Associate Director–Data Lake Operations
Core
Lead the design, implementation, and management of clinical data lake solutions supporting global clinical trial and healthcare research initiatives.
Role type
Senior IC data lake operations lead
Builds
Scalable data lake architectures and data pipelines integrating diverse clinical data sources
Domain
Healthcare / Clinical Research / Big Data
Deliverable
production ML models | infrastructure
Required skills
Data lake architecture, Data engineering, Clinical trial processes, CDISC standards (SDTM, ADaM), Regulatory compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, FDA, ICH-GCP), Big data platforms (AWS, Spark, Google Cloud), Database technologies (SQL, NoSQL), ETL tools, Team leadership, Strategic planning
Preferred skills
Experience integrating data from multiple sources, Building scalable data solutions, Innovation in data capabilities
Technologies
AWS, Spark, Google Cloud, SQL, NoSQL, EDC systems, EHR
Responsibilities
Define and execute strategy and roadmap for Clinical Data Lake, Lead design and development of scalable data lake architectures, Build and manage data pipelines integrating diverse sources, Ensure data security, privacy, and regulatory compliance, Establish standardized clinical data models aligned with CDISC standards, Drive data quality, transformation, validation, and lineage tracking, Lead matrixed teams across data engineering and ingestion functions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership responsibilities