Transforming Lives through Data Engineering
Bristol Myers Squibb is a place where work is not just a job, but a chance to make a meaningful impact. As a Principal Data Engineer on our Digital Strategy and Process Optimization team, you will design, build, and maintain manufacturing data assets and data products to enable rapid investigation resolution and advanced multivariate model development for real-time process monitoring and control.
About Bristol Myers Squibb Ireland
Bristol Myers Squibb has been in operation in Ireland since 1964, employing over 650 people across a range of activities and business units. Our state-of-the-art Cruiserath Biologics Campus in Dublin plays a central role in the Global Product Development and Supply (GPS) network as the company's first European biologics manufacturing facility.
Key Responsibilities
1. Work with the MS&T Digital Strategy and Process Optimization team to develop and implement data engineering solutions that deliver high-quality, contextualized datasets as an enabler of advanced process modelling and other analytics.
2. Design and establish a scalable framework for engineering new features and processing modular datasets across different subject areas into modelling-ready data.
3. Optimize or redesign existing data engineering solutions to improve efficiency, velocity, and/or scalability, specifically by incorporating software engineering principles.
4. Collaborate with the Data & Supply Technology Excellence (DSTE) team within GPS IT to shape data and technology strategy and drive towards synergistic outcomes.
5. Devise and implement data engineering best practices across the team with a focus on short-term deliverables and strategic capabilities.
6. Partner with and guide offshore data partner teams who provide support in implementing, maintaining, and supporting data engineering pipelines.
7. Mentor fellow Data Engineers where required.
8. Leverage the latest advances in data engineering and analytics to design innovative solutions.
9. Learn new technologies and lead proof-of-concepts to further innovate and optimize data engineering approaches.
10. Acquire and maintain a thorough understanding of internal and external manufacturing data landscapes, including enterprise and site systems, data warehouses, and data lakes.
Requirements and Experience
1. 9+ years of experience in data engineering or DevOps environment.
2. Minimum Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, computer engineering, or equivalent experience.
3. Advanced knowledge of Python or similar data engineering-focused programming languages.
4. Hands-on experience implementing and operating cloud-based data ingestion, integration, transformation, storage, and virtualization solutions using company-approved technologies such as AWS native services and Cloudera Data Platform.
5. In-depth experience with distributed processing systems like Apache Spark.
6. Experience in DataOps workflow orchestration tools such as Apache Airflow, dbt, Dagster, etc.
7. Deep experience and knowledge of software engineering principles, data quality and validation principles, data architecture principles, security principles, and team management skills.
8. Experience integrating with Spotfire or other visual analytics platforms like Tableau.
9. Deep experience in definition and implementation of feature engineering.
10. Good experience with agile/scrum development processes and concepts and with leveraging project management tools like Jira and Confluence.
11. Experience managing multiple priorities and working in fast-paced, constantly evolving environments with a variety of cross-functional teams.
12. Evaluates complex issues through analytical thinking and previous experience to consider short- and long-term implications and interdependencies.
13. Excellent interpersonal, collaborative, team building, and communication skills to ensure effective collaborations within matrix teams.
14. Experience working in life sciences/biopharmaceutical industries is a plus.
Why You Should Apply
1. You will help patients in their fight against serious diseases.
2. You will be part of a company that encourages excellence and innovation, respects diversity, develops leaders, and values its employees.
3. You'll get a competitive salary and a great benefits package including an annual bonus, pension contribution, family medical assurance, 27 day annual leave, life assurance, and on-site gym.