Senior Data Engineer

For 75 years, Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery, development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family, you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences, finance, IT, sales or another area, your skills will play an important role in the work we perform. In return, we'll help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary
At Charles River Laboratories, we're transforming how we work by harnessing the power of AI, data, and digital innovation to accelerate the discovery and development of life-saving therapies. Our vision is to embed artificial intelligence and advanced analytics across every stage of our scientific and operational workflows—empowering our teams with smarter tools, seamless data, and actionable insights to deliver client-centric services and solutions that better serve our customers and, ultimately, improve patients' lives.

As a
Senior Data Engineer
within our Enterprise Data and Analytics team, you'll be at the forefront of a company-wide digital transformation. We're looking for a forward-thinking engineer who brings deep technical expertise and a passion for building scalable, AI-ready data platforms. In this role, you'll architect and implement modern data solutions that power intelligent applications, streamline operations, and deliver measurable business value. You'll work closely with cross-functional teams to design robust pipelines, integrate diverse data sources, and enable advanced analytics and generative AI capabilities. This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of data engineering at Charles River and help unlock the full potential of data to drive innovation in the life sciences.

Primary Responsibilities
In this role, primary
responsibilities
include:

• Design, develop, and maintain scalable data pipelines and ETL processes using Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Bricks, and other Azure services;
• Implement and optimize data storage solutions using Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL Database, and Delta Lake to support analytics and reporting needs;
• Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to understand data requirements and deliver high-quality, reliable datasets;
• Ensure data security, compliance, and governance by applying best practices, role-based access control (RBAC), and encryption;
• Monitor and troubleshoot data workflows, ensuring performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency across Azure cloud environments;
• Automate data integration and transformation tasks using Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and scripting languages like Python;
• Mentor junior engineers and foster a collaborative team environment.

Key Elements

We are looking for the following
minimum qualifications
for this role:

• Bachelor's degree in computer engineering, Computer Science, or a related discipline;
• 7+ years of experience in ETL design, development, and performance tuning using the Microsoft Stack in a multi-dimensional data warehousing environment;
• 7+ years of advanced SQL programming expertise (PL/SQL, T-SQL);
• 5+ years of experience in Enterprise Data & Analytics solution architecture;
• 3+ years of experience in Python Programming;
• 3+ years of hands-on experience with Azure, especially for data-heavy/analytics applications leveraging relational and NoSQL databases, Data Warehousing, and Big Data solutions;
• 3+ years of experience with key Azure services: Azure Data Factory, Data Lake Gen2, Analysis Services, Databricks, Blob Storage, SQL Database, Cosmos DB, App Service, Logic Apps, and Functions;
• 2+ years of experience designing data models aligning with business requirements and analytics needs;
• 2+ years of experience defining and implementing data security standards, including encryption, auditing, and monitoring;
• Strong analytical skills and a passion for intellectual curiosity.

Preferred Skills

• 2+ years of experience setting up and operating data pipelines using Python or SQL;
• Familiarity with DevOps processes (CI/CD) and infrastructure as code;
• Knowledge of Master Data Management (MDM) and Data Quality tools;
• Experience developing REST APIs using Java Spring Boot, Python;
• Experience building and supporting AL/ML software solutions;
• Familiarity with stream-processing systems (e.g., Event Hubs, Storm, Spark-Streaming);
• Experience with API integrations (RESTful, SOAP) for both internal and external systems to enhance data flow and automation;
• Experience working in Agile environments, familiarity with Agile tools like Jira or Azure DevOps;
• Experience in data and analytics within the Life Sciences industry is a plus.

Role Specific Information

• Location: Remote (from one of our Canadian sites);
• Schedule: Daytime between Monday and Friday. Permanent position as of the hiring, full-time 37.5hrs per week.

Why Charles River?

• Competitive benefits as of the hiring. We pay up to 85% of premiums (health & dental coverage);
• Annual bonus based on performance;
• Employee and family assistance program;
• Excellent welcome program for new employees as well as in-house advancement and career development opportunities;
• Access to a doctor and various health professionals (telemedicine);
• 4 weeks' Vacation & 10 Personal day policy;
• Many social activities

If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities, not only across the country but around the world, please join us.
This is Your Moment.
About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services, state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support, our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth, efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.

About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services, both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP, to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients' clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model, which reduces their costs, enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20,000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe, we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our client's unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies, biotechnology companies, government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River, we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of people's lives. Our mission, our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do, and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

We're committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance, 401K, paid time off, stock purchase program, Health and wellness coverage, employee and family wellbeing support programs, and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, mental or physical disability, family status, pregnancy, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process, please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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