Job description
Site Name:GSK HQ, Irvine, Poznan Pastelowa, UK - Hertfordshire - Stevenage, UK - Hertfordshire - Ware, Warsaw Rzymowskiego 53
Posted Date:Dec 4 2024
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Principal Data Engineer – Knowledge Graph
As the PrincipalDataEngineer, you will be part of GSK’s ambitious programme to transform its commercial manufacturing and supply chain organisation helping to increasecapacityand speed for transferring new productsfrom our R&D organisation. Data and AI are an essential part in achieving this goal, whichultimately willhelp launch medicines quicker and have a positive impact on patients.
We are open for this role to be based at GSK HQ, Stevenage, Ware, Irvine,Poznanand Warsaw.
Job Purpose
The primary purpose of this role is to take technical accountability for the CMC Knowledge Graph, driving forward its design and implementation through being hands-on and by providing technical direction and oversight to rest of the development team, while also working closely with Product Management, business representatives and other Tech & Data experts to ensure that it meets the business requirements.
More broadly, the role will additionally:
Support the CMC Knowledge System Director, product managers, business leaders and other stakeholders toidentifyopportunities where Knowledge Graph and other Data & AI capabilities can have a transformative impact on GSK’s CMC and New Product Introduction (NPI) processes
The immediate priority in the role is to drive the technical work needed to productionise an existing proof-of-concept CMC Knowledge Graph and its associated analytics use-cases into a full-fledged, sustainable, supportable Data & AI Product.
In this role you will…
ProvideData Engineeringleadership, technical guidance, and mentorship to development team (both internal staff and contractors), driving performance and continuous improvement, includingidentifyingand realising opportunities to increase velocityand product sustainability
Why you?
Basic Qualifications/Experience:
We are looking for professionals with these required skills to achieve our goals:
- Proventrack recordin delivering complex data engineering projects in a cloud environment, preferably Azure.
Strong technicalexpertisein designing, developing, and supporting Knowledge Graphs, includingproficiencyin working with graph technologiessuch as:
- Resource Description Framework (RDF), Web Ontology Language (OWL), SPARQL,and Cypher
Strong programming skills andproficiencyin utilising code repositories, such as Git, for efficient version control, collaboration, and code management.
Preferred Qualifications/Experience:
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus:
Closing Date for Applications – Sunday 15th December 2024
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Why GSK?
Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.
GSK is a global biopharma company with a special purpose – to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together – so we can positively impact the health of billions of people and deliver stronger, more sustainable shareholder returns – as an organisation where people can thrive. We prevent and treat disease with vaccines, specialty and general medicines. We focus on the science of the immune system and the use of new platform and data technologies, investing in four core therapeutic areas (infectious diseases, HIV, respiratory/ immunology and oncology).
Our success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued, and included. Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.
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