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This role will drive engineering for application integration and lab data movement and storage from internal labs and CRO. This will also review current master and reference data needs in support of early research and establish capabilities to support these needs in collaboration with research platforms.\nKey Responsibilities\nPartner with product line leader to understand data movement and integration needs - between applications, between systems of record and systems of truth and from externals parties (CROs and data providers) to company network\nProvide technical leadership to services that deliver application integrations and data integrations\nEnsure reliable, secure, and scalable integration patterns using industry-standard tools and best practices\nEnsure high-quality ingestion, schema evolution handling, lineage capture, and observability across pipelines.\nChampion best practices for batch, micro-batch, and streaming ingestion where applicable\nOwn architecture, design, deployment, and operations of secure, auditable data transfer services to support inbound transfers from CROs and external data providers into the company network as well as transfers between internal storage locations\nLeveraging enterprise capabilities, architect and design reference data management (RDM) capabilities that standardize and govern common vocabularies and reference tables used across discovery (e.g., reagent catalogs, instrument types, species/strain taxonomies, assay types).\nArchitect and design master data management (MDM) to support unique entity resolution and trusted master records for assets critical to discovery (samples, reagents, compounds, biological entities).\nProvide architecture and engineering leadership for Application integration, data integration and data transfers\nAct as a hands-on technical leader able to contribute to architecture, integration patterns, code reviews, and proof-of-concept work as needed.\nLead and/or support the standing up of GxP systems where applicable, ensuring compliance with quality standards, audit readiness, and data integrity (ALCOA+).\nCommunicate complex data concepts clearly to technical and non-technical stakeholders; 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All CVs / resumes submitted by search firms to any employee at our company without a valid written search agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of our company. No fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by our company as a result of an agency referral where no pre-existing agreement is in place. Where agency agreements are in place, introductions are position specific. Please, no phone calls or emails.\nEmployee Status:\nRegularRelocation:\nVISA Sponsorship:\nTravel Requirements:\nFlexible Work Arrangements:\nHybridShift:\nValid Driving License:\nHazardous Material(s):\nJob Posting End Date:\n11/4/2026*A job posting is effective until 11:59:59PM on the day BEFORE the listed job posting end date. 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