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.
About Parexel
Parexel is a leading global clinical development partner delivering insights-driven clinical and consulting solutions to the life sciences industry. With 22,000+ employees worldwide, we partner with biopharmaceutical companies and research sites to design and deliver patient-focused clinical trials that broaden access and make research a care option for anyone, anywhere.
We work with focus, agility, and shared purpose. We move with urgency to address patient needs and accelerate the delivery of new therapies. We embrace bold thinking, adapt quickly to change, and continually raise the bar for the speed and quality of clinical research. We are expanding our team and seeking talented individuals to help drive industry leading innovation, With Heart(R).
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to join our team. As a Senior Data Engineer, you will design, build, and support the data and software solutions that power clinical research and help advance new treatments for patients. This position plays a key role in data integration, software product development, and clinical trial information sharing.
You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, follow industry-standard processes, and contribute to solutions from design through live deployment. Responsibilities include building extract, transform, and load (ETL) programs and workflows in Databricks, developing technical specifications for data loading rules, architecting software products and customer-specific extensions, and mentoring Software Engineers, with opportunities to deepen your expertise and influence how clinical data is shared.
You'll join a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment focused on making a meaningful impact through designing and building data integration solutions in Databricks, delivering software products and customer-specific extensions, and supporting clinical trial information sharing. With diverse teams and continuous learning opportunities, the Software Development Engineer can explore career paths and expand skills across clinical research.
Key Responsibilities
- Design and develop ETL programs and workflows using Databricks
- Develop technical specifications for data loading rules
- Mentor and provide technical guidance to Software Engineers
- Design, implement, and architect software products
- Design, implement, and architect product extensions to meet customer-specific requirements
- Adhere to established standards while producing technical specifications, architectural specifications, data models, installation and qualification guides, and release notes for the software development process
- Support technical consulting activities for clients in the pharmaceutical industry
- Design and support clinical trial information sharing solutions
- Provide application support for existing products
- Support release management using versioning tools such as Azure DevOps Git and execute live deployments
You'll thrive in this role if you bring:
- Strengths in data analysis, data modeling, database design, and software development
- Understanding of common system architecture frameworks and concepts, with technical awareness of security and application software development
- A willingness to work in a matrix environment and a strong appreciation for teamwork
- Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills, with a client-focused approach to work
- Comfort working with Microsoft Azure, Azure Databricks, and Azure DevOps Git
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in technical discipline (Mathematics, Science, Engineering, Computing, etc.) or a related study, or equivalent project-related experience
- Proven relevant experience in systems integration and implementation, or software development, or a related discipline
- Demonstrated ability to liaise with multiple stakeholders
- 5+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure components, in particular Azure SQL, Azure Databricks, and Azure Data Factory
- Experience implementing ETL solutions, particularly using Databricks
- Strong database development skills, particularly implementing SQL solutions in Azure SQL or Databricks environments, with good experience working with large datasets
- Experience improving data quality in data warehouses
- Experience testing ETL solutions, particularly using Genie and MS Copilot
- Experience using enterprise architecture modeling tools, frameworks, and methodologies such as TOGAF, SPARX EA, UML (Unified Modeling Language), BPMN (Business Process Model and Notation), and ArchiMate
- Experience designing data warehouses, applying Kimball's dimensional modeling techniques, and architecting ETL systems
- Experience working in Agile development methodology and authoring technical documents and specifications
- Experience debugging complex software systems
- Significant experience implementing data-driven systems with large-scale relational or object-oriented databases
- Ability to work in a high-pressure, results- and deadline-oriented environment
We believe in flexibility, growth, and creating space for people to do their best work. Join us and be part of a team where your contributions help shape the future of clinical research.
If this job doesn't sound like the next step in your career, but perhaps you know of someone who'd be perfect fit, send them the link to apply!
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree in a technical discipline such as mathematics, science, engineering, or computing, or equivalent project-related experience
- Proven relevant experience in systems integration, implementation, software development, or a related discipline
- Ability to liaise with multiple stakeholders
- 5+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure components, especially Azure SQL, Azure Databricks, and Azure Data Factory
- Experience implementing ETL solutions, particularly with Databricks
- Strong database development skills using SQL in Azure SQL or Databricks environments, including experience with large datasets
- Experience improving data quality in data warehouses
- Experience testing ETL solutions using Genie and Microsoft Copilot
- Experience with enterprise architecture tools, frameworks, and methodologies including TOGAF, SPARX EA, UML, BPMN, and ArchiMate
- Experience designing data warehouses using Kimball dimensional modeling techniques and architecting ETL systems
- Experience with Agile development methodology and authoring technical documents and specifications
- Experience debugging complex software systems
- Significant experience implementing data-driven systems with large-scale relational or object-oriented databases
- Ability to work in a high-pressure, results- and deadline-oriented environment
- Strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills with a client-focused approach
- Understanding of system architecture frameworks, security concepts, and application software development
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.
