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# Innovation, Data & Analytics Team, Data Engineer

- **Company:** Pfizer Inc.
- **Location:** Collegeville, PA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $124,400.0 - $207,400.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Agile Methodology, Artificial Intelligence, Information Systems, Information Engineering, Data Infrastructure, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Sharing, Healthcare Effectiveness Data and Information Set, Python (Programming Language), Operational Databases, Cloud Services, Standard Sql, Data Streaming, Snowflake, Electronic Medical Records, Information Technology, Data Analytics, Data Pipelines, Databricks
- **Published:** September 12, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.techcareers.com/job.asp?id=3387096194&tx=CT3331TTV&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

Candidate demonstrates strong technical execution and the ability to operate independently in a fast-paced, regulated environment, partnering effectively across data science, governance, and engineering functions.

 * Degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
 * Experience (6+ years with Bachelor's; 5+ years with Master's) in data engineering, notably in the healthcare/pharma sector
 * Strong SQL and Python skills
 * Experience with cloud data platforms (Databricks, Snowflake, or similar)
 * Experience designing and orchestrating ETL/ELT pipelines
 * Healthcare data experience (claims, EHR, HEDIS/OMOP) preferred
 * Effective English verbal and written communication with flexibility to be clear, consistent, compliant, and appropriate for a variety of settings including scientific/technical, regulatory, and business audiences, * Anticipates Customer and Market Needs - Knows the data landscape and downstream analytical needs; is dedicated to meeting the expectations of internal customers; always focused on patient safety first.
 * Acts Decisively - Makes timely and effective engineering decisions; acts with urgency and removes barriers that hinder productivity.
 * Builds Change-Agile Systems - Designs pipelines and data infrastructure that are flexible and adaptive to evolving business needs.
 * Strategic and Innovative Thinking - Demonstrates insightful thinking by developing creative approaches to data engineering challenges.
 * Is a role model of Pfizer's values and behaviors.

Demonstrate ability to

 * Drive transformational change
 * Engage diverse technical and business stakeholders
 * Understand the applications of technology to the Life Science sector

## Description

Build and operate the production data pipelines that power the Innovation, Data & Analytics team's AI-based workflows, implementing the canonical data model and ensuring reliable, timely, high-quality data for downstream analytics and agentic systems., Pipeline Build & Production Ownership

 * Build and maintain data pipelines against the data model and standards defined by the Governance & Compliance team
 * Own production reliability of the data platform (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake), including monitoring and incident response
 * Implement the canonical data model in production, including OMOP/HEDIS mappings where applicable
 * Support agentic workflows with clean, timely, well-structured data

Collaboration & Continuous Improvement

 * Partner with the Senior Data Analyst to validate data model and mapping conformance
 * Partner with the Senior Data Scientist and AI/ML Engineer to ensure pipelines meet the data needs of analytical models and agentic workflows
 * Flag data quality issues and advise on required solutions
 * Identify opportunities to improve pipeline performance, cost, and maintainability
 * Document pipeline architecture and data flows to support governance and audit needs


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