While the AI innovation race in Biopharma is focused on Drug discovery, Product Development/ CMC represents the next barrier/ bottleneck. The complexity of biological systems, the rigor of regulatory expectations, the pace of pipeline growth, and the enormous value at stake make this one of the highest-leverage domains for applied data science and AI in the entire pharmaceutical value chain. We here at BTS - PDST, are building a dedicated, AI-native team that is driving cutting edge programs across early stage, late stage and commercial product development to accelerate E2E product development and launch, maximize yields of block buster products. Through our deep collaboration with PDST scientists we are boldly reimagining how AbbVie can bring our pipeline products and lifesaving drugs to patients faster, safer and in cost effective manner fueled by AI. This position is a highly technical, AI-native role responsible for designing, building, and operating production-grade data pipelines and data products that power AI/ML, analytics, and automation across AbbVie's CMC and manufacturing ecosystem. This role is embedded inside PDST and works at the frontier of pharmaceutical data engineering. You will integrate and harmonize data from the full spectrum of manufacturing and development systems - including MES, historians, LIMS, QMS, ERP, and instrument platforms - and transform it into reliable, governed, semantically rich data assets that data scientists, process engineers, and AI systems can actually use. 3434Enterprise-scale scope: Enterprise-scale biologics portfolio spanning clinical, commercial, and lifecycle stages 3434Building AI playbook for the future: First-in-AbbVie and first-in-biologics analytical approaches; you build the AI playbook for the future 3434Growth and Impact: Direct impact on regulatory submissions, commercial readiness, and manufacturing decisions through deep cross-functional exposure to manufacturing, quality, regulatory, and scientific leadership 3434Mission: Every model you build helps ensure safe, reliable medicines reach patients at scale Responsibilities: Data Ingestion & Integration 34Design and implement scalable, robust data ingestion pipelines that connect CMC and manufacturing source systems - including MES (Manufacturing Execution Systems), process historians, LIMS, QMS, ERP platforms, and instrument data sources - to centralized and federated data environments. 34Build connectors, adapters, and integration layers that handle the heterogeneous data formats, protocols, and latency profiles characteristic of pharmaceutical manufacturing environments. 34Support both batch and real-time/streaming data patterns, selecting appropriate architectures based on use case requirements. Data Harmonization & Semantic Modeling 34Develop and maintain harmonized data models and ontologies that bring consistency to CMC and manufacturing data across sites, systems, and modalities. 34Execute semantic mapping efforts that align source system fields, units, and identifiers to enterprise data standards and scientific meaning. 34Collaborate with process scientists, analytical chemists, and manufacturing engineers to ensure data models accurately reflect domain reality. Data Quality, Observability & Governance 34Implement automated data quality controls, validation frameworks, and anomaly detection mechanisms across pipeline layers. 34Build and maintain data lineage documentation and metadata infrastructure, enabling full traceability from source system to AI model input. 34Establish pipeline observability practices - monitoring, alerting, SLA tracking - to ensure data product reliability in production. 34Support data governance practices aligned with GxP requirements, 21 CFR Part 11, and AbbVie data standards. AI/ML Enablement & Data Product Development 34Architect and deliver governed, versioned, reusable data products purpose-built for AI/ML consumption, including feature stores, curated datasets, and vector-ready data layers for RAG and LLM applications. 34Partner closely with data scientists, ML engineers, and process modelers to understand model data requirements and translate them into reliable, scalable data infrastructure. 34Accelerate AI program delivery by eliminating data bottlenecks - not by workarounds, but by solving root causes structurally. Platform & Operational Enablement 34Contribute to the design and evolution of PDST's cloud-based data platform, including lakehouse architecture, data cataloging, access control, and compute infrastructure. 34Write and maintain infrastructure-as-code, CI/CD pipelines, and automated testing frameworks for data systems. 34Support platform onboarding of new CMC data domains and manufacturing sites, ensuring consistent application of standards and patterns. 34Provide operational support for production data pipelines, maintaining uptime and data freshness commitments. Stakeholder Engagement & Scientific Leadership 34Influence technical decision-making without formal authority - earning trust through scientific rigor, transparent methodology, and demonstrated business impact. Qualifications Required: 34Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Information Systems, Software Engineering, Bioinformatics, or a closely related technical field plus 2 years' experience OR Master's Degree with 0 years' experience. 34Respective years of hands-on experience designing and building enterprise-grade data pipelines, integration workflows, and data products in complex, multi-source environments. 34Expert-level proficiency in Python for data engineering tasks - pipeline development, transformation logic, data validation, and automation. 34Strong SQL skills across modern analytical and transactional databases; comfort with both ANSI SQL and platform-specific dialects. 34Demonstrated experience with cloud data platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern data stack components - including tools such as dbt, Spark, Airflow, Databricks, Snowflake, or equivalents. 34Develop ETL/ELT pipelines using tools such as Informatica, Talend, Apache NiFi, and cloud-native services (e.g., AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory). 34Implement master data management (MDM), metadata management, and data cataloging solutions to ensure proper data lineage, accessibility, and compliance. 34Set and enforce standards for API development and data integration (REST, GraphQL, OData), enabling seamless integration using microservices architectures. 34Design logical, physical, and conceptual data models using modeling tools (e.g., Erwin, PowerDesigner, dbt). 34Ownership orientation: you define your own problem space, drive solutions to completion, and hold yourself accountable to outcomes - not just outputs. 34Solution-architect instinct: you think before you build, consider the full landscape of available approaches, and choose tools based on fit-for-purpose reasoning rather than familiarity or trend. 34Scientific integrity: you build models you can explain, defend, and improve - and you apply the same standard to the work of others. 34Influence through credibility: you earn the confidence of scientists, engineers, and quality professionals by being right, being clear, and being useful - not by title or volume. 34Bias for impact: you are drawn to problems where the stakes are high and the analytical opportunity is real, and you are energized rather than intimidated by ambiguity. Preferred: 34Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, or other regulated life sciences manufacturing environments. 34Familiarity with GxP data principles, 21 CFR Part 11 compliance, or data integrity requirements in regulated industries. 34Prior exposure to manufacturing source systems such as MES, process historians (e.g., OSIsoft PI/AVEVA), LIMS, QMS, or ERP platforms 34Experience building data infrastructure for AI/ML programs - including feature engineering pipelines, model training datasets, or vector/embedding data layers for RAG architectures. Additional Information Applicable only to applicants applying to a position in any location with pay disclosure requirements under state or local law: 34The compensation range described below is the range of possible base pay compensation that the Company believes in good faith it will pay for this role at the time of this posting based on the job grade for this position. Individual compensation paid within this range will depend on many factors including geographic location, and we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. 34We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off (vacation, holidays, sick), medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees. 34This job is eligible to participate in our short-term incentive programs. Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, incentive, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole and absolute discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole and absolute discretion, consistent with applicable law.