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Senior Data Engineer – Elanco (NYSE: ELAN)
About the Role
At Elanco, we drive innovation in animal health, delivering solutions to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. Our company is shaped by our vision: Food and Companionship Enriching Life, and our purpose — Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society, and Our People.
We foster a diverse, inclusive, and innovative workplace where collaboration and continuous learning create opportunities for career growth. As a Senior Data Engineer, you’ll join a dynamic team and contribute to improving lives—by making animals’ lives better first.
Mission & Contribution
This role requires a highly motivated, technical leader with:
- An innovative mindset and the ability to drive tangible outcomes
- Strong collaboration skills with internal and external stakeholders
- A commitment to high-quality, scalable data solutions
- A dedication to educating and inspiring others about enterprise data capabilities
By investing in this role, you’ll shape how we leverage data across Elanco, ensuring our people, processes and technology align to achieve reliable, scalable outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
Product & Cross-Functional Leadership
- Partner with Product Managers to:
- Define priorities, timelines, and success metrics
- Lead squads through agile sprints and guide product discovery
- Enhance engineering designs and develop scalable, efficient solutions
- Drive modern product approaches such as:
- Discovery & prototyping sessions
- Embedding “working out loud” company values
- Leveraging data to inform and steer business strategies
Technical Governance & Quality
- Champion technical standards and process governance at the enterprise level
- Establish and enforce data quality practices to ensure a high bar for reliability
- Resolve escalation points, diagnose data engineering challenges, and enable problem-solving across teams
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Data Capabilities and Modernisation
- Advocate for and educate stakeholders on Enterprise Data Engineering capabilities
- Drive adoption of standardized data languages, frameworks, and best practices
- Continuously review data standards to maintain the balance between pragmatism and effectiveness
- Identify opportunities to modernize our data architecture, maximizing ROI and scalability
Security, Compliance & Collaboration
- Work with core engineering groups to ensure:
- Data security, monitoring, and governance are embedded in designs
- Compliance with regulatory standards and risks are mitigated
- Provide an escalation point for data performance, security, and economic challenges
- Collaborate internally (across IT teams) and externally using engaging formats to communicate, learn, and drive impact
Leadership & Culture
- Inspire and engage the data engineering community across Elanco
- Mentor colleagues, fostering a culture of growth and knowledge-sharing
- Embody a learning mindset—serving as a thought leader and advocate for innovative data strategies
Minimum Qualifications
To apply for this role, you must have:
- A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent professional experience
- 6+ years of experience building and delivering enterprise-scale data solutions, with preference given to those familiar with:
- Cloud platforms (Databricks, Azure, GCP)
- Large-scale data architectures and modern data infrastructures
- 2+ years in a technical leadership or coaching role, developing and guiding technical teams
Preferred Qualifications
Stronger candidates will have:
- Proven ability to lead and deliver complex data projects, leading them from ideation to execution
- Expertise in:
- Data pipelines, ETL/ELT, integration, and analytics practices
- Modern data architectures (sorted data lakehouse, scalable pipelines, APIs, and data contracts)
- SQL/NoSQL, FAIR data principles, and advanced data design
- 2+ years specialising in mentoring, coaching, and technical skill development
- Experience with Machine Learning workflows, data quality frameworks, and governance policies
- Global intelligence—understanding complex landscapes, including:
- Business models, regulatory frameworks, partnerships, and geographic environments
- Excellent interpersonal skills, with ability to:
- Communicate tech concepts and business value clearly across teams
- Lead collaborative improvement efforts
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Additional Information
- Travel: Up to 0-10%
- Location: Hook, UK – (Hybrid Work Environment)
Why Elanco?
Future-proof your career at a company where purpose drives everything. We are committed to growth, inclusivity, and respect for all backgrounds.
No requirement is strictly observed. Underrepresented or aspiring candidates are encouraged to apply without waiting for every listed qualification.
Elanco is an EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity) Affirmative Action Employer. We are dedicated to building a diverse team that reflects our dedication to innovation in animal health.
Elanco reserves the right to use automated tools, including AI, to support recruitment and initial screening—but final decisions will always be human-driven.
For further details on how we handle personal data, visit our Elanco Workforce Privacy Notice.
Apply now—come find your place in the animal health revolution. 🐾
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