Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

Sr. Business Intelligence Engineer, IT Research Solutions | Onsite SD HQ

Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.$103K — $141K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field with 4+ years of related experience
  • Experience leading analytics solutions in R&D or pharmaceutical sectors
  • Strong knowledge of drug discovery and clinical development workflows
  • Proficient in SQL, Python, or similar analytical tools
  • Familiarity with regulated environments and data governance practices
  • Experience with BI platforms and modern analytics architectures
  • Hands-on experience with TIBCO Spotfire or similar tools

Responsibilities

  • Lead the creation and upkeep of business intelligence dashboards and reports
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to translate needs into scalable BI solutions
  • Define reporting standards and ensure data quality across analytics
  • Integrate and validate data from various sources for consistency
  • Apply knowledge of pharmaceutical research to prioritize analytics
  • Provide technical guidance and share best practices with team members
  • Drive continuous improvement of reporting solutions and user adoption

Benefits

  • Retirement savings plan with company match
  • Paid vacation, holiday, and personal days
  • Paid caregiver and medical leave
  • Comprehensive health benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Potential for annual bonuses and equity-based incentives
Full Job Description
About the Role:
The Senior Business Intelligence Engineer leads the design and development of scalable business intelligence and analytics solutions that support scientific and operational decision-making across Neurocrine’s research and development organization. This role combines strong business intelligence expertise with the ability to design scalable data models, semantic layers, and analytics-ready datasets that ensure consistency, performance, and reuse across the organization. Working closely with Research and Development, Business and System Analysts, Data Platforms and business stakeholders, this individual serves as a senior partner translating complex scientific and business questions into intuitive dashboards, trusted metrics, and decision-ready insights. The role requires both deep business intelligence expertise and a strong understanding of how pharmaceutical research data is generated, structured, and used to advance programs.

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Your Contributions (include, but are not limited to):
  • Lead the design, development, and maintenance of business intelligence dashboards, reports, and analytic data products that support scientific, operational, and portfolio decisions

  • Partner with senior cross-functional stakeholders to translate research, development, and business requirements into scalable BI solutions, meaningful KPIs, and decision-ready insights

  • Define and influence reporting standards, metric definitions, semantic consistency, and data quality practices across the analytics environment

  • Integrate, profile, and validate data from research systems, clinical sources, and enterprise platforms to ensure consistency and trust in reporting

  • Apply deep understanding of pharmaceutical research workflows, including discovery, preclinical studies, translational research, and clinical development, to frame analytics priorities and guide solution design

  • Provide technical guidance, review work products, and share best practices with peers or junior team members where appropriate

  • Drive troubleshooting, performance tuning, user adoption, and continuous improvement of dashboards and reporting solutions

  • Prepare and maintain documentation that supports transparency, reproducibility, governance, and audit readiness

Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in Business Analytics, Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Life Sciences, Biostatistics, or a related technical, scientific, or quantitative field and 4+ years of experience in business intelligence, analytics, reporting, data analysis, or related roles supporting research, development, healthcare, or life sciences organizations

  • Experience leading or owning analytics, reporting, or decision-support solutions for R&D or pharmaceutical research organizations

  • Strong exposure to drug discovery, translational science, assay data, study operations, or development workflows

  • Experience with SQL, Python, or other analytical tools used to prepare, analyze, validate, or troubleshoot data for BI solutions

  • Familiarity with regulated data environments, documentation practices, and governance expectations that support inspection readiness

  • Experience with Revvity platform components (VitroVivo, Signals) a plus

  • Experience with solutions that align with data governance, quality, and GxP requirements

  • Significant experience with business intelligence, analytics, and reporting platforms in professional environments

  • Strong familiarity with life sciences and pharmaceutical research data domains, including discovery, preclinical, translational, and/or clinical data

  • Advanced understanding of data modeling, visualization principles, KPI design, semantic consistency, and analytical workflows

  • Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, prioritize competing needs, and translate ambiguous questions into scalable reporting solutions

  • Knowledge of data integration, transformation, governance, and data quality concepts relevant to enterprise reporting in regulated environments

  • Experience working with cloud-based data platforms (e.g., Databricks, Snowflake, Redshift) and modern analytics architectures, supporting scalable BI solutions

  • Hands-on experience with TIBCO Spotfire (academic, internship, or professional)

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

  • Effective communication and collaboration across scientific and technical teams

  • Ability to work within structured, compliant environments while supporting exploratory analysis

  • Attention to detail and commitment to data quality and integrity

  • Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-evolving data and analytics landscape

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    The annual base salary we reasonably expect to pay is $103,300.00-$141,000.00. Individual pay decisions depend on various factors, such as primary work location, complexity and responsibility of role, job duties/requirements, and relevant experience and skills. In addition, this position offers an annual bonus with a target of 20% of the earned base salary and eligibility to participate in our equity based long term incentive program. Benefits offered include a retirement savings plan (with company match), paid vacation, holiday and personal days, paid caregiver/parental and medical leave, and health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans.

    About Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.

    Neurocrine Biosciences is a neuroscience-focused, biopharmaceutical company dedicated to discovering, developing and delivering life-changing treatments for people with serious, challenging and under-addressed neurological, endocrine and psychiatric disorders. The company's diverse portfolio includes FDA-approved treatments for tardive dyskinesia, Parkinson's disease, endometriosis* and uterine fibroids*, with three pivotal and five early-stage clinical programs in multiple therapeutic areas. (*in collaboration with AbbVie)
    Learn more about Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc.
    Size
    900 employees
    Market Cap
    $11.6 billion
    Industry
    Net Income
    $407.3 million
    5 Year Trend
    +137.5%
    Revenue
    $1 billion
    NASDAQ

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