Principal Engineer, Data Engineering

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine•New Brunswick, NJ

1d•$102,000 - $170,000•Hybrid

About The Position

This position will have to work covering all regions and time zones. This is a duration based role that will last 2 years. We are looking for an experienced leader to lead our Global MedTech Commercial data domain modelling. This person will work under the mentorship of the MedTech Global data Strategy Leader to modernize our commercial data platforms and analysis systems, giving MedTech new intelligence, integration, and digital abilities. The improved system will build a unified data model and boost commercial capabilities, while also reducing our dependence on old systems and end-end simplification. This role is based in New Brunswick, NJ with remote work options in the U.S. This role involves owning the execution, and deployment of MedTech's data platform Domain driven plans. The candidate will have a deep knowledge of MedTech areas, and a solid grasp of Domain driven Architecture.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or related field (Master’s preferred).
10+ years of experience in data engineering, data platforms, and/or technical architecture in an enterprise environment.
Demonstrated experience leading architecture decisions and engineering standards across multiple squads/teams.
Hands-on expertise with Azure and Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, and Power BI.
Strong experience with data mesh/data federation concepts, data modeling, data governance, and enterprise data management practices.
Proven ability to communicate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and drive alignment on decisions.
Azure and Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Power BI, data mesh, data federation, data modeling, data governance, and strong enterprise data management skills.
Leadership skills and behaviors.
Strong customer focus.
Extensive experience in Agile Development, including team creation, leadership, product/platform standards, governance processes, and change management.
Substantial skills in the technologies in the role’s domain, sufficient to drive technical solutioning and actively engage with engineers on technical tradeoffs.
Functional SDLC toolchain knowledge including CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and container-based deployment technologies.

Nice To Haves

Experience in regulated and/or highly governed environments with strong security, privacy, and compliance requirements.
Experience partnering with ISRM and quality/compliance organizations (e.g., Q-CSV) on delivery and operational readiness.
Experience driving measurable outcomes, observability, reliability engineering practices, and operational excellence for data products.
Master’s degree

Responsibilities

Responsible for overall engineering and technology architecture definition, roadmap, and technical decisions for the product in coordination with the Product Owner, Product Group Engineer, and BU Architect; accountable for ensuring technical implementation aligns to BU architecture vision, economic framework, and business needs.
Work closely with business partners to help define product strategy/vision and translate business needs into scalable data engineering solutions.
Provide hands-on technical leadership (“hands-on-keys”) while supporting system/design/code reviews; assemble, write, and approve technical enablers as needed.
Drive development and selection of technical solution options and test concepts/potential solutions with users and stakeholders.
Negotiate technology options with business partners and collaborate with platform/product teams to identify opportunities to leverage platforms and drive reuse.
Manage development and review cadence; align the technical landscape across squads to promote reusability, scalability, and modularity.
Monitor product/platform developments and drive leading engineering practices for higher technical quality.
Own technology lifecycle management and the product API catalog, including definition, creation, and maintenance of technical interfaces (including data interfaces/APIs).
Observe technology trends across the industry; conduct research spikes for new capability and innovation opportunities; ensure timely adoption of new technologies.
Help Product Owners/Lead Engineers prioritize technical backlogs across squads; coach and mentor product and squad members.
Manage risks; solve, escalate, and track cross-product dependencies, impediments, and delivery blockers.
Be the single point of contact for ISRM, TQ (Q-CSV), vendors, and enterprise platform owners for the product area.
Lead the design and implementation of enterprise data pipelines and data products using Azure and Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse/Warehouse patterns as applicable), Databricks, and modern orchestration approaches.
Enable governed analytics consumption and semantic layer practices using Power BI (including performance, security, and model governance).
Apply data mesh principles and data federation approaches to enable domain-aligned ownership with federated governance.
Establish strong data modeling standards (conceptual/logical/physical; dimensional and domain-oriented modeling) and ensure models are optimized for downstream consumption and interoperability.
Implement and enforce data governance, data quality controls, lineage/metadata practices, access controls, and data management standards.

Benefits

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
short- and long-term disability
business accident insurance
group legal insurance
consolidated retirement plan (pension)
savings plan (401(k))
Vacation –120 hours per calendar year
Sick time - 40 hours per calendar year; for employees who reside in the State of Washington –56 hours per calendar year
Holiday pay, including Floating Holidays –13 days per calendar year
Work, Personal and Family Time - up to 40 hours per calendar year
Parental Leave – 480 hours within one year of the birth/adoption/foster care of a child
Condolence Leave – 30 days for an immediate family member: 5 days for an extended family member
Caregiver Leave – 10 days
Volunteer Leave – 4 days
Military Spouse Time-Off – 80 hours