Lead Data Engineer

About Sanofi:

We are Sanofi, an innovative global healthcare company that chases the miracles of science to improve people's lives. As an R&D-driven, AI-powered biopharma leader, we work across 100 countries to transform the practice of medicine by turning the impossible into the possible. Our expertise spans vaccines, rare diseases, rare blood disorders, neurology, immunology, oncology, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases. Guided by our core values - Aim Higher, Act for Patients, Be Bold, and Lead Together - we provide life-changing treatment options and life-saving vaccine protection to millions globally while putting sustainability and social responsibility at the center of our ambitions.
 

Who You Are:

You bring a wealth of experience as a data or cloud engineer, leading the design and development of robust solutions that elevate business operations. Your expertise spans both back-end and front-end technologies, and you have a proven record of building scalable, highly functional systems. With a keen eye for user experience, you prioritize meeting user needs through agile development and close collaboration with stakeholders. You’re a clear communicator who thrives in cross-functional teams, enjoys working with subject matter experts, mentors and supports your colleagues, and consistently delivers professional-grade solutions. Driven by curiosity, you’re always eager to learn, innovate, and improve.

Position summary:

Join Sanofi’s data platform engineering team and play a key role in advancing analytics, AI, and ML initiatives that shape the future of healthcare. As a Lead Data Engineer, you’ll design and deliver scalable data platforms, mentor fellow engineers, and collaborate closely with leadership and teams to address both immediate and long-term business needs. Enjoy opportunities to learn from experts across technical and business domains, and drive impactful, data-driven innovation.

Key Responsibilities:

Collaborate closely with the business teams, experienced data engineers, data scientists, and stakeholders to capture complex data needs in but not limited to domains like bioinformatics, omics, clinical data, and other relevant domains and translate them into robst and scalable data engineering solutionsLead and guide the design, build, and operations of robust data infrastructure on AWS Cloud, driving our data mesh architectureAutomate, optimize, and fine-tune platform provisioning, scaling, and maintenance tasks to boost operational efficiency, performance, scalability, and cost controlLead the development and optimization of data pipelines, leveraging your expertise in data integration, ETL/ELT, advanced tooling and AWS cloud to deliver cutting-edge solutionsWork hand-in-hand with cross-functional agile teams to architect and implement hybrid-cloud solutions to ensure seamless and high-performance data processingLead the implementation of data monitoring and alerting systems, and partner with DevOps teams to proactively identify and resolve platform issuesEnsure data security, compliance, and governance at every stage of the data platform, following global standards and best practicesEstablish and enforce global data engineering standards, ensuring alignment with data architecture, platform, quality, and governance principlesDemonstrate deep expertise in implementing data warehouses, data lakes, and distributed processing technologies—such as Spark, Hadoop, and Kafka—in production environmentsShowcase your advanced proficiency with SQL (preferably Snowflake) and both relational and non-relational databases to optimize complex queries and data manipulationExhibit mastery in programming languages (like Python, Shell scripting, and Scala/Java) for the development of sophisticated data engineering solutionsWork within cross-functional agile teams to architect and deploy hybrid-cloud solutions and automated pipelines, ensuring seamless and high-performance data processingAct as a mentor and leader, offering guidance and support to junior engineers, and fostering a culture of collaboration and growth within the teamEngage actively within the data engineering community by sharing insights, best practices, and innovations that contribute to broader industry progress

Qualifications:

Bachelor's/Master's in STEM or a relevant field with 5-7 years of experience in data engineering, with a strong preference for experience in the life ciences/pharmaceutical industryExtensive background in designing, developing, and optimizing data and cloud solutions, including data pipelines, service-oriented architecturesProven expertise in data integration technologies, ETL/ELT, and modern data engineering technologies, with experience in implementing or supporting Data Mesh architecturesExperience with multimodal data systems and architectures, including batch, near real-time, and streaming dataProven experience designing distributed architectures for large-scale data processing with high performance, scalability, and fault tolerance (AWS, Snowflake, Spark, Hadoop, Kafka)Advanced knowledge of SQL, relational/non-relational databases, and data query optimization. Proficiency in programming languages such as Python, Shell scripting, and Scala/JavaExpertise in managing cloud-native systems following IaC and DataOps principles (terraform, CI/CD, Orchestration, Actions)Extensive experience with agile development processes and conceptsExceptional problem-solving skills and attention to detailExcellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skillsAbility to lead teams effectively and collaborate with stakeholders at all levelsCuriosity and a commitment to continuous learning and improvement

Nice to Haves:

Experience in the life sciences/pharmaceutical industryFamiliarity with Data Mesh concepts such as data as a product, domain-driven design, and federated computational governanceFamiliarity with visualization tools (PowerBI, Tableau) and project management tools (JIRA, Confluence)

If you are an experienced and accomplished Data or Cloud Engineer looking for an exciting opportunity to shape the future of healthcare through data-driven insights and transformative solutions, we encourage you to apply for this key position. Join us in making a significant impact on the lives of global patients and customers through innovative data engineering solutions. We look forward to hearing from you!

Pursue progress, discover extraordinary.

Join Sanofi and step into a new era of science - where your growth can be just as transformative as the work we do. We invest in you to reach further, think faster, and do what’s never-been-done-before. You’ll help push boundaries, challenge convention, and build smarter solutions that reach the communities we serve. Ready to chase the miracles of science and improve people’s lives? Let’s Pursue Progress and Discover Extraordinary – together.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

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Pursue progress, discover extraordinary

Better is out there. Better medications, better outcomes, better science. But progress doesn’t happen without people – people from different backgrounds, in different locations, doing different roles, all united by one thing: a desire to make miracles happen. So, let’s be those people.

At Sanofi, we provide equal opportunities to all regardless of race, colour, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, ability or gender identity.

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