Senior Scientific Data Engineer
About the role
Senior-level data engineering leadership role focused on building data products and production-grade data pipelines for pre-clinical and manufacturing data, mentoring junior SDEs, and delivering AI-enabled data solutions for TetraScience customers.
Responsibilities
- Lead the Scientific Data Engineering (SDE) Team and architect solutions with Product Managers and Solution Architects.
- Own data models, prototypes, and integration solutions to drive customer success.
- Build data schemas and parsers for pre-clinical data from multiple sources and formats (e.g., R&D lab instruments, manufacturing, CRO, CDMO, ELN, LIMS; .xlsx, .pdf, .txt, .raw, .fid, etc.).
- Extract reusable schema components and parsing functions; productize them into Python libraries.
- Develop high-quality data pipelines with unit and integration test coverage to ensure high-fidelity data.
- Create data applications, reports, and dashboards using React, Streamlit, Jupyter notebook, etc.
- Collaborate with product managers, project managers, business analysts, data architects, and ML engineers to deliver data products.
- Verify solutions meet customer requirements and deliver value.
- Design with quality backed by tests and utility functions; lead process/technology improvements for product quality and developer experience.
- Coordinate Agile Sprint execution; identify and resolve inefficiencies.
- Provide mentorship to junior SDEs and demonstrate leadership across the team.
Qualifications
- 8+ years building data products as a Data Engineer or similar field.
- 8+ years of Python and SQL experience with a data focus.
- Experience leading projects, managing requirements, and timelines.
- Experience managing multiple customer-focused implementation projects across cross-functional teams; ability to build sustainable processes and manage delivery milestones.
- Experience with data plotting/dashboarding tools like React and/or Streamlit (strongly preferred).
- Experience working with pre-clinical data and lab scientists (strongly preferred).
- Excellent communication, attention to detail, and ability to take ownership of project delivery.
- Ability to quickly understand a highly technical product and communicate effectively with product management and engineering.
Skills
Benefits
- 100% employer-paid benefits for all eligible employees and immediate family members.
- 401K.
- Unlimited paid time off (PTO).
- Company-paid Life Insurance, LTD/STD.
About TetraScience
The only R&D data cloud for life sciences
TetraScience provides the world’s first and only R&D Data Cloud, with a mission to transform life sciences R&D, accelerate discovery, and improve human life. Scientists at global pharma and biotech organizations rely on our innovative Tetra Data Platform for easy access to centralized, harmonized, and actionable scientific data to accelerate their digital lab transformation. With best-in-class SaaS performance, a team of industry innovators, and excellent product/market fit, Tetra is positioned to become an iconic life sciences software company.
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