Loka® Inc
Life Sciences
DataLead(LifeSciences)
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“Data Lead (Life Sciences) at Loka® Inc. Skills: Cloud data platforms, Omics data, Data engineering leadership. Design data platforms. Build data platforms”
Industry & Context.
Problem-solving; Work through ambiguity; Work through incomplete specifications; Work through evolving requirements
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience, 3+ years of experience leading teams, Proven ability to communicate technical status, Advanced proficiency in Python, Advanced proficiency in SQL, Experience in ETL/ELT design, Hands-on experience with at least one major cloud provider, Experience with data warehousing concepts, Working knowledge of data lakes, Working knowledge of data warehouses, Working knowledge of MPP technologies, Solid problem-solving skills, Ability to work through ambiguity, Experience collaborating with Bioinformatics teams
Nice to Have
Working knowledge of core security concepts, Working knowledge of reliability concepts, Familiarity with Omics datasets, Familiarity with Life Sciences datasets, Familiarity with bioinformatics data formats, Experience with distributed systems, Experience with Spark, Experience with open table formats, Experience with lakehouse formats, Experience with Infrastructure as Code, Experience with CI/CD pipelines
What You'll Do.
Design data platforms
Lead technical projects
Collaborate with teams
Understand requirements
Define data quality checks
Implement data quality checks
Build observability tooling
Manage data engineers
Assist with project guidance
Assist with career development
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partner with Bioinformatics teams; Partner with ML teams; Partner with Product teams; Collaborate with Software Engineering; Collaborate with Design teams; Collaborate with Business teams
Communication Scope
Communicate technical status; Communicate risks; Communicate trade-offs
Process & Methodology
Technical project leadership, Delivery ownership
Full Job Description
In the last year at Loka, our engineering teams have helped clients advance the world’s #1 AI reading tutor, eliminate $1B in food waste and develop novel drugs for fighting cancer. To cap it off, at the end of 2024 Loka was recognized by AWS as Innovation Partner of the Year, outshining 150,000 partners for the title. And we did it all while enjoying every other Friday off 😎 As a Data Lead in Life Sciences, you will design and build modern cloud-data platforms for Life Sciences customers, focusing on Omics and analytics-heavy use cases. You will lead technical projects end to end, partner closely with Bioinformatics, ML and Product teams and ensure data infrastructure is scalable, reliable, secure and user friendly. Join our team to feed your desire to grow, build with the latest tools and collaborate on projects you can be proud of. The Role Design and implement scalable, cloud-native data platforms and applications for Life Sciences businesses, focusing on Omics and related multimodal datasets. Lead technical projects through architecture, design, implementation and rollout, setting standards and best practices for the team. Collaborate with Machine Learning, Data Science, Bioinformatics, Software Engineering, Design and Business teams to understand requirements and triage data or ETL issues. Define and implement data quality checks, tests and monitoring to maintain high standards of code, schema and data integrity. Monitor and analyze data flowing through pipelines and platforms, building appropriate dashboards, alerts and observability tooling. Manage a team of data engineers and assist them with project guidance and career development. Requirements 5+ years of experience, including responsibility for production systems, in Data Engineering or a closely related role 3+ years of experience leading teams, including technical mentorship and delivery ownership Proven ability to communicate technical status, risks and trade-offs to clients and internal stakeholders
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