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For Digital Hub Warsaw, we are looking for
As a Senior Data Architect for FAIR data enablement in R&D, you will connect data across the whole pharma value chain with a focus on Research & Development - empowering scientists, analysts, and AI agents with fast and easy-to-access high-quality data. You will work closely together with scientists, knowledge engineers, and domain experts to enable FAIR data. Your work will directly enable secondary data use, self-service analytics, and agentic AI capabilities in a highly innovative scientific environment.
Key Tasks & Responsibilities
Lead the design and implementation of fit-for-purpose data solutions to integrate, unify and synchronize data across systems in R&D and beyond, enabling findability of data in compliance to legal and regulatory requirements.
Collaborate closely with relevant stakeholders in an agile setup to capture, specify and address data-related requirements and dependencies to ensure a fit-for-purpose technical implementation in a healthy data ecosystem.
Embrace FAIR Data Principles and Linked Data standards to promote a data culture that shifts from siloed thinking to networked, democratized data use that enables efficient, compliant, and secure data consumption by humans, systems, and AI agents within and beyond the primary data context.
Mentor and coach less-experienced colleagues and uphold high standards in requirements specification, engineering practices, code review, testing, and documentation.
Drive cross-team alignment on data and knowledge architecture decisions spanning both long-term ambition and near-term execution to maintain a coherent, consolidated and scalable data landscape, ensuring that data needs and compliance requirements are met within the broader Bayer data ecosystem.
Design and implement appropriate measure to protect data from unauthorized access, corruption, or theft, ultimately ensuring confidentiality, integrity, and availability of data to maintain trust in data and prevent legal, operational, regulatory and financial risks.
Active enterprise architecture thinking and alignment of data initiatives with business, digital, and IT strategies to ensure the respective needs are addressed most efficiently and effectively.
Qualifications and Competencies
Required
Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information science, knowledge engineering, computational linguistics, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
Proficiency in designing and implementing data models (conceptual, logical, and physical)
Proficiency with relational and graph databases
Extensive experience with API design patterns and Ability to integrate data from source systems using various interface patterns, such as OpenSharing/Delta Sharing, Iceberg-Sharing, ODBC, GraphQL, OData, REST, or event streaming
Strong engineering skills (data engineering, software engineering, or cloud engineering)
Proficiency in at least one programming language, along with basic Git version control practices
In-depth knowledge of FAIR Data Principles, Linked Data principles, and Data Mesh architecture concepts, with demonstrated ability to apply them in practice
Proficiency with data governance and security principles and practices
Strong analytical and communication skills
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Preferred
Experience with semantic layer concepts in modern data platforms such as Databricks, Snowflake, or Microsoft Fabric
Familiarity with Enterprise Architecture and Domain Data Modelling
Knowledge of ontologies and taxonomies with proficiency in Semantic Web technologies, standards, and tools (e.f. RDF, OWL, SHACL, SPARQL, TopBraid EDG)
Familiarity with information retrieval systems such as Elasticsearch
Familiarity with Data Governance solutions (e.g. Collibra)
Experience designing and implementing Model Context Protocol (MCP) servers
Hands-on experience with GraphRAG solution design and implementation
Skills in knowledge retrieval from unstructured data sources
Understanding of data security principles and practices
Knowledge of data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
Foundational cloud engineering experience (e.g. AWS, Azure)
Familiarity with CI/CD practices, for example using GitHub Actions
Knowledge in the pharmaceutical domain (e.g. LOINC, SNOMED CT, omics, targets, assays, clinical studies, RWE, etc.)
YOUR APPLICATION
Bayer welcomes applications from all individuals, regardless of race, national origin, gender, age, physical characteristics, social origin, disability, union membership, religion, family status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression or any unlawful criterion under applicable law. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and avoiding discrimination.
Bayer is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in its application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s) using the contact information below.
Bayer offers the possibility of working in a hybrid model. We know how important work-life balance is, so our employees can work from home, from the office or combine both work environments. The possibilities of using the hybrid model are each time discussed with the manager. Bayer respects and applies the Whistleblower Act in Poland.
Location
Poland : Mazowieckie : Warszawa
Division
PH
Reference Code
894556
Location
Poland : Mazowieckie : Warszawa
Division
PH
Reference Code
894556