What are the responsibilities and job description for the Director, Data Engineering & Management TOQ & ReDev position at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals?
Overview
The Director, Data Engineering & Management TOQ & ReDev leads the data engineering and data management capability supporting Alnylam’s Technical Operations & Quality (TOQ) and Research & Development (R&D) organizations. This role owns the design, build, and operation of data platforms and pipelines on the Alnylam Lakehouse (Snowflake), enabling manufacturing, quality, supply chain, clinical, and research analytics in a GxP-regulated environment. Based in Cambridge, MA, the Director partners closely with TOQ/ReDev business leaders and technology counterparts while remaining hands-on with complex data engineering challenges.
Responsibilities
Required:
$199,800.00 - $270,300.00
The pay range reflects the full-time base salary range we expect to pay for this role at the time of posting. Base pay will be determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, and education. This role is eligible for an annual short-term incentive award (e.g., bonus or sales incentive) and an annual long-term incentive award (e.g., equity).
Alnylam’s robust Total Rewards package is designed to support your overall health and well-being. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, a lifestyle reimbursement program, flexible spending and health savings accounts and a 401(k)with a generous company match. Eligible employees enjoy paid time off, wellness days, holidays, and two company-wide recharge breaks. We also offer generous family resources and leave. Our commitment to your well-being reflects our belief that caring for our people fuels the impact we create together.
Learn more about these and additional benefits offered by Alnylam by visiting the Benefits section of the Careers website: https://www.alnylam.com/careers
About Alnylam
We are the leader in RNAi therapeutics – a revolutionary approach with the potential to transform the lives of people with rare and common diseases. Built on Nobel Prize-winning science, Alnylam has delivered the breakthroughs that made RNAi therapeutics possible and are just at the beginning of what’s possible. Our deep pipeline, late-stage programs, and bold vision reflect our core values: fierce innovation, passion for excellence, purposeful urgency, open culture and commitment to people. We're proud to be a globally recognized top employer, where an authentic, inclusive culture and breakthrough thinking fuel one another.
At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, pregnancy status or related conditions, genetic information, veteran or military status, marital or familial status, political affiliation, age, or any other factor protected by federal, state, or local law. Alnylam is an E-Verify Employer.
The Director, Data Engineering & Management TOQ & ReDev leads the data engineering and data management capability supporting Alnylam’s Technical Operations & Quality (TOQ) and Research & Development (R&D) organizations. This role owns the design, build, and operation of data platforms and pipelines on the Alnylam Lakehouse (Snowflake), enabling manufacturing, quality, supply chain, clinical, and research analytics in a GxP-regulated environment. Based in Cambridge, MA, the Director partners closely with TOQ/ReDev business leaders and technology counterparts while remaining hands-on with complex data engineering challenges.
Responsibilities
- Own delivery of data engineering and data management solutions for TOQ and R&D, ensuring reliable, scalable, and GxP-compliant data platforms that support manufacturing, quality, clinical, and research decision-making
- Architect and implement end-to-end data pipelines and data products on the Alnylam Lakehouse, integrating manufacturing, laboratory, quality, clinical, and research systems using modern data engineering practices
- Lead adoption of modern data movement and integration patterns, transitioning away from legacy batch and point-to-point integrations toward managed ingestion, streaming, and governed data sharing
- Serve as the primary data engineering partner to TOQ/ReDev business and technology leaders, working in an embedded, “two-in-a-box” model to co-design and deliver next-generation capabilities
- Contribute hands-on technical leadership to complex integration, data quality, and performance challenges while setting engineering standards and best practices for the team
- Support evaluation and implementation of new manufacturing and supply chain platforms by defining data integration requirements and ensuring alignment with Alnylam data architecture standards
- Build, lead, and develop a high-performing team of data engineers and data management professionals, with accountability for delivery across full-time and variable resources
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field
- 8 years of experience in data engineering or data platform development, with at least 3 years in a people-leadership role
- Strong hands-on experience with modern data platforms and architectures, including cloud data services and Snowflake-based lakehouse environments
- Experience designing and delivering data integrations in regulated (GxP) environments, with a solid understanding of data integrity and validation principles
- Proven ability to partner with business stakeholders and translate complex requirements into scalable, compliant data solutions
- Experience in biotechnology, pharmaceutical, or life sciences organizations
- Familiarity with manufacturing, laboratory, quality, or clinical systems (e.g., MES, LIMS, ELN, QMS, clinical data platforms)
- Experience working within agile or product-oriented delivery models
$199,800.00 - $270,300.00
The pay range reflects the full-time base salary range we expect to pay for this role at the time of posting. Base pay will be determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, and education. This role is eligible for an annual short-term incentive award (e.g., bonus or sales incentive) and an annual long-term incentive award (e.g., equity).
Alnylam’s robust Total Rewards package is designed to support your overall health and well-being. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, a lifestyle reimbursement program, flexible spending and health savings accounts and a 401(k)with a generous company match. Eligible employees enjoy paid time off, wellness days, holidays, and two company-wide recharge breaks. We also offer generous family resources and leave. Our commitment to your well-being reflects our belief that caring for our people fuels the impact we create together.
Learn more about these and additional benefits offered by Alnylam by visiting the Benefits section of the Careers website: https://www.alnylam.com/careers
About Alnylam
We are the leader in RNAi therapeutics – a revolutionary approach with the potential to transform the lives of people with rare and common diseases. Built on Nobel Prize-winning science, Alnylam has delivered the breakthroughs that made RNAi therapeutics possible and are just at the beginning of what’s possible. Our deep pipeline, late-stage programs, and bold vision reflect our core values: fierce innovation, passion for excellence, purposeful urgency, open culture and commitment to people. We're proud to be a globally recognized top employer, where an authentic, inclusive culture and breakthrough thinking fuel one another.
At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, pregnancy status or related conditions, genetic information, veteran or military status, marital or familial status, political affiliation, age, or any other factor protected by federal, state, or local law. Alnylam is an E-Verify Employer.
Salary : $199,800 - $270,300