Sr. Data Engineer / Data Scientist III

🚀 Now Hiring: Sr. Data Engineer / Data Scientist III (Senior)🚀 📍 Location: West Point, PA (Hybrid – 2–3 days onsite per week) 💼 Duration: 12 months (with possible extension) 💲 Pay: $78 – $88 /hr (W2) 🔢 Open Positions: 2 Are you passionate about data engineering in the life sciences and excited about enabling cutting-edge drug discovery and development? We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Engineer to join our Digital Sciences team within a leading pharmaceutical R&D organization. This role offers the opportunity to work hands-on with scientists to build data workflows, automate processes, and create pipelines that accelerate research across small molecules, biologics, vaccines, and more. What You’ll Do • Design, develop, and maintain ETL processes, data workflows, and pipelines in Python. • Collaborate with scientists to understand experimental data and help automate electronic lab notebooks. • Partner with IT teams to integrate and deploy solutions. • Manage projects, deliver estimates, and present progress to stakeholders. • Contribute to predictive tools that support drug discovery and development. Must-Have Skills • 7–8 years of relevant experience with a degree in Computer Science, Chemistry, or related field. • Strong expertise in Python (3.9+) with packages like Boto3, Pandas, pyodbc, openpyxl. • Experience with AWS cloud services (Lambda, S3, CloudFormation, RDS, ECR). • Data wrangling, ingestion, modeling, and relational databases (SQL). • Proficiency with Git/GitHub, GitHub Actions, CI/CD, unit/system testing. • Knowledge of file formats (XLSX, YAML, JSON, CSV, TSV). • Excellent communication and ability to work independently or in teams. Nice-to-Have Skills • Additional AWS services (SQS, SNS, EventBridge, API Gateway). • Python packages: Cerberus, PyYAML, logging; type hints and regex. • Familiarity with Dataiku, Trifacta, or similar tools. • Prior IT or data engineering experience within pharma/biotech R&D. Why Join This is not a typical IT role. You’ll be embedded in a digital sciences innovation hub, working closely with scientists and digital leaders to solve real-world challenges in drug development. If you enjoy building data pipelines, working with experimental data, and driving scientific discovery through technology, this opportunity is for you. 💡 Apply today to be part of a team that is transforming the future of medicine through data-driven innovation!