Data Engineering Lead
Core
Lead multidisciplinary teams to build trusted data products, analytical solutions, and AI-enabled capabilities for drug discovery and development.
Role type
Senior IC Data Engineering Lead (Platform & AI)
Builds
Production data pipelines, AI/ML services, and cloud-native data platforms for scientific and business users.
Domain
Biopharmaceutical / Drug Discovery
Required skills
Python, SQL, cloud architecture (AWS/Azure), data modeling, pipeline orchestration, CI/CD, technical leadership, AI engineering, data governance
Preferred skills
Data mesh, LLM/RAG implementation, regulated industry experience, FinOps, internal developer platforms
Technologies
AWS, Azure, Python, SQL, Spark, dbt, Terraform, Power BI, GitHub Enterprise, containers, serverless
Responsibilities
Define technical direction for data and AI platforms; design scalable architectures for batch/streaming/AI workloads; build and review production data pipelines and AI components; coach senior engineers and raise standards; lead delivery across global teams; manage technical debt and cloud costs.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities (via careerplan.io/jobs/R-259815-1-data-engineering-lead-at-astrazeneca)
