Lead, Data Platform Engineer

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Description

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Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine is recruiting for a Lead, Data Platform Engineer . The primary location for this role is Raritan, NJ with preference given to other J&J sites in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Other J&J locations in the US will be considered.

At Johnson & Johnson, we believe health is everything. Our strength in healthcare innovation empowers us to build a world where complex diseases are prevented, treated, and cured, where treatments are smarter and less invasive, and solutions are personal.

Through our expertise in Innovative Medicine and MedTech, we are uniquely positioned to innovate across the full spectrum of healthcare solutions today to deliver the breakthroughs of tomorrow, and profoundly impact health for humanity.

We are seeking a skilled Data Platform Engineer to join our dynamic team. This role will work across all functional areas of our pharmaceutical research & development business and offer learning opportunities across the entire business.

In this role, you will design, build, and maintain scalable data platform technologies that support all of the capabilities powering our AI, machine learning, GenAI, and data science teams’ work.

Key Responsibilities :

• Work as a critical technical leader on our data platform team to design, develop, and operate an end-to-end data platform that drives pharmaceutical research & development across our business.
• Innovate and shape our platform strategy and innovation with our business to enable new areas of science within our research & development group.
• Work with Data Product Owners to design, develop, and maintain data pipelines using Snowflake or Databricks, Airflow, DBT, and Streamsets.
• Collaborate with data product owners, data scientists, analysts, and other partners to understand data requirements and deliver high-quality data platforms and solutions.
• Implement data integration, transformation, and validation processes to ensure data accuracy and consistency.
• Optimize data workflows for performance, scalability, and reliability.
• Monitor and solve data pipeline issues, ensuring timely resolution.

Qualifications

Education :

Bachelor's degree, or equivalent experience, in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.

3-5 years of experience in data engineering or a similar role.

Expertise in Snowflake or Databricks, Airflow, DBT, and Streamsets.

Familiarity with agile methodologies, test automation, and DevOps practices.

Experience and Skills :

Required :

3-5 years of experience as a Data Engineer with a proven track record of architecting, designing, and building scalable data platforms and data solutions using leading cloud services and next generation technologies, with the scalability to meet the needs of the world’s foremost pharmaceutical company.

Skilled in using AWS, Azure, GCP, Snowflake, and Databricks to deliver Data Warehouses, sophisticated data analytics pipelines, and Data Visualization and Reporting solutions while working with structured and unstructured datasets at large scale.

Experience in fine tuning and optimizing enterprise-grade distributed data solutions for batch processing and streaming processing using open-source services like Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, Spark Streaming, and Apache Airflow.

Authority in Data Modeling, Data Migration, Data Cleansing, and ETL Processes, with hands-on experience with a variety of cloud data warehouses (AWS Redshift, Snowflake & BigQuery) and using DBT & Tableau tools along with automating CI / CD pipelines.

Preferred :

Experience with machine learning and artificial intelligence solution development.

Proficient in Python and SQL programming.

Proficiency in test automation and continuous integration / continuous deployment (CI / CD) practices.

Experience with DataOps development and automation.

Strong understanding of DevOps principles and tools.

Experience working in healthcare or a regulated industry.

Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.

Experience working in agile software development teams.

Effective communication and collaboration skills.

Other :

Less than 10% domestic or international travel.

Johnson & Johnson is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

The anticipated base pay range for this position is $104,000 to $166,750.

The Company maintains highly competitive, performance-based compensation programs. Under current guidelines, this position is eligible for an annual performance bonus in accordance with the terms of the applicable plan.

The annual performance bonus is a cash bonus intended to provide an incentive to achieve annual targeted results by rewarding for individual and the corporation’s performance over a calendar / performance year.

Bonuses are awarded at the Company’s discretion on an individual basis.

Employees and / or eligible dependents may be eligible to participate in the following Company sponsored employee benefit programs : medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, business accident insurance, and group legal insurance.

Employees may be eligible to participate in the Company’s consolidated retirement plan (pension) and savings plan (401(k)).

Employees are eligible for the following time off benefits :

Vacation up to 120 hours per calendar year

Sick time - up to 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington up to 56 hours per calendar year

Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays up to 13 days per calendar year of Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year

Additional information can be found through the link below. https : / / www.careers.jnj.com / employee-benefits

The compensation and benefits information set forth in this posting applies to candidates hired in the United States. Candidates hired outside the United States will be eligible for compensation and benefits in accordance with their local market.

JNJTech

Primary Location : NA-US-New Jersey-Raritan

Other Locations : NA-United States

Job Function : Software Engineering - Full Stack

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