Director, Data Engineering & Management

Overview

Alnylam is transforming how data powers our business — and this role sits at the center of that shift for our General & Administrative functions. As Director of Data Engineering & Management, you will own the data platform strategy and delivery for Finance, HR, Legal, and Compliance, leading a team of 10–20 data engineers while staying hands-on with the most complex technical challenges. This is an engineering-led leadership role, not a portfolio management role: we are looking for someone who architects solutions, writes production code, and earns trust through delivered results. Reports to the VP of Enterprise Data, Architecture & AI. Hybrid role based in Cambridge, MA with 2 days/week onsite.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end data platform strategy and delivery for Finance, HR, Legal, and Compliance — building reliable pipelines and infrastructure that enable financial analytics, people analytics, workforce planning, and compliance reporting.

• Architect and implement production-grade ELT/ETL pipelines integrating SAP S/4HANA and SAP SuccessFactors with Snowflake, Databricks, and AWS using Python, SQL, Airflow, and dbt.

• Establish data governance, quality, and master data management frameworks meeting SOX, GDPR, and data privacy requirements across all G&A domains.

• Serve as the primary data platform partner to CFO, CHRO, CLO, and CCO organizations — translating business requirements into scalable technical solutions and owning delivery outcomes.

• Build, mentor, and scale a high-performing team of 10–20 data engineers and analytics professionals, fostering a culture of engineering excellence and functional domain fluency.

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.

• 10+ years building production data platforms and pipelines; 5+ years in leadership roles.

• Expert-level Snowflake and strong Databricks experience; hands-on AWS data services (S3, Glue, EMR, Lake Formation).

• Expert SQL and Python with production-quality coding standards.

• Deep SAP integration experience: S/4HANA, SuccessFactors, CDS Views, OData APIs, Fivetran or Matillion.

• Strong data governance experience including quality frameworks, lineage, cataloging, and MDM.

• Familiarity with SOX, GDPR, CCPA, and regulated data environments.

• 5+ years leading data engineering teams of 10+; proven ability to balance technical contribution with team leadership.

Preferred

• Biotech or pharmaceutical industry experience.

• People analytics platform experience (Visier, One Model, or equivalent).

• Experience with people analytics use cases: attrition modeling, workforce planning, compensation benchmarking.

• Knowledge of data governance tools: Collibra, Alation, or Atlan.

• Occasional travel required (10–15%).

U.S. Pay Range

$193,800.00 - $262,200.00

The pay range reflects the full-time base salary range we expect to pay for this role at the time of posting. Base pay will be determined based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, relevant experience, skills, and education. This role is eligible for an annual short-term incentive award (e.g., bonus or sales incentive) and an annual long-term incentive award (e.g., equity).

Alnylam’s robust Total Rewards package is designed to support your overall health and well-being. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision coverage, life and disability insurance, a lifestyle reimbursement program, flexible spending and health savings accounts and a 401(k)with a generous company match. Eligible employees enjoy paid time off, wellness days, holidays, and two company-wide recharge breaks. We also offer generous family resources and leave. Our commitment to your well-being reflects our belief that caring for our people fuels the impact we create together.

Learn more about these and additional benefits offered by Alnylam by visiting the Benefits section of the Careers website: https://www.alnylam.com/careers

About Alnylam

We are the leader in RNAi therapeutics – a revolutionary approach with the potential to transform the lives of people with rare and common diseases. Built on Nobel Prize-winning science, Alnylam has delivered the breakthroughs that made RNAi therapeutics possible and are just at the beginning of what’s possible. Our deep pipeline, late-stage programs, and bold vision reflect our core values: fierce innovation, passion for excellence, purposeful urgency, open culture and commitment to people. We're proud to be a globally recognized top employer, where an authentic, inclusive culture and breakthrough thinking fuel one another.

At Alnylam, we commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equal employment opportunity. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex, gender or gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, religion, creed, physical or mental disability, pregnancy status or related conditions, genetic information, veteran or military status, marital or familial status, political affiliation, age, or any other factor protected by federal, state, or local law. Alnylam is an E-Verify Employer.