Role Data Architect
Location India, Remote (Work from Anywhere in India)
Minimum Qualification B. Tech. (or equivalent) from an accredited institution
Indicative Experience 8+ Years
Domain Preferably Life-Sciences/Pharma.
Other benefits Health Insurance, Provident Fund, Reimbursement of Certification Expenses, Gratuity, 24x7 Health Desk
About Norstella
At Norstella, our mission is simple: to help our clients bring life-saving therapies to market quicker—and help patients in need.
Founded in 2022, but with history going back to 1939, Norstella unites best-in-class brands to help clients navigate the complexities at each step of the drug development life cycle —and get the right treatments to the right patients at the right time.
Each organization (Citeline, Evaluate, MMIT, Panalgo, The Dedham Group) delivers must-have answers for critical strategic and commercial decision-making. Together, via our market-leading brands, we help our clients:
· Citeline – accelerate the drug development cycle
· Evaluate – bring the right drugs to market
· MMIT – identify barrier to patient access
· Panalgo – turn data into insight faster
· The Dedham Group – think strategically for specialty therapeutics
By combining the efforts of each organization under Norstella, we can offer an even wider breadth of expertise, cutting-edge data solutions and expert advisory services alongside advanced technologies such as real-world data, machine learning and predictive analytics.
As one of the largest global pharma intelligence solution providers, Norstella has a footprint across the globe with teams of experts delivering world class solutions in the USA, UK, The Netherlands, Japan, China and India.
Have you wondered how life saving drugs and therapies are created, tested, marketed and made available to patients in need? Have you wondered how clinical trials are conducted at a global scale? How governments and health authorities regulate various organizations participating in this marketplace? Have you wondered how those companies and insurance providers price a certain drug, and how a care provider determines the right treatment for a given patient? If yes, Norstella could the next step in your career.
Reporting into Technology Manager, Senior Software Engg will work with internal and external developers responsible for the development and subsequent support of the various platform services components underpinning all the customer facing applications across Norstella. As part of a large technology group, the Senior Software Engg will work with product management, architecture and other software engineering teams in support of the product development roadmap.
We are looking for an experienced senior software engineer with great communication skills, deep experience in software engineering, and most importantly, the ability and willingness to keep learning in this ever-changing technology landscape.
Key Requirements:
Cloud Data Architecture Design:
- Design and implement scalable, high-performance data models and architectures using cloud data warehousing concepts.
- Develop and maintain data models (including Snowflake and Star Schema) for both structured and unstructured data, ensuring optimal performance and reliability across AWS services (e.g., S3, Redshift, Glue, and Lambda).
Data Pipeline and ETL Development:
- Build and manage data pipelines to ensure efficient data ingestion, processing, and integration, utilizing tools like AWS Glue, Airflow, and Pyspark.
- Implement ETL processes to transform and load data from various sources into Snowflake, Redshift, PostgreSQL, and other platforms, ensuring data completeness and quality.
Advanced SQL and RDBMS Management:
- Leverage advanced SQL (including joins, subqueries, CTEs) and RDBMS concepts to develop and optimize complex queries, with a preference for RDS SQL Server.
- Manage AWS RDS instances, specifically PostgreSQL, ensuring robust data storage and retrieval processes.
Collaboration with Data Science Team:
- Work closely with Data Scientists to understand their data needs, ensuring data availability and quality for real-world data (RWD) analysis and modeling.
- Provide Python and Pyspark-based data support, troubleshooting, and performance tuning for data science projects.
Large Data Set Management:
- Handle large data sets with a focus on performance optimization, including implementing strategies for data partitioning, indexing, and caching within AWS ecosystems.
- Optimize the querying of large data sets to enhance performance and ensure efficient data processing.
Performance Tuning and ETL Testing:
- Monitor and optimize data systems for performance, including query optimization, resource management, and AWS DevOps CI/CD pipelines.
- Perform ETL testing to validate data completeness and quality across various data feeds, resolving any bottlenecks in data processing and retrieval.
Data Delivery and Governance Ownership:
- Take ownership of data delivery processes, ensuring data is accurate, timely, and accessible, while establishing and maintaining robust data governance policies and procedures.
- Ensure data infrastructure is scalable, cost-effective, and aligns with industry best practices, particularly in the life sciences/pharma domain.
Life Science Data Expertise:
- Apply deep knowledge of life science data and industry-specific requirements to inform data architecture and modeling decisions, ensuring compliance with relevant regulations and standards.
- Demonstrate strong leadership and a positive attitude, embodying Norstella's principles in collaboration and project execution.
Required Skills and Qualifications:
- Cloud Data Warehousing Concepts: Strong understanding of cloud data warehousing architectures and best practices.
- Data Pipelines/ETL Development: Proven experience in designing and implementing data pipelines and ETL processes.
- RDS – Postgres: Hands-on experience with AWS RDS, specifically Postgres.
- Python & Pyspark: Proficiency in Python and Pyspark for data manipulation and transformation.
- AWS Services: Experience with AWS ECS, Lambda, API Gateway, S3, RDS, Glue, and Airflow.
- RDBMS & Advanced SQL: Expertise in RDBMS and advanced SQL, including joins, subqueries, CTEs, and complex query writing, with a preference for RDS SQL Server.
- Data Modeling: Understanding of data modeling concepts, including Snowflake and Star Schema.
- ETL Testing: Experience with ETL testing, focusing on data completeness and quality.
- AWS DevOps CI/CD: Experience with AWS DevOps tools and CI/CD pipelines.
- Life Sciences/Pharma Domain Knowledge: Familiarity with the life sciences or pharmaceutical domain.
- Soft Skills: Strong leadership attitude, aligns with Norstella principles, and exhibits a positive and collaborative work attitude.
Education: Minimum bachelor’s degree in computer science and engineering or related field of study, or equivalent experience. 8+ years of experience as a Data Architect or in a similar role, with demonstrated expertise in the required skills.
The guiding principles for success at Norstella:
01: Bold, Passionate, Mission-First
We have a lofty mission to Smooth Access to Life Saving Therapies and we will get there by being bold and passionate about the mission and our clients. Our clients and the mission in what we are trying to accomplish must be in the forefront of our minds in everything we do.
02: Integrity, Truth, Reality
We make promises that we can keep, and goals that push us to new heights. Our integrity offers us the opportunity to learn and improve by being honest about what works and what doesn’t. By being true to the data and producing realistic metrics, we are able to create plans and resources to achieve our goals.
03: Kindness, Empathy, Grace
We will empathize with everyone's situation, provide positive and constructive feedback with kindness, and accept opportunities for improvement with grace and gratitude. We use this principle across the organization to collaborate and build lines of open communication.
04: Resilience, Mettle, Perserverance
We will persevere – even in difficult and challenging situations. Our ability to recover from mis-steps and failures in a positive way will help us to be successful in our mission.
05: Humility, Gratitude, Learning
We will be true learners by showing humility and gratitude in our work. We recognize that the smartest person in the room is the one who is always listening, learning, and willing to shift their thinking.
