Staff Data Engineer and Team Lead

GSK

GSK, a global biopharmaceutical leader, is dedicated to uniting science, technology, and talent to tackle disease challenges. Within the Onyx Research Data Platform, the Staff Data Engineer and Team Lead will guide a team to leverage data and AI/ML capabilities, advancing GSK's R&D efforts. This role supports delivering industrialized data solutions and fostering a culture of engineering excellence.

In this role you can expect to have the responsibilities:

• Lead a team of data engineers in creating and enhancing data and knowledge products for GSK R&D.
• Architect data delivery and operational strategies, transforming complex data requests into actionable plans.
• Collaborate with engineering leads to design data flows aligned with microservice architecture.
• Partner with product management to develop effective engagement models.
• Design innovative strategies to improve the data user environment.
• Promote best practices and engineering discipline, including CI/CD and QMS frameworks.
• Act as a leading technical expert and knowledge holder in the field.

This role comes with the following benefits:

• Competitive salary and annual bonus based on company performance.
• Healthcare and wellbeing programs, pension plan, and shares and savings program.
• Hybrid working model through the Performance with Choice program.
• Commitment to fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment.

This role requires you to have:

• Bachelor's degree in Data Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or similar.
• Strong industry experience in data engineering.
• Experience in software engineering and leading matrix data engineering teams.
• Proven track record of handling high-volume, high-compute challenges.
• Familiarity with orchestrating tools and cloud platforms like AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, and Kubernetes.
• Experience in automated testing, CI/CD, and agile environments.
• Expertise in data modeling, SQL, and use of big data tools (e.g., Spark, Kafka, Storm).

You would benefit from having:

• Master's or PhD in Data Engineering, Computer Science, Software Engineering, or related discipline.
• Direct line management experience in leading a Data Engineering team.

GSK is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The company promotes an agile working culture and adheres to Affirmative Action principles in the US, welcoming diverse applicants. Adjustments are available to assist candidates through the hiring process.