Associate Director Data Architect

Location: Cambridge
Posted on: June 23, 2025

Job Description:

Why Join Intellia? Our mission is to develop curative genome editing treatments that can positively transform the lives of people living with severe and life-threatening diseases. Beyond our science, we live our four core values: One, Explore, Disrupt, Deliver and feel strongly that you can achieve more at Intellia. We have a single-minded determination to excel and succeed together. We believe in the power of curiosity and pushing boundaries. We welcome challenging thoughts and imagination to develop innovative solutions. And we know that patients are counting on us to make the promise a reality, so we must maintain high standards and get it done. We wantall ofour people to go beyond what is possible. We aren’t constrained by typical end rails, and we aren’t out to just “treat” people. We’re all in this for something more. We’re driven to cure and motivated for change. Just imagine the possibilities of what we can do together. Job Title Associate Director, Data Platform Architect Job Summary The AD, Data Platform Architect will design, implement, and manage Intellia’s data platforms, ensuring data accessibility, security, availability, and reliability, while aligning with business needs and data governance policies. This is a hands-on role that includes managing the data platform build and day-to-day operational work in support of the commercial launch of NTLA 2002. Duties/Responsibilities Develop and maintain the overall data architecture, including data models, data storage, and data processing pipelines. Develop data pipelines framework and ETL workflows leveraging tools like Workato, Qlik Talend, Python, advanced SQL, AWS and GCP services. Develop monitoring and observability strategies and implement them to ensure system reliability, data consistency and reporting accuracy Design and implement data models to support business processes and data analysis. Enforce data quality standards, data security policies, and metadata management practices. Evaluate and recommend data technologies and tools to meet business needs. Collaborate within IT and business teams to understand requirements and ensure data solutions meet their needs. Lead migration projects to move data from legacy systems to new data platforms. Maintain comprehensive documentation of the enterprise/data platform architecture and data models. Promote data governance practices to ensure the integrity and privacy of enterprise and commercial data. Strong problem-solving abilities and a data-driven approach to decision-making. Establish best practices for data modeling, metadata management, and data cataloging Ensure compliance with biopharma industry regulations (HIPAA, GxP, GDPR, etc.). Requirements Skills/Abilities Expertise in Snowflake, Talend, Qlik, AWS, GCP, and modern data engineering tools. Solid background in ETL, data lakes, data warehousing, and streaming architectures. Experience in biopharma, life sciences, or healthcare, with knowledge of regulatory compliance is a must Proficiency in SQL, Python, Spark, and cloud-native analytics services. Understanding of AI/ML integration and MLOps for data-driven insights. Ability to effectively facilitate meetings (e.g., status meetings, functional requirements gathering, process flow development workshops, end user training, etc.) Well organized with the ability to manage/prioritize multiple concurrent projects (often with changing timelines and dependencies) in a matrix team environment. Expert knowledge of Business Process Flows, Master Data Management, and systems integrations Education / Certifications Bachelor’s degree in related technical or business discipline is required. Experience in the pharmaceuticals, or biotech industry is required. Experience At least five to seven years related experience required. Physical Requirements Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer. LI-Hybrid Covid-19 Vaccination Policy: All Intellia employees, regardless of work location, are expected to follow all applicable federal, state, and local public health regulations and guidelines, and are strongly encouraged to follow all public health recommendations, including being vaccinated for COVID-19. EEOC Statement: Intellia believes in a diverse environment, and is committed to equal employment opportunity for all its employees and qualified applicants. We do not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. Intellia will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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