Senior IT Data Engineer

Avidity Biosciences Inc

67d • $140,600 - $155,400

About The Position

At Avidity Biosciences, we are passionate about the impact of every employee in realizing our vision of improving people’s lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics. Avidity is revolutionizing the field of RNA with its proprietary AOCs, which are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to address targets and diseases previously unreachable with existing RNA therapies. If you are a committed, solution-oriented thinker, join us in making a difference and become part of our growing culture that is integrated, collaborative, agile and focused on the needs of patients. Avidity Biosciences, Inc.'s mission is to profoundly improve people's lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics - Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™). Utilizing its proprietary AOC platform, Avidity demonstrated the first-ever successful targeted delivery of RNA into muscle and is leading the field with clinical development programs for three rare muscle diseases: myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1), Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). Avidity is broadening the reach of AOCs with its advancing and expanding pipeline, including programs in cardiology and immunology through internal discovery efforts and key partnerships. Avidity is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Master’s degree preferred
• 5+ years of professional experience in data engineering (or 3+ years with a Master’s degree)
• Mastery of Python and SQL for data engineering and automation
• Strong hands-on experience with dbt for data transformation, modeling, and pipeline development
• Strong expertise in cloud data platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Hands-on experience with data modeling, BI, and visualization tools: Power BI, Tableau, or Hex
• Proficiency with workflow orchestration tools such as Airflow or Dagster
• Experience working with Snowflake, Databricks, or BigQuery
• Knowledge of Git-based version control and CI/CD practices for data assets
• Experience in an agile, collaborative development environment (e.g., Git, JIRA, Confluence, Scrum/Lean)
• Excellent communication, teamwork, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to build alignment, foster collaboration, and drive shared ownership across functions to achieve results in a complex, matrixed environment
• Ability to travel to Avidity’s San Diego headquarters approximately twice per year for company development weeks and occasional in-person collaboration
• Demonstrated curiosity and openness to integrating AI-powered tools to enhance functional processes, support data-informed decisions, and drive innovative outcomes across teams

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain scalable data pipelines for batch and streaming data using modern data engineering principles and technologies such as Python, SQL, and dbt
• Develop robust ETL/ELT processes to ingest data from APIs, files, and databases (e.g., SQL Server, PostgreSQL) into cloud data warehouses such as Snowflake, Databricks, Fabric, or BigQuery
• Build and manage cloud-based data infrastructure on Azure, AWS, or GCP, ensuring reliability, scalability, and cost efficiency
• Implement data integration solutions across systems using tools such as Boomi or MuleSoft
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data scientists and business analysts to understand their data needs and translate them into technical requirements for the data infrastructure
• Optimize database performance and query efficiency to support analytics and reporting workloads
• Build and maintain data applications, AI pipelines, and analytics solutions that enhance insight generation
• Ensure data quality, consistency, and integrity through monitoring, validation, and governance practices
• Implement security protocols and compliance measures to safeguard sensitive data across the organization’s infrastructure
• Automate workflows using Python, Bash, or Shell scripting and orchestration frameworks such as Airflow or Dagster
• Maintain clear documentation of systems architecture and provide technical guidance to other team members
• Stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies in data engineering to continuously improve and innovate our processes

Benefits

• The base salary range for this role is $140,600 - $155,400
• Avidity offers competitive compensation and benefits, which include the opportunity for annual and spot bonuses, stock options, and RSUs, as well as a 401(k) with an employer match
• Comprehensive wellness program includes coverage for medical, dental, vision, and LTD, and four weeks of time off
• Commitment to learning and development which includes a variety of programming internally developed by and for Avidity employees, opportunities for job-specific training offered by industry, and an education reimbursement program

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees