contributor Lead AI & Data Engineer
Builds
Scalable data pipelines, data products, analytical services, machine learning capabilities, and AI-enabled applications for the APD Platform
Domain
Pharmaceutical R&D / Data Engineering & AI
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Python, SQL, data modeling, API design, automated testing, cloud platform services, MLOps, CI/CD, infrastructure as code, containerization, observability
Preferred skills
Generative AI, LLM integration, RAG, knowledge graphs, semantic data models, platform engineering (via careerplan.io/jobs/R-259617-1-lead-ai-data-engineer-apd-platform-at-astrazeneca)
Technologies
Spark, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform, Git, AWS Glue, PowerBI, Startburst, Snowflake, LangChain, LangGraph, LangSmith, FastAPI, Pydantic, Pandas
Responsibilities
Design and implement data pipelines and AI solutions; collaborate on platform architecture and engineering standards; manage data quality, lineage, and governance; mentor engineers and facilitate technical discussions; apply DevOps practices for continuous delivery
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with technical leadership
