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Charles River Laboratories is a leading independent contract research organization (CRO) focused on improving patient lives through innovative drug development. We are looking for a Director - Analytical Engineering to join our Enterprise Data Analytics team and drive data‑driven decision making across the business.
Job Summary
Are you a solutions architect with an agile mindset, a flair for Power BI, Azure and Microsoft Fabric?
There’s never been a more exciting time to be on the Enterprise Data Analytics team at Charles River Labs! We are on a mission to make the Enterprise Data Analytics team the backbone of today’s business, enabling leaders to make informed choices quickly to boost revenue, improve productivity, and stay ahead of the market. We have launched our own Enterprise Data Hub, the digital backbone of the company, and we need leaders who are forward‑thinking, self‑guided and innovative to continue building the hub across our lines of business, integrating all of our data, mastering data, and focusing on data quality to shift the way Charles River operates through data science and advanced analytics.
What You’ll Be Doing
* Lead and mentor a team of Data Analysts and Analytics Engineers and provide actionable analytical solutions for our business partners.
* Manage a team in a global capacity mainly USA in multiple timezones mainly, but not exclusively EST.
* Proven and recent experience of implementing solutions from requirements gathering and process design to functional production deployment in a cloud environment.
* Act as Technical Product Owner within assigned Agile teams.
* Work with both the Business and IT Leadership team in developing the overall strategy and roadmap for the Data and Analytics Organisation.
* Champion the use of data, technology & newer tools to optimise solutions and continuous process improvements.
* Experience working in a Microsoft Premium and Fabric Capacity.
* Continuously work on building strong Business relationships with the key Business Product Owners.
* Must have strong business acumen and the skillsets to analyse and interpret highly complex business challenges related to the use of Global Data.
* Present findings and recommendations for action to partners and leaders within the company.
* Define and document UX data visualisation standards.
* Develop / acquire the right talent, motivate and maintain a high performing team.
* This is offered as a Remote role.
Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills And Requirements
* B.Sc / M.Sc degree in computer science, maths, or related fields; Master’s degree preferred.
* Strong management experience in a technology organisation with a proven track record of building and leading high‑performing teams.
* Excellent experience with SSAS design and development with expert DAX skills.
* Hands‑on data visualisation and report development.
* Proven experience using Power BI and experience managing Microsoft Premium and Fabric Capacity solutions.
* Extensive knowledge and use in Azure cloud Environment.
* Strong knowledge of Azure data stack and integration architectures.
* Possesses strong business acumen, with ability to assist in development of business requirements definitions.
* Highly skilled in various Agile methodologies.
* Able to work quickly and under tight delivery deadlines with focus on details.
* Ability to manage multiple efforts concurrently.
Highly Regarded Skills
* Cloud Experience (Azure).
* Proficiency in Data Warehouse & BI Analytics.
* Experience with data science including Python.
The Corporate Functions provide operational support across Charles River in areas such as Human Resources, Finance, IT, Legal, Sales, Quality Assurance, Marketing, and Corporate Development. They partner with colleagues across the company to develop and drive strategies and set global standards.
At Charles River Laboratories, we recognize and recruit all talent. We are a company committed to the principle of diversity and inclusion and work daily in this direction. For more information, please visit www.criver.com.
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