Our client is building a new governed Clinical Data Layer (CDL) to modernize the clinical data ecosystem.

A technical implementation partner will deliver the platform; this contingent will act as a technical counterpart, ensuring architectural quality, governance, compliance, scalability, and alignment with our standards.

The role is closer to a Technical Lead / Data Platform Architect than to a traditional Technical Analyst position.

? Typical Day

• Review technical designs and architecture proposals
  
• Challenge solution designs from implementation partners
  
• Align solutions with UCB architecture standards
  
• Collaborate with:
  
• Enterprise Architects
  
• Solution Architects
  
• Security Architects
  
• Cloud Leads
  
• Data Governance teams
  
• Manage technical risks and dependencies
  
• Provide technical leadership during delivery
  
• Oversee:
  
• Azure environments
  
• Databricks platform
  
• Unity Catalog
  
• CI/CD processes
  
• Release Management
  
• Metadata Management
  
• Data Lineage
  
• Data Contracts
  
• Coordinate technical discussions with vendors and stakeholders
  

Requirements

Years of Experience

• Ideally 8+ years of relevant experience
  
• The manager is open to candidates with fewer years if they demonstrate strong expertise in similar clinical or data platform implementations
  

Must Have

• Strong Data Platform Architecture experience
  
• Strong Azure Cloud Architecture expertise
  
• Deep knowledge of:
  
• Databricks
  
• Unity Catalog
  
• Azure Data Services
  
• Data Integration Patterns
  
• Experience with Data Governance
  
• Metadata Management expertise
  
• Data Lineage knowledge
  
• Data Contracts understanding
  
• Experience managing technical delivery risks
  
• Technical leadership experience
  
• Vendor management experience
  
• Proven Database Architecture experience
  
• Strong understanding of enterprise architecture principles
  

Ideal Candidate

A contingent who has already implemented or architected a Clinical Data Platform / Clinical Data Layer within a pharmaceutical company.

The ideal profile would be a:

Clinical Data Platform Architect

with experience combining:

• Clinical Data domain knowledge
  
• Azure Data Platform Architecture
  
• Databricks expertise
  
• Governance and Data Lineage implementation
  

Nice to Have

• Pharmaceutical / Clinical Research experience
  
• Clinical Data Platform Architecture background
  
• CDISC knowledge
  
• Experience within GxP environments
  
• Clinical Data governance expertise