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Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!\nJoin Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values-Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous-we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.\nRole Summary:\nThe Data Engineer, Wearables within the Data Science and Engineering team serves as a key technical professional advancing companion animal sensor analytics and data innovation capabilities. Sitting within the Data Science and Engineering team, this role owns the end-to-end data pipeline, transforming multi-platform wearable sensor data and unstructured behavioral assets into trusted, AI-ready datasets. By collaborating with cross-functional research teams and external vendors, this position enables advanced analytics, data science modeling, and data-driven product decision-making across the organization.\nResponsibilities:\nAutomated Pipeline Development & Orchestration: Lead the design, build, and maintenance of scalable, automated data pipelines across cloud and enterprise platforms (BigQuery, Snowflake, SAP) using Python and workflow orchestration tools to deliver clean, model-ready datasets.\n\nCross-Functional Data Integration & Analytics Support: Partner with clinical, claims, and nutrition teams to integrate wearable sensor data with study datasets, harmonizing endpoints and logic to support claim substantiation and proof-of-concept analyses.\n\nVendor & Infrastructure Technical Leadership: Serve as the primary technical contact for third-party device manufacturers and data vendors, managing handoff specifications, SLAs, data quality standards, and cloud storage optimization.\n\nUnstructured & AI-Ready Data Management: Organize complex, unstructured time-series and behavioral datasets into searchable, versioned structures, establishing data lineage, governance, and feature store assets for machine learning models.\n\nRequired Qualifications:\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Statistics, or a related discipline.\n\n4+ years of relevant work experience in data engineering, data science, or analytics, including hands-on experience supporting research or clinical/claims studies or a related field.\n\nDemonstrated experience in data analysis, data cleansing, data integration and manipulation, building, operating, and troubleshooting data pipelines and analytics workflows in cloud environments (preferably GCP) using SQL and Python or R.\n\nExperience in either of these” working with time-series or sensor data and/or complex, multi-source study data (e.g., clinical, claims, nutrition and other related data).\n\nPreferred Qualifications:\nMaster's degree or PhD in a quantitative or science-related field.\n\n2+ years of experience leading data or analytics projects, including prioritization and cross-functional stakeholder management.\n\nProfessional experience within animal health, human health, or related scientific domains including exposure to clinical, claims or behavioral studies.\n\nTechnical proficiency with BigQuery, Snowflake, SAP, orchestration tools (Airflow, Cloud Composer, dbt), and version control (Git).\n\nDemonstrated interest and experience in new tools, technologies, and apps, particularly in data, AI/ML, and IoT contexts.\n\nExperience with BigQuery, Snowflake, SAP, and GCP data and analytics services.\n\nExperience with orchestration tools (e.g., Airflow, Cloud Composer, dbt) and version control (e.g., Git).\n\nStrong communication skills with a proven ability to translate complex data engineering concepts for non-technical partners.\n\nCreative, collaborative thinker with the ability to rapidly learn new concepts, assess complex data problems, and identify proactive, pragmatic solutions.\n\nDemonstrated leadership skills in working with cross-functional teams and external partners.\n\nAble to work independently with minimal supervision, while effectively managing multiple concurrent projects.\n\nCompensation and Benefits\nSalary Range $115,000.00 - $130,000.00 USD\nPay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.\nBenefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.\nOur Commitment to Inclusion\nOur journey begins with our people-developing strong talent with diverse backgrounds and perspectives to best serve our consumers around the world and fostering an inclusive environment where everyone feels a true sense of belonging. 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