Principal Data & Analytics Architect - USA Remote

At Danaher, our work saves lives. And each of us plays a part. Fueled by our culture of continuous improvement, we turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life.  

Our 63,000+ associates work across the globe at more than 15 unique businesses within life sciences, diagnostics, and biotechnology.   

Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference? At Danaher, you can build an incredible career at a leading science and technology company, where we’re committed to hiring and developing from within. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter.  

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 The Principal Data & Analytics Architect is responsible for designing and improving Danaher’s data management & analytics function. The primary objective of this role is to build data assets using data & analytics strategies that align with business priorities and drive measurable business outcomes.  

This position reports to the Sr. Director – Data Engineering and is part of the Core Technology & Planning and will be USA remote (Preferred candidate on EST or willing to work EST time zone)  

In this role, you will have the opportunity to: 

• Architect solutions for Data ingestion, transformation & orchestration, data storage, and analytics, reporting, and ML/AI consumption for Danaher wide data models. 

• Build trusted, scalable, secure, compliant, and reusable data products in Snowflake that support AI/ML models, executive dashboards, and cross-OpCo analytics. 

• Establish data engineering standards, best practices, and reference architectures. 

• Enable self-service access through semantic layers, catalogues, and APIs, empowering data scientists, analysts, and business teams to consume data without deep pipeline knowledge. 

• Drive continuous improvement by implementing automated data quality checks, scaling ingestion/onboarding for M&A integrations, and maintaining uptime, optimization, and IT General Controls.  

The essential requirements of the job include:  

•  Minimum 15 years of progressive experience creating enterprise IT architecture and ecosystems in a conglomerate operating structure with a minimum of 10 years of Data & Analytics experience.  

• Deep expertise with modern data technologies (Snowflake, BigQuery, Databrikcs, Azure Fabric/Synapse, Airflow, Spark,etc.) 

• Hands-on experience with cloud data ecosystems (AWS, Azure) designing high-volume, high-availability data pipelines. 

• Deep understanding of data modeling, ETL/ELT patterns, and orchestration frameworks. 

• Effective communication skills and ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders.  

Travel, Motor Vehicle Record & Physical/Environment Requirements:

•   Ability to travel to Washington DC and global Danaher sites, up to 10% 

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in: 

• Cloud data architecture certifications. 

• Knowledge of data governance, metadata management, and data quality frameworks 

Danaher offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job. Check out our benefits at Danaher Benefits Info. 

At Danaher, we believe in designing a better, more sustainable workforce. We recognize the benefits of flexible, remote working arrangements for eligible roles and are committed to providing enriching careers, no matter the work arrangement. This position is eligible for a remote work arrangement in which you can work remotely from your home. Additional information about this remote work arrangement will be provided by your interview team. Explore the flexibility and challenge that working for Danaher can provide. 

The annual salary range for this role is $155K-$165K. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future. 

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay. #LI-Remote

We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees. 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.