Director, Tech Lead, Data Platform

Director, Tech Lead's - Permanent - Princeton, NJ

Ready to lead projects that bring life-changing treatments to the world? Join our client at the forefront of pharmaceutical innovation and make a difference!

Proclinical is seeking a Director, Tech Lead to design and implement scalable, cloud-based data solutions.

Primary Responsibilities:

This role focuses on integrating advanced tools and technologies, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, and collaborating across teams to enhance data workflows and analytics capabilities.

Skills & Requirements:

• Proficiency in Python and experience developing scalable data pipelines and cloud-based Databricks architectures.
• Expertise in tools such as Airflow, Databricks, DBT, and Reltio, with a strong understanding of orchestration, transformation, and master data management (MDM).
• Familiarity with AI and analytics, and knowledge of how data supports model development.
• Experience designing and implementing data mesh architectures and data marketplaces.
• Strong knowledge of GxP and regulatory compliance in biotech-pharma data platforms.
• Proven ability to work with data governance teams to ensure alignment with metadata management, lineage tracking, and access control.
• Excellent stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills across technical and non-technical teams.
• Biotech or pharma experience with an understanding of data flows across R&D, CMC, and Commercial contexts.
• Exposure to modern data lakehouse architectures leveraging Delta Lake, medallion architecture, and Unity Catalog is a plus.

The Director, Tech Lead's responsibilities will be:

• Design and implement data platform solutions integrating tools like Airflow, Databricks, DBT, Django, and Reltio within a cloud-based environment.
• Utilize Unity Catalog, Delta Lake, and medallion architecture to establish scalable and governed data solutions.
• Integrate the data platform with AI and analytical systems, supporting MLOps solutions in collaboration with the AI platform team.
• Contribute to the cohesiveness of the broader data ecosystem, including third-party tools, external data sources, and partner integrations.
• Guide the implementation and optimization of scalable data pipelines, workflows, and data mesh architectures.
• Develop components of the data marketplace, including aspects of full-stack development.
• Define best practices, architectural frameworks, and standards for modern cloud-based data platforms in regulated environments.
• Collaborate with data governance teams to translate policies into technical solutions, ensuring data quality, lineage tracking, access control, and compliance.
• Identify reusable solution patterns to reduce governance friction and accelerate compliant data usage across business functions.
• Engage with stakeholders, including data producers, consumers, stewards, and engineers, to tailor solutions to their needs.
• Ensure GxP compliance, regulatory adherence, and best practices in data security for all workflows.

Compensation:

• $65,000 to $70,000 per annum.

If you are having difficulty in applying or if you have any questions, please contact Anderson Maldonado at [email protected]

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