Senior Data Engineer

Department: Global Supply Chain Design, Data Insights & Analytics, Power BI Development

Organization:Novo Nordisk Global Business Services (GBS) India

Bengaluru, India

Build the data foundation that powers life-changing supply chain decisions across the globe.

Your new role

As a Senior Data Engineer in our Power BI Development team, you'll architect and deliver cloud-native data platforms that enable smarter, faster decisions across our global supply chain operations. Your work will directly impact our ability to get life-saving medicines to millions of patients worldwide-through forecasting, optimization, automation, and actionable insights.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading end-to-end development of robust data pipelines, models, and integration flows on cloud platforms (AWS/Azure/Databricks and GitHub)
• Architecting, optimizing, and automating Databricks workflows-including Jobs, Delta Live Tables, Unity Catalog, cluster policies, and cost governance
• Building analytics and AI-ready datasets that power forecasting, optimization, automation, and self-service insights across supply chain functions
• Ensuring data quality, lineage, governance, and security across platforms, including GxP compliance where relevant
• Collaborating with supply chain, product, and IT teams to deliver production-grade, scalable solutions aligned with enterprise data architecture and platform standards
• Driving platform stability, contributing to incident reduction, and championing continuous improvement initiatives
• Mentoring junior engineers and contributing to standards, patterns, and reusable components that elevate the team's capabilities

Your new department

In CMC & Product Supply, we cover the full value chain from drug and device development to marketed Novo Nordisk products. We are more than 30,000 colleagues across the globe with the shared responsibility of scaling molecules, processes, devices, and products, dedicated to supplying life-saving medicines to the patients who need them most.

Within CMC & Product Supply, the Global Supply Chain team ensures seamless operations across Design, Planning, Logistics & Distribution, and International and North America Operations. Your role will be pivotal in digitally transforming how we work - empowering teams with reliable, actionable insights that drive informed decisions and optimize our ability to serve patients globally.

Your skills & qualifications

We're looking for an experienced data engineer who thrives on solving complex problems and is passionate about building platforms that empower others. You'll bring with you:

• 6+ years of experience in data engineering, with strong SQL, Python, and Spark-based development skills
• Hands-on expertise with Databricks-including notebooks, orchestration, workflows, Delta Lake, and Unity Catalog
• Proven experience with Azure data stack (Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, GitHub)
• Deep understanding of data quality, observability, lineage, governance, and security best practices
• Strong problem-solving abilities and excellent communication skills to collaborate across technical and business teams
• Experience in supply chain systems (planning, logistics, warehousing) is an advantage
• Exposure to ML workflows, MLOps, Databricks ML, or relevant cloud/Databricks certifications is a plus

Working at Novo Nordisk

Every day we seek the solutions that defeat serious chronic diseases. To do this, we approach our work with determination, constant curiosity and a commitment to finding better ways forward. For over 100 years, this dedication has driven us to build a company focused on lasting change for long-term health. Here, your technical expertise becomes patient impact. You'll collaborate with brilliant colleagues who value diverse thinking and shared purpose, in a culture built on mutual respect and continuous innovation. When you join us, you're not just building data pipelines-you're becoming part of a story that spans generations.

What we offer

There is, of course, more on offer here than the uniqueness of our culture and the extraordinary results we produce. Being part of a global healthcare company means opportunities to learn and develop are all around us, while our benefits are designed with your career and life stage in mind.

Deadline: 24 March 2026. Applications are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

We commit to an inclusive recruitment process and equality of opportunity for all our job applicants.

At Novo Nordisk, we're not chasing quick fixes - we're creating lasting change for long-term health. For over 100 years, we've been driven by a single purpose: to defeat serious chronic diseases and help millions of people live healthier lives. This dedication fuels our constant curiosity and inspires us to push the boundaries of what's possible in healthcare. We embrace diverse perspectives, seek out bold ideas, and build partnerships rooted in shared purpose. Together, we're making healthcare more accessible, treating and preventing diseases, and pioneering solutions that create change spanning generations. When you join us, you become part of something bigger - a legacy of impact that reaches far beyond today.