Sr. Data Engineer; REMOTE

Position: Sr. Data Engineer (REMOTE)
This job is with Charles River, an inclusive employer and a member of my Gwork – the largest global platform for the LGBTQ+ business community. Please do not contact the recruiter directly.

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform.

In return, we'll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary   At Charles River Laboratories, we're transforming how we work by harnessing the power of AI, data, and digital innovation to accelerate the discovery and development of life-saving therapies. Our vision is to embed artificial intelligence and advanced analytics across every stage of our scientific and operational workflows-empowering our teams with smarter tools, seamless data, and actionable insights to deliver client-centric services and solutions that better serve our customers and, ultimately, improve patients' lives.

As a  Senior Data Engineer  within our Enterprise Data and Analytics team, you'll be at the forefront of a company-wide digital transformation. We're looking for a forward-thinking engineer who brings deep technical expertise and a passion for building scalable, AI-ready data platforms. In this role, you'll architect and implement modern data solutions that power intelligent applications, streamline operations, and deliver measurable business value.

You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to design robust pipelines, integrate diverse data sources, and enable advanced analytics and generative AI capabilities. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of data engineering at Charles River and help unlock the full potential of data to drive innovation in the life sciences.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes using Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Bricks, and other Azure services.

• Implement and optimize data storage solutions using Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL Database, and Delta Lake to support analytics and reporting needs.

• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver high-quality, reliable datasets.

• Ensure data security, compliance, and governance by applying best practices, role-based access control (RBAC), and encryption.

• Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows, ensuring performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency across Azure cloud environments.

• Automate data integration and transformation tasks using Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and scripting languages like Python.

• Mentor junior engineers and foster a collaborative team environment.
Job Qualifications   Essential

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline

• 7+ years of experience in ETL design, development, and performance tuning using the Microsoft Stack in a multi-dimensional data warehousing environment.

• 7+ years of advanced SQL programming expertise (PL/SQL, T-SQL)

• 5+ years of experience in Enterprise Data & Analytics solution architecture

• 3+ years of experience in Python Programming

• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Azure, especially for data-heavy/analytics applications leveraging relational and No

SQL databases, Data Warehousing, and Big Data solutions.

• 3+ years of experience with key Azure services:
Azure Data Factory, Data Lake Gen2, Analysis Services, Databricks, Blob Storage, SQL Database, Cosmos DB, App Service, Logic Apps, and Functions

• 2+ years of experience designing data models aligning with business requirements and analytics needs.

• 2+ years of experience defining and implementing data security standards, including encryption, auditing, and monitoring.

• Strong analytical skills and a passion for intellectual curiosity

Preferred

Skills:

• 2+ years of experience setting up and operating data pipelines using Python or SQL

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