Job Description
About This Role
The Principal Data Engineer, Data Stewardship curates and prepares clinical trial data for reuse across Biogen and with external research partners. Reporting into the Data Stewardship team within Statistical Programming, Digital and Data Sciences, this role ensures sensitive data is anonymized to meet privacy regulations like GDPR while preserving its scientific value. Also, the engineer builds dashboards and tools that show what data exists, how it can be accessed, and how it can be used. The ultimate goal: accelerate science by making high-quality clinical data easier to use, share, and trust.
What You’ll Do
- Transform and anonymize clinical data (e.g. SDTM/ADaM) to support secondary research
- Build and maintain tools and dashboards to help users explore, access, and understand available data
- Partner with internal and external researchers to enable appropriate data access and reuse
- Collaborate with statistical programming, biostatistics, IT and other teams to enhance clinical data stewardship
- Apply FAIR principles to enhance data discoverability, accessibility, and reusability
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Who You Are
You’re a skilled data wrangler; able to understand what stakeholders need and work through the detail to create it. You’re a self-starter, eager to learn and up for a challenge.
Qualifications
Required Skills
- Bachelor's Degree
- 5+ years experience in Pharma, Biotech or Healthcare industry.
- Expertise in tools for data engineering, analysis and visualization (e.g., Python, R, SAS, Power BI)
- Hands-on experience with data anonymization methods and privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA)
- Expertise in clinical data standards (e.g., SDTM, ADaM)
- Deep understanding of FAIR data principles and data stewardship best practices
- Strong collaboration and cross-functional teamwork abilities across technical and non-technical stakeholders
Additional Information
The base compensation range for this role is $119,000 - $160,000. Base salary offered is determined though an analytical approach utilizing a combination of factors including, but not limited to, relevant skills & experience, job location, and internal equity. Regular employees are eligible to receive both short term and long-term incentives, including cash bonus and equity incentive opportunities, designed to reward recent achievements and recognize your future potential based on individual, business unit and company performance.
In addition to compensation, Biogen offers a full and highly competitive range of benefits designed to support our employees and their families' physical, financial, emotional, and social well-being; including, but not limited to:
Medical, Dental, Vision, & Life insurances
Fitness & Wellness programs including a fitness reimbursement
Short- and Long-Term Disability insurance
A minimum of 15 days of paid vacation and an additional end-of-year shutdown time off (Dec 26-Dec 31)
Up to 12 company paid holidays + 3 days off for Personal Significance
80 hours of sick time per calendar year
Paid Maternity and Parental Leave benefit
401(k) program participation with company matched contributions
Employee stock purchase plan
Tuition reimbursement of up to $10,000 per calendar year
Employee Resource Groups participation
Why Biogen?
We are a global team with a commitment to excellence, and a pioneering spirit. As a mid-sized biotechnology company, we provide the stability and resources of a well-established business while fostering an environment where individual contributions make a significant impact. Our team encompasses some of the most talented and passionate achievers who have unparalleled opportunities for learning, growth, and expanding their skills. Above all, we work together to deliver life-changing medicines, with every role playing a vital part in our mission. Caring Deeply. Achieving Excellence. Changing Lives.
At Biogen, we are committed to building on our culture of inclusion and belonging that reflects the communities where we operate and the patients we serve. We know that diverse backgrounds, cultures, and perspectives make us a stronger and more innovative company, and we are focused on building teams where every employee feels empowered and inspired. Read on to learn more about our DE&I efforts.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, race, color, national origin, ancestry, ethnicity, religion, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. Biogen is an E-Verify Employer in the United States.