Director of Data

Engineering / Information Technology       ·         New Haven, CT      ·     Full time 

We’re a cognitive science company on a mission to optimize the measurement of brain health to advance the development of new medicines and to enable earlier clinical insights in healthcare.

That’s why we’re seeking a highly accomplished and experienced Director of Data to join our senior management team and lead the design and transformation of their new data and analytics platform.

Our ambition is to become the “best data insights driven” company within the Clinical Trials and Healthcare sector, unleashing the power of data with consumers, customers, and partners. The vision is to create best-in-class digital interactions with our technology, supported by a holistic data solution leveraging AI/ML, data visualization and self-service capability. The data platform will act as a central hub, where insights are derived through advanced analytics such as predictive and prescriptive solutions to improve our overall delivery capability.

*Salary Range: $140,000 – $150,000 per year, benefits listed below.

Core Responsibilities

• Responsible for setting and executing Cogstates Data Strategy across Data Engineering, BI, Data Science and Data governance
• Oversea the design of scalable data solutions, including, end-to-end analytics solutions, data architecture, logical and physical data design, and database modelling – working closely with a Lead Data Engineer
• Anticipate, identify, and facilitate the solution to enterprise issues concerning data management to improve data quality
• Own relationships with key business stakeholders (including data stewards) to understand and anticipate current and future business needs
• Own the modern data platform responsibilities by architecting, building, and supporting large-scale distributed systems and pipelines that process large volume of data; focusing on scalability, low-latency, and fault-tolerance in every system built
• Mentoring and coaching data and BI engineers, including developing scalable and re-usable frameworks for ingesting large data in Databricks, incorporating standards and best practices into engineering solutions
• Provides technical leadership, fosters a team environment, and provides mentorship and feedback to technical resources.
• Own data engineering resource planning across the Analytics & Insights projects portfolio, including prioritization
• Lead change management by creating action plans to move employees past barrier points and on to desired outcomes.
• Work with partners to achieve the goals defined for the organization
• Partner with engineering teams, data scientists, and data analysts to define requirements and solutions

Qualifications

• 3+ years’ experience as Head of Data or similar, including experience with modern data engineering and data platforms
• Experience building a team from the ground up, both in terms of driving recruitment and upskilling and setting and executing a strategy
• Track record of setting and communicating data strategy to both a technical and non technical audience, including providing updates to the Executive and Board level stakeholders
• 5+ year working in a modern data environment, implementing transformational data solutions across Azure or Databricks
• Knowledge of one of the programming languages for data processes (Python, Scala). Experience with Python, PySpark, Hadoop, Hive and/or Spark to write data pipelines and data processing layers
• Experience managing cross-functional data teams, including data engineers, analysts, data managers and data scientists
• Nice to have Databricks administration including security and infrastructure features of Databricks.
• Experience in a top tier consulting environment desirable

Our data platform runs on the following tech:

• Azure Databricks (using Apache Spark, Delta Lake and Delta Sharing)
• Microsoft Azure data and infrastructure resources (Azure functions, Azure Data Factory)
• Power BI
• Python and PySpark
• SQL (Spark/Databricks SQL)
• Terraform
• Git
• CI/CD tools and pipelines

Our users are:

• Analysts and scientists who will typically access and analyse data using SAS
• Business users who will typically interact with reports through Power BI
• Data scientists who will increasingly develop ML / AI solutions on our platform [1]

What’s In It For You

• Remote Work Practices: Cogstate is a virtual first company. Cogstate employees can work from anywhere where Cogstate is registered to business within the United States, Australia, or the United Kingdom!
• Generous Paid Time-off: Cogstate employees receive 20 days of vacation leave, 10 days of personal leave and 10 paid public holidays, which can be tailored to dates of personal, cultural, or religious significance to you.
• 401(k) Matching: As you invest in yourself and your future, Cogstate invests in you too: we match up to 3% of your yearly salary in Cogstate’s 401k program
• Competitive Salary: We offer competitive base salaries plus additional earning opportunities based on the position.
• Health, Dental & Vision Coverage: We’ve invested in comprehensive health & dental insurance options with competitive company contributions to help when you need it most. We also offer free vision insurance for all full-time employees.
• Short-Term & Long Term Disability Life Insurance: 100% employer sponsored
• Pre-Tax Benefits: Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Learning & Development Opportunities: Cogstate offers a robust learning program from mentorships to scholarships to Coursera to improve knowledge or obtain certifications in applicable areas of interest.

Our Culture

We bring our whole selves to work every day. We’re courageous and we deliver together. We’re passionate individuals who enjoy working together. We’re brave enough and care enough to have the right conversations to get the best outcome and are famous for our can-do attitude. We see challenges as opportunities and move with pace to achieve our goals.

If you’re ready to help us in our journey to optimize the measurement of brain health around the world, please apply now!

Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act and certain state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on the company. If you need assistance in applying please email PeopleandCulture@cogstate.com.

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