Lead Azure Data Engineer

Lead Azure Data Engineer

Syneos Health® is a leading fully-integrated life sciences services organization built to accelerate customer success. We partner with innovators at every point across the drug development and commercialization continuum, helping them navigate complexity, anticipate change and accelerate progress.
 
Our Clinical Solutions team members act with a drug development mindset, applying their years of experience and deep expertise to truly understand customer needs and represent those in the solutions we shape.
 
Whether you join us in a Functional Service Provider partnership or a Full-Service environment, you’ll collaborate with passionate problem solvers, innovating as a team to help our customers achieve their goals. We are agile and driven to deliver – for one another, our customers, and, most importantly, for those in need.
 
Discover what your 25,000 future colleagues already know:
 
Why Syneos Health
• We are passionate about developing our people, through career development and progression; supportive and engaged line management; technical and therapeutic area training; peer recognition and total rewards program.
• We are committed to building an inclusive culture – where you can authentically be yourself. Central to this is our purpose – Driven to Deliver – which captures the passion of our colleagues to show up each day and shape solutions that have the ability to dramatically impact someone’s life. 
• We are continuously building the company we all want to work for and our customers want to work with. Why? Because we know that when we bring together smart colleagues from across the world, we can shape the future of healthcare, driving impact for customers and defining the pace of patient progress. 

Job Responsibilities

Lead Azure Data Engineer

 

Qualifications – External

 

8+ years of overall IT experience with minimum 5 years leading a small team of Azure Data Engineers

5+ years of experience with Database Development and Data Integration initiatives

5+ years of experience building ETL/ELT solutions using Azure data integration tools such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Functions, Logic Apps and Databricks

Highly experienced with DLTs, Unity Catalog, Databricks SQL and Workflows.

Hands-on experience in Azure Databricks & Pyspark to develop ETL pipelines,

Strong experience reading and writing queries in Azure or any relational database is required.

Prior knowledge of best practices in SDLC and use of source control management tool preferably Azure DevOps to GitHub integration is highly desired.

Experience working in a production environment for multiple clients in a compliance industry.

Ability to work in a team through the implementation and adoption of data management framework.

Ability to translate customer needs into technical requirements.

Good verbal and written communication skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

Skill in troubleshooting and problem solving.

Ability to work in an environment which is driven by process governance.

 

Preferred

 

Bachelor’s degree preferably in Computer Science, Technology or Engineering

Experience working with data management teams supporting Pharma field operations

Experience in data-centric implementations such as SFA/CRM and Business Intelligence Tools

Experience with Salesforce.com/Veeva or a similar CRM system

Prior experience with Veeva Network

Experience in Pharmaceutical and Life sciences implementations and awareness of commonly used data sources for Customer Master and Sales information

Microsoft Azure Data Engineer Associate - DP-203 Certification and Training

Databricks Certified Data Engineer Associate Certification

Experience with Agie methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence)

Get to know Syneos Health

Over the past 5 years, we have worked with 94% of all Novel FDA Approved Drugs, 95% of EMA Authorized Products and over 200 Studies across 73,000 Sites and 675,000+ Trial patients.

No matter what your role is, you’ll take the initiative and challenge the status quo with us in a highly competitive and ever-changing environment. Learn more about Syneos Health.

http://www.syneoshealth.com

Additional Information

Tasks, duties, and responsibilities as listed in this job description are not exhaustive.  The Company, at its sole discretion and with no prior notice, may assign other tasks, duties, and job responsibilities. Equivalent experience, skills, and/or education will also be considered so qualifications of incumbents may differ from those listed in the Job Description.  The Company, at its sole discretion, will determine what constitutes as equivalent to the qualifications described above.   Further, nothing contained herein should be construed to create an employment contract.  Occasionally, required skills/experiences for jobs are expressed in brief terms.  Any language contained herein is intended to fully comply with all obligations imposed by the legislation of each country in which it operates, including the implementation of the EU Equality Directive, in relation to the recruitment and employment of its employees.  The Company is committed to compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, including the provision of reasonable accommodations, when appropriate, to assist employees or applicants to perform the essential functions of the job.