# Lead Data Platform Architect 12 Months Contract

> Belmont Lavan Ltd · Amsterdam, Netherlands (Remote) · Contract · Posted 2026-06-24

**Workplace:** remote

## Description

Design, build, and govern cloud-based data platforms that turn heterogeneous, multi-country life-sciences data into trusted, reusable data products.

The role spans clinical trial data, real-world data (RWD), and omics — harmonising these into standardised, regulatory-grade, analysis-ready assets. Combines hands-on engineering on Azure and Databricks with technical leadership of a multidisciplinary team.

## Requirements

Required (Must-Have)

-   8+ years in data engineering, with substantial Life Sciences / pharmaceutical experience.
-   Proven delivery of cloud data platforms on Azure and Databricks; familiarity with Microsoft Fabric.
-   Strong proficiency in Python and SQL, plus ETL/ELT orchestration (Azure Data Factory).
-   Hands-on experience with CDISC standards (SDTM, ADaM) and clinical data workflows.
-   Relational and non-relational stores: SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB.
-   Data governance, access control, and sensitive/anonymised data handling.
-   Team leadership and Agile delivery (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban).

Preferred (Nice-to-Have)

-   OMOP CDM and real-world data standardisation experience.
-   Omics / bioinformatics data and large-scale scientific datasets.
-   Graph databases (Neo4j) and knowledge-graph modelling.
-   BI & visualisation: Power BI, Metabase, Streamlit.
-   Certifications (Preferred) Databricks Certified Data Engineer (Associate / Professional) Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer / Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate Neo4j Certified Professional Professional Scrum Master (PSM I / II)

Soft Skills

-   Cross-functional collaboration with scientific and business stakeholders.
-   Clear communication of technical concepts to non-technical audiences.
-   Multilingual capability for global study support (an asset).

Team leadership and Agile delivery (Scrum, SAFe, Kanban)

Strong proficiency in Python and SQL

clinical data workflows

Pharmaceutical experience

ETL/ELT orchestration

SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MongoDB

Proven delivery of cloud data platforms on Azure and Databricks

8+ years in data engineering

Azure DataFactory

Data governance, access control, and sensitive/anonymised data handling

Hands-on experience with CDISC standards (SDTM, ADaM)

Microsoft Fabric

Preferred skills

OMOP CDM and real-world data standardisation experience

Omics / bioinformatics data and large-scale scientific datasets

BI & visualisation: Power BI, Metabase, Streamlit

Graph databases (Neo4j) and knowledge-graph modelling

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