Digitalents Graduate Program - Data Engineer
At Sanofi, we advance the process from discovery to therapy with the power of digital. We don't settle for less, and we hope you don't either. Digitalents is your opportunity to make a real impact on the transformation of our business and people's lives across the globe.
Why Digitalents?
Digitalents is a two-year program that gives you the opportunity to complete different assignments while working with professionals from all over the world.
You'll be part of a cohort, a community of talents, that will receive personalized guidance and support to help build the foundation for your future career. From empowering group learning and development experiences around the world to expert career advice, you'll work alongside and have exposure with senior leaders who are invested in your success.
About the role:
Join us on our journey in enabling Sanofi's Digital Transformation through becoming an AI (Artificial intelligence) first organization. This means:
AI Factory - Versatile Teams Operating in Cross Functional Pods: Utilizing digital and data resources to develop AI products, bringing data management, AI and product development skills to products, programs and projects to create an agile, fulfilling and meaningful work environment
Leading Edge Tech Stack: Experience building products that will be deployed globally on a leading-edge tech stack
World Class Mentorship and Training: Working with renowned leaders and academics in machine learning to further develop your skillsets
As a Data Engineer, you will have the opportunity to work on two assignments based in two separate locations: first year in Toronto (Canada), and the second year in Bridgewater (USA).
*Note: this role is a VIE opportunity and is only available to European citizens due to external regulations.
Main responsibilities as Data Engineer:
Propose and establish technical designs to meet business and technical requirements
Develop and maintain data engineering solutions based on requirementsand design specifications using appropriate tools and technologies
Create data pipelines / ETL (extract, transfort and load) pipelines and optimize performance
Test and validate developed solution to ensure it meets requirements
Create design and development documentation based on standards for knowledge transfer, training, and maintenance
Work with business and products teams to understandrequirements,and translate them into technical needs
Adhere to and promote to best practices and standards for code management, automated testing, and deployments
Leverage existing or create new standard data pipelines within Sanofi to bring value through business use cases
Develop automated tests for CI (continuous integration) /CD (continuous deployment) pipelines
Gather/organize large & complex data assets, and perform relevant analysis
Conduct peer reviews for quality, consistency, and rigor for production level solution
Actively contribute to Data Engineering communityand define leading practices and frameworks
Communicate results and findings in a clear, structured manner to stakeholders
Remain up to date on the company's standards, industry practices and emerging technologies
About You:
Master's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or relevant field
Experience in data engineering, integration, data warehousing, business intelligence, business analytics, or comparable role with relevant technologies and tools (Spark/Scala, Informatica/IICS a plus)
Understanding of data structures and algorithms
Working knowledge of scripting languages(Python, Shell scripting)
Experience in cloud-based data platforms (Snowflake is a plus)
Experience with job scheduling and orchestration (Airflow is a plus)
Good knowledge of SQL and relational databases technologies/concepts
Experience working with data models andquery tuning
Experience working cross-functional teams to solve complex data architecture and engineering problems
Demonstrated ability to learn new data and software engineering technologies in short amount of time
Good understanding of agile/scrum development processes and concepts
Able to work in a fast-paced, constantly evolving environment and manage multiple priorities
Strong technical analysis and problem-solving skills related to data and technology solutions
Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal skills with ability to communicate ideas, concepts and solutions to peers and leaders
Pragmatic and capable of solving complex issues, with technical intuitionand attention to detail
Service-oriented, flexible, and approachable team player
Fluent in English (Other languages are a plus)
Nice to haves:
Experience working in life sciences/pharmaceutical industry
Familiarity with data ingestion through batch, near real-time, and streaming environments
Familiarity with data warehouse concepts and architectures (data mesh would be a plus)
Familiarity with Source Code Management Tools (GitHub is a plus)
Please mind that only applications submitted in English will be considered.
Target start date: May 2024.
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.
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