When our values align, there's no limit to what we can achieve.
At Parexel, we all share the same goal - to improve the world's health. From clinical trials to regulatory, consulting, and market access, every clinical development solution we provide is underpinned by something special - a deep conviction in what we do.
Each of us, no matter what we do at Parexel, contributes to the development of a therapy that ultimately will benefit a patient. We take our work personally, we do it with empathy and we're committed to making a difference.
As Director of Data Engineering [RWD] , you'll be a strategic and hands-on leader responsible for enabling Parexel's real-world data movement within the Enterprise Data Lake and delivering standardized operational data products across clinical, safety, and corporate domains. You'll partner with our Data and Technology teams, Data and Analytics Center of Excellence, and business stakeholders to ensure trusted, high-quality, well-governed data with consistent definitions and reliable movement across the enterprise.
What You'll Lead
Data Lake Engineering & Strategy
Contribute to the strategy, design, and roadmap for our lakehouse architecture based on medallion principles that supports reporting and analytics aligned to operational, clinical, financial, and safety needs
Direct engineering activities across data ingestion, transformation, storage, and optimization within the Enterprise Data Lake
Oversee performance, quality, reliability, security, and lifecycle management of data in the lake environment
Ensure scalable engineering pipelines across data domains, that align with governance requirements
Delivery Excellence & Cross-Functional Leadership
Serve as a subject matter expert in data delivery, aligning data products and services with organizational priorities
Direct cross-functional prioritization and delivery processes to ensure cohesive, timely outcomes
Champion transparency and communication of data technology roadmaps across the organization
Team Leadership & Organizational Development
Build, mentor, and direct global data engineering teams to deliver excellence
Champion capability development in cloud engineering, Databricks, CI/CD, SQL, and Python
Promote a culture of innovation, operational rigor, and customer-focused delivery
What We're Looking For
Experience & Track Record
12+ years of IT experience developing, implementing, and maintaining large-scale enterprise integration services and platforms across multiple hardware and software environments, with substantial expertise in emerging computing architectures
Exposure to Real World Data in the clinical/medical space
Experience with GxP regulations in a life sciences environment advantageous
8+ years leading teams in data delivery management and execution, including major projects in data management, data integration, and analytics
At least 6 years of management experience, including:
Successfully developing and implementing applications in new computing architecture environments using innovative technologies
Managing technical personnel across multiple project lifecycle phases with cross-functional experience
Managing financial resources to achieve goals across multiple projects
Developing efficient and effective solutions to complex business challenges
Technical Expertise
Extensive experience implementing and supporting enterprise data initiatives on cloud platforms
Demonstrated expertise in data and cloud platforms, particularly Azure Databricks
Significant experience with medallion architecture-based data lake implementations
Advanced proficiency in SQL querying and query tuning (mandatory)
Proficiency in modern data management and data-sharing tools, programming languages (especially Python), relational databases, data transformation, and development frameworks
Deep understanding of architectural best practices, application design, and estimation processes
Thorough knowledge of application architectures and enterprise application ecosystems
Education
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field (required)
If you're an experienced data engineering leader with a passion for building scalable, enterprise-grade data solutions, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now to join our team and help shape the future of data at Parexel!
Skills Required
- 12+ years of IT experience developing, implementing, and maintaining large-scale enterprise integration services and platforms
- Exposure to real-world data in the clinical or medical space
- 8+ years leading teams in data delivery management and execution
- At least 6 years of management experience
- Experience developing and implementing applications in new computing architecture environments
- Experience managing technical personnel across multiple project lifecycle phases
- Experience managing financial resources across multiple projects
- Experience developing solutions to complex business challenges
- Extensive experience implementing and supporting enterprise data initiatives on cloud platforms
- Expertise with Azure Databricks
- Experience with medallion architecture-based data lake implementations
- Advanced proficiency in SQL querying and query tuning
- Proficiency in modern data management and data-sharing tools, programming languages, relational databases, data transformation, and development frameworks
- Deep understanding of architectural best practices, application design, and estimation processes
- Thorough knowledge of application architectures and enterprise application ecosystems
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
- Experience with GxP regulations in a life sciences environment
Parexel Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Parexel and has not been reviewed or approved by Parexel.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, HSA/FSA options, and company-paid disability insurance. Descriptions often portray the package as strong or “top notch,” adding meaningful value.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with company matching and, in some regions, generous pension contributions. Core financial protections are emphasized as a solid part of the total rewards.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off programs include ample PTO or flexible/unlimited RTO alongside flexible schedules and remote/hybrid options. Work-life balance support from managers is highlighted as a practical advantage.
Parexel Insights
What We Do
Parexel is among the world’s largest clinical research organizations (CROs), providing the full range of Phase I to IV clinical development services to help life-saving treatments reach patients faster. Leveraging the breadth of our clinical, regulatory and therapeutic expertise, our team of more than 21,000 global professionals collaborates with biopharmaceutical leaders, emerging innovators and sites to design and deliver clinical trials with patients in mind, increasing access and participation to make clinical research a care option for anyone, anywhere. Our depth of industry knowledge and strong track record gained over the past 40 years is moving the industry forward and advancing clinical research in healthcare’s most complex areas, while our innovation ecosystem offers the best solutions to make every phase of the clinical trial process more efficient. With the people, insight and focus on operational excellence, we work With HeartTM every day to treat patients with dignity and continuously learn from their experiences, so every trial makes a difference. For more information, visit parexel.com. Community Guidelines Because Parexel’s social media channels are open to the general public and employees, we are not responsible for views expressed other than our own. However, we do not tolerate posts that are: • Abusive, harassing or threatening to others. • Defamatory, offensive, obscene, vulgar or depicting violence. • Hateful targeting by race/ethnicity, age, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual preference or orientation, nationality or political beliefs. • Sexually explicit or pornographic. • Fraudulent, deceptive, libelous, misleading or unlawful. • Referencing criminal or illegal activity. • Spamming. We reserve the right to remove any comments that do not adhere to our guidelines as well as report users who violate the rules of our page.
