Senior Specialist Scientific Data Engineer

Job Description

This is a fantastic opportunity for a data engineer with an entrepreneurial mindset. As a key member of our Agile team you have the chance to work, learn and grow in a dynamic and innovative research environment. You will contribute to the discovery of new vaccines and drugs. In your role as a skilled data engineer you will streamline Research and Lab processes with innovative end-to-end data workflows. You will ensure a seamless flow of scientific data from data creation to dashboarding and analysis.

Collaboration will be a key aspect of your role as you work closely with cross-functional teams, including researchers, data scientists and IT professionals. Together with an Agile team, you will develop efficient and scalable data solutions for our R&D laboratories. Your bioscientific background and your expertise in data engineering and IT will play a critical role in accelerating processes and data flows and foster the discovery and development of new veterinary medicines.

Responsibilities

• Design efficient end-to-end data workflows to support pharmaceutical and vaccine research
• Support data capture, transformation, and analysis of R&D data (e.g. biochemical / biological assay data)
• Develop dashboards to facilitate scientific decision-making
• Streamline workflows, reduce manual transcriptions and enhance workflow efficiency
• Develop data capture forms and ingestion pipelines to process information from diverse R&D data sources
• Design meaningful and reusable data components, that can be applied across different projects and datasets
• Enable data integration, interoperability and discoverability through the application of FAIR principles

Desired Skills

• A Bachelor's or Master's degree in a field related to Biosciences
• Minimum of 5 years work experience, with demonstrated expertise in scientific IT solutions
• Proficiency in data engineering technologies and best practices
• Strong analytical skills with a creative mindset
• Proficiency in scripting languages such as Python or R
• Strong communication and collaboration skills

Nice to Have Skills

• Understanding of database systems, data modelling, and data warehouse concepts
• Familiarity with data standardization and the implementation of FAIR principles
• Experience with Informatics Tools and Workflow Automation

 

What we offer  

• Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment 
• Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally 
• Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases) 
• Pension and health insurance contributions 
• Internal reward system plus referral programme 
• 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution 
• Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, Lítačka, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card 
• Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank, Foodora, and Mall.cz discount programmes 
• Up-to-date laptop and iPhone 
• Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner 
• Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more 

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Employee Status:

Regular

Relocation:

VISA Sponsorship:

Travel Requirements:

Flexible Work Arrangements:

Hybrid

Shift:

Valid Driving License:

Hazardous Material(s):

Required Skills:

Data Engineering, Data Harmonization, Data Ingestion, Data Integration, Data Pipelines, Data Processing, Datasets, Data Transformation, Software Configurations, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), Teamwork, Testing, Workflow Automation, Workflow Management

Preferred Skills:

Accelrys Pipeline Pilot, Cheminformatics, Data Cleansing, Data Management, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Metadata, Pharmaceutical Industry, Research Data

Job Posting End Date:

07/10/2024

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