Sr. Engineer, Business Intelligence | IT Research Solutions | Onsite SD HQ
Neurocrine Biosciences · San Diego, CA · 2 days ago
Information Technology$103k–$141k/yrFull-time
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.
Responsibilities
- 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
- Familiarity with regulated data environments, documentation practices, and governance expectations that support inspection readiness
- Experience with SQL, Python, or other analytical tools used to prepare, analyze, validate, or troubleshoot data for BI solutions
- Familiarity 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
- 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
- Attention to detail and commitment to data quality and integrity
- Willingness to learn and adapt in a fast-evolving data and analytics landscape
Pay
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
- Retirement savings plan (with company match)
- Paid vacation, holiday, and personal days
- Paid caregiver/parental and medical leave
- Health benefits to include medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans