Senior Data Engineer, Impact

Are you passionate about creating data solutions that are scalable and able to provide data-driven insights? Then you should be interested in joining a dedicated and collaborative team that specializes in data collection, visualization, and reporting to help the Novo Nordisk Foundation understand the output, outcome and long-run impact of its initiatives.  

Our Data Department, which is part of the Novo Nordisk Foundation's Impact Area is looking for a Senior Data Engineer. We aim to deliver high-quality data and advanced data-based solutions that align with the Foundation’s strategy and key objectives. The goal is to create data driven insights across the entire value chain of the Foundation. The responsibility of the whole Impact Area is to evaluate the impact of the Foundation’s initiatives and monitor our progress toward strategic targets.

The Impact Area consists of 17 highly skilled and dedicated colleagues, including seven members in the Data Department, seven members in the Evaluation and Analysis Team, and a Senior Vice President. As an area, we are committed to excellence in our work, leveraging strong professional expertise, dedication, and a passion for making a difference in our respective fields, all while enjoying teamwork, collaboration, value creation and camaraderie.

The Job

As a Senior Data Engineer, you are expected to initiate and lead projects that have a long-lasting effect within the organization, e.g., Business Intelligence (BI) solutions for key stakeholders. In addition to your value creation, you will be a mentor and guide for younger colleagues in best practice within the field of data engineering. A long side the development of BI solutions, designing and implementing data pipelines to assess Novo Nordisk Foundation’s grant impact will be among your tasks. As the Data Department is still in the start-up phase, you are also expected, in addition to your technical contribution, to help set the direction for the data platform and the way of working for the team. Furthermore, you will, in collaboration with colleagues in the Impact Area, handle data processing and analysis to provide insight and knowledge to the organisation.

Your tasks will include:

• Understand and identify data needs in the whole organisation and lead projects to translate these into new data solutions.
• Lead the creation of systems and processes for cleaning data using tools of your choice to ensure high data quality and integrity through audits and validation processes.
• Designing and implementing dimensional models to support data warehousing and reporting needs.
• Build processes for extraction of data via advanced queries from multiple databases ensuring seamless system-to-system integration.
• Design, creation and maintenance of semantic models for Business Intelligence (BI) solutions.
• Responsible for building and maintenance of data pipelines, primarily using Databricks, PySpark, SQL, and Python to deliver clean, well-structured data for consumption by data scientists and analysts, ensuring readiness for machine learning and statistical analysis, while leveraging relevant Azure tools.
• Staying updated with the latest industry trends and best practices in data engineering and analytics and helping younger colleagues do the same.

Professional and Personal Qualifications

We are looking for someone with more than 8 years of experience in data management or data engineering. Our ideal candidate holds an M.Sc. and/or Ph.D. in a relevant field and combining project lead skills with deep technical expertise. You should have solid experience with running data engineering projects independently while also being an expert in data transformation/ETL, Python, SQL, and Azure tools like Databricks and Microsoft Fabric, furthermore we expect you to be familiar with Jupyter Notebook or R Studio, and finally possess:

• Expert knowledge in analysing, modelling, and interpreting complex data sets
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal
  

Your current colleagues would describe you as someone who is collaborative, confident and has a structured approach to problem-solving, and is known for building strong relationships across your organisation. Furthermore, we are looking for a colleague who is:

• Impact oriented with good analytical skills
• Well-organised and able to structure complex matters
• Proud of being able to understand the link between technical solutions, data and organisational behaviour
• Curiosity driven, resourceful and resilient
• A team player that thrives in a collaborative working environment
• Able to mentor and guide younger colleagues on best practise 

What we offer

• A steep learning curve by taking on responsibility from day one
• Projects in which you can immerse yourself in challenges to make a positive impact
• Freedom to realise own initiatives and implement your ideas
• A development-focused workplace where you will be given opportunities to grow both personally and professionally

Application and Information
For further information, please contact Head of Data, Senior Impact Lead, Rasmus Vendelbo Lund Jensen on e-mail: [email protected]

We encourage you to send your application as soon as possible and no later than 2March 2025.

To apply, please send your CV, cover letter, grade transcript from university or similar, and other relevant documents by clicking the “Apply now” button. 

About the Novo Nordisk Foundation 

Established in Denmark in 1924, the Novo Nordisk Foundation is an enterprise foundation with philanthropic objectives. The vision of the Foundation is to improve people’s health and the sustainability of society and the planet. The Foundation’s mission is to progress research and innovation in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic and infectious diseases as well as to advance knowledge and solutions to support a green transformation of society.

In the coming years, the Foundation will broaden its scope and increase its grants for scientific, humanitarian, and social purposes, including solving the climate crisis and developing tomorrow’s food production. As a consequence, we are a growing organisation, which means new job openings and exciting opportunities for employees to be part of forming the future of the Foundation.