Senior Data Engineer in Paris, France

Senior Data Engineer

Location: Paris, France; hybrid

Context

IQVIA, with its 86,000 employees worldwide, is the result of the merger between IMS and QUINTILES. IQVIA has built its leadership around data on pharmaceutical consumption in the city and in hospitals, giving its pharmaceutical customers a precise view of the dynamics of their market. IQVIA France has just created a business unit with 75 people to enrich our data offering and develop new AI driven web applications for our customers.

Missions

We are looking to strengthen the newly created R&D team to develop new offers and innovative Health applications for our B2B customers (pharmaceutical laboratories, pharmacists, practitioners). The current team of 15 engineers is composed of software engineers (front and back), data experts (data scientists, data architects) and is expected to keep consolidating in 2023. This team is closely linked to a team of 6 product managers.

The mission of the R&D team includes:

• Creation and maintenance of data production pipelines (drug delivery data extrapolation models, Covid vaccination statistics in open data)

• Creation of innovative access and analysis applications for these data

• Design and production of algorithms to identify under-diagnosed populations of rare diseases from drug consumption data

• Design and operation of support tools for other teams (in the form of dashboards for example) Technology watch (use of synthetic data in health algorithms)

The Sr. Data Engineer will work with the R&D team and product managers on the development of innovative web applications and data production pipelines. As a member of the team, he/she will participate in many decisions regarding recruitment, choice of development stack, definition of the roadmap and many more

Expected skills

• Mastery of SQL and the PyData stack, strong data analysis skills

• You love and you can quickly understand a complex data domain

• Excellent writing skills for documentation and explanation of analytical results, good oral presentation skills

• Good professional proficiency in French and English (written and spoken)

• Good practice of coding within a team (version control, tests)

• Good knowledge of agile methodologies (code reviews, continuous integration, Kanban)

• Interest in training more junior profiles is a plus

• Experience in the health domain is a plus

Technical environment

You will have the opportunity to choose the technical stack with the development manager.

The team skills are as follows:

Backend : SQL, Python

Frontend : React, Redux, TailwindCSSa

Infrastructure : Snowflake, Airflow, HDFS, Azure Cloud

Deployment: Docker, Kubernetes

Data science: PyData stack (pandas / scikit-learn / scipy)

Software development tools: Git, Gitlab

Knowledge of the following technologies is a plus: RabbitMq / Kafka, Elasticsearch

Profile

Engineering school or Master degree in data engineering or data science.

At least 4 years of technical experience, in a startup or a software company.

Location

Remote work up to two days a week, most of the team is in the office three days per week.

Tour D2, 17 bis place des Reflets, 92400 Courbevoie, Esplanade de la Défense

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We thank all applicants for their interest; however only those selected for interview will be contacted.

IQVIA is a strong advocate of diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We believe that a work environment that embraces diversity will give us a competitive advantage in the global marketplace and enhance our success. We believe that an inclusive and respectful workplace culture fosters a sense of belonging among our employees, builds a stronger team, and allows individual employees the opportunity to maximize their personal potential.

IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. We believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

IQVIA is a leading global provider of advanced analytics, technology solutions and clinical research services to the life sciences industry. We believe in pushing the boundaries of human science and data science to make the biggest impact possible – to help our customers create a healthier world. Learn more at https://jobs.iqvia.com

IQVIA is a world leader in using data, technology, advanced analytics, and expertise to help customers drive healthcare – and human health – forward. Together with the companies we serve, we are enabling a more modern, more effective and more efficient healthcare system, and creating breakthrough solutions that transform business and patient outcomes.

To get there, it takes diverse skills and a curiosity to explore new possibilities. No matter your role, everyone at IQVIA, including our colleagues at Q² Solutions, contributes to our shared goal of improving human health. Thank you for your interest in growing your career with us.

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