Director, Data & Information Architecture
Pivot Bio
Summary
Pivot Bio is seeking a Director, Data & Information Architecture to define and steward the enterprise information backbone connecting Product Innovation, Agronomy, Manufacturing, Commercial, and Digital products. This role is responsible for establishing canonical data models, domain boundaries, data contracts, lineage standards, and governance patterns that enable trustworthy, decision-grade data across the enterprise. Unlike traditional platform-focused data architecture roles, this position is centered on information architecture: designing durable semantic models, traceability frameworks, and evidence systems that support product performance analysis, scientific discovery, operational execution, and AI-enabled decision making.
Job description
What Success Looks Like
- Define canonical enterprise data models spanning R&D, Agronomy, Manufacturing, Commercial, and Digital domains.
- Establish domain ownership, data contracts, lineage, and reconciliation standards.
- Design logical and physical Lakehouse models supporting Silver and Gold layers.
- Create traceable, reproducible evidence systems capable of supporting scientific and commercial decision making.
- Provide a phased architecture roadmap for modernization and migration of existing data assets.
- Enable trustworthy AI and analytics through strong semantic foundations.
Key Responsibilities
- Own enterprise information architecture strategy and standards.
- Design canonical models, master data relationships, and cross-domain integration patterns.
- Define semantic standards for observations, results, recommendations, outcomes, and evidence.
- Lead logical and physical data modeling efforts within Databricks Lakehouse.
- Establish metadata, lineage, versioning, and traceability frameworks.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Data Science, Manufacturing, and Commercial teams to translate business requirements into durable data models.
- Review architecture designs and validate implementations through hands-on modeling, SQL analysis, and proof-of-concept work.
- Drive data governance practices focused on quality, stewardship, reproducibility, and trust.
Preferred Experience
- 10+ years in Data Architecture, Information Architecture, or Enterprise Data Modeling.
- Deep expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling.
- Experience with canonical modeling, Data Vault, metadata management, MDM, and lineage.
- Hands-on experience with Databricks, Snowflake, or modern Lakehouse platforms.
- Strong SQL skills and ability to validate models directly against data.
- Experience in regulated, scientific, manufacturing, healthcare, life sciences, or evidence-sensitive environments preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to balance governance rigor with pragmatic execution.
This role is not primarily a cloud infrastructure architect, integration engineer, or BI/reporting architect position. Success requires deep information architecture capability, including semantic modeling, domain design, lineage, traceability, and enterprise data stewardship.
Must be authorized to work in the United States.
Requirements
- 10+ years in Data Architecture, Information Architecture, or Enterprise Data Modeling
- Deep expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modeling
- Experience with canonical modeling, Data Vault, metadata management, MDM, and lineage
- Hands-on experience with Databricks, Snowflake, or modern Lakehouse platforms
- Strong SQL skills and ability to validate models directly against data
- Experience in regulated, scientific, manufacturing, healthcare, life sciences, or evidence-sensitive environments preferred
- Demonstrated ability to balance governance rigor with pragmatic execution
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
Benefits
- Incentive Bonus Plan
- Stock Options
- Health/Dental/Vision Insurance
- Life & Disability Policies
- Employee Assistance Program
- 401(k) 3% Match
- Commuter Benefits
- Training & Development Support
- Flexible Vacation Policy
Company overview
Pivot Bio is a pioneering agricultural biotechnology company that has developed breakthrough microbial nitrogen solutions to transform traditional fertilizer practices. Founded in 2011 in Berkeley, California, the company leverages synthetic biology and gene-editing technologies to create proprietary nitrogen-fixing microbes that convert atmospheric nitrogen into ammonia directly on plant roots. This innovative approach provides farmers with a more sustainable, predictable, and cost-effective alternative to synthetic fertilizers, reducing environmental impact while maintaining crop yields. Pivot Bio's technology represents a significant advancement in sustainable agriculture, addressing the $190 billion global nitrogen market by offering products that can replace up to 40 pounds per acre of traditional nitrogen without compromising productivity. The company has received numerous industry recognitions, including TIME's Best Inventions list and Fast Company's World's Most Innovative Companies, and has raised substantial funding to scale its operations across North America and expand into international markets.