• Lead Data Engineer

    Bayer (Indianola, PA)


    Lead Data Engineer

    Position Overview:

    In this role, you will lead data engineering development efforts across multiple cloud-native platform work streams, including digital product development, data lakes, data warehouses, and automations, with a focus on healthcare-regulated environments. You will design and maintain efficient data pipelines, optimize data models, and ensure data privacy, security, and integrity. Collaborating with architects, data scientists, and cross-functional teams, you will implement industry best practices while guiding junior engineers on data engineering implementations. Your expertise will drive the performance, scalability, and reliability of data solutions in a cloud environment.

    YOUR TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

    + Lead data engineering development efforts for cloud-native platform work streams, focusing on healthcare-regulated environments, data governance, and security;

    + Design, build, and maintain efficient and reliable data pipelines for large-scale data processing;

    + Develop and optimize data models and data flow processes to support analytics and reporting;

    + Collaborate with lead architects, data scientists, cross-functional teams, and vendors to implement platforms using industry best practices;

    + Ensure data quality, privacy, security, and integrity for structured and unstructured data sources in the cloud;

    + Guide and mentor team members and junior engineers on data engineering implementations, API development, and data governance requirements;

    + Manage the performance, scalability, optimization, and reliability of data pipelines;

    + Document data architecture, processes, and workflows for future reference and training.

    WHO YOU ARE:

    Bayer seeks an incumbent who possesses the following:

    + Master’s degree in computer science or equivalent education;

    + Proven extensive experience as a data engineer or in a similar role, working on challenging projects;

    + Long-term hands-on experience with major hyperscalers such as Google Cloud Platform (preferred), Amazon Web Services, or Azure;

    + Strong expertise in building and managing data pipelines, data lakes, data warehouses, data modeling, and business intelligence or artificial intelligence solutions on the cloud;

    + Experience handling medical images and other medical structured/unstructured data such as HL7, EMR, and multi-omics data;

    + In-depth knowledge of architectural patterns, design principles, and best practices;

    + Strong analytical problem-solving skills, self-motivation, and excellent organizational and interpersonal skills;

    + Strong written and oral communication skills in both local language and English, with the ability to work collaboratively in an agile team environment;

    + Experience in regulated healthcare environments, medical imaging technologies, and data science methodology is an advantage;

    + Familiarity with visualization tools like Tableau, PowerBI, or Looker is a plus.

     

    Employees can expect to be paid a salary between $136,929.60 - $205,394.40. Additional compensation may include a bonus or incentive compensation (if relevant). Additional benefits include health care, vision, dental, retirement, PTO, sick leave, etc.. This salary range is merely an estimate and may vary based on an applicant’s location, market data/ranges, an applicant’s skills and prior relevant experience, certain degrees and certifications, and other relevant factors.This posting will be available for application until at least November 3, 2025.

     

    Bayer is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans

     

    Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.

     

    If you meet the requirements of this unique opportunity, and want to impact our mission Science for a better life, we encourage you to apply now. Job postings will remain open for a minimum of ten business days and are subject to immediate closure thereafter without additional notice.

     

    **Division:** Pharmaceuticals **Reference Code** 855561

    **Functional Area:** Information Technology **Location:** United States : Pennsylvania : Indianola

    **Employment Type:** Regular **Position Grade:** VS 1.3

     

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