Senior Systems Analyst, Data Operations
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals
Summary
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals is seeking a highly motivated and hands-on Senior Systems Analyst, Data Operations to support and continuously improve our enterprise data and analytics ecosystem. This role is responsible for maintaining the day-to-day operation of critical data platforms, integrations, and reporting solutions that support Commercial, Medical, R&D, Quality, Finance, and Corporate functions.
Job description
Data Operations & Platform Support
- Monitor and support day-to-day operations of the enterprise data platform and analytics ecosystem.
- Ensure successful execution of data ingestion, transformation, integration, and reporting processes.
- Monitor scheduled jobs, data pipelines, interfaces, workflows, and report refreshes to ensure reliable performance.
- Identify, troubleshoot, and resolve production issues impacting data availability, quality, or performance.
- Perform root cause analysis and implement corrective and preventive actions.
- Coordinate and manage incident resolution activities across internal teams and external support providers.
- Establish and maintain operational dashboards, monitoring tools, alerting mechanisms, and service metrics.
- Ensure adherence to service-level agreements (SLAs) and operational support processes.
Data Engineering & Technical Support
- Perform hands-on development, maintenance, and support of data integration processes and workflows.
- Develop and support ELT/ETL processes using Snowflake, Talend/Qlik Data Integration, Python, SQL, and APIs.
- Support data ingestion from enterprise systems including Veeva, Salesforce, NetSuite, HR systems, data vendors, and third-party SaaS platforms.
- Execute code reviews and ensure adherence to development standards.
- Optimize database performance, data transformations, and reporting processes.
- Support environment migrations, deployments, testing, and release management activities.
Master Data Management (MDM)
- Support and maintain enterprise Master Data Management processes and solutions.
- Manage customer, product, organization, territory, and reference data maintenance activities.
- Monitor data quality metrics and proactively identify data issues.
- Investigate and resolve master data discrepancies and integration issues.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders to improve data governance and stewardship processes.
- Support implementation and maintenance of data quality controls and standards.
Business Analysis & Solution Delivery
- Partner with business stakeholders to gather, document, and prioritize business requirements.
- Facilitate workshops, requirements sessions, and process reviews.
- Translate business requirements into technical designs and implementation plans.
- Evaluate requests for enhancements, reports, dashboards, integrations, and automation opportunities.
- Coordinate development activities between internal teams and external implementation partners.
- Perform functional and technical testing to validate delivered solutions.
- Ensure solutions are delivered on time, within scope, and meet quality expectations.
- Support user acceptance testing (UAT), training, and adoption activities.
Reporting & Analytics Support
- Support and maintain Power BI reporting solutions and semantic models.
- Troubleshoot report refresh failures, data discrepancies, and performance issues.
- Partner with business users to improve reporting capabilities and KPI delivery.
- Develop or enhance dashboards and reports as needed.
- Ensure reporting solutions align with business requirements and data standards.
Vendor & MSP Management
- Serve as primary operational liaison for managed service providers and external partners.
- Manage day-to-day activities of outsourced support and development teams.
- Track service performance, issue resolution, backlog management, and deliverables.
- Review technical deliverables and ensure compliance with Amylyx standards.
- Escalate issues and risks as appropriate.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives with vendors and support partners.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, Business, or related discipline
- 5+ years of experience supporting enterprise data platforms, data warehouses, analytics solutions, or data operations environments
- Strong hands-on experience with Snowflake, SQL/SnowSQL, Python, Power BI, Talend or Qlik Data Integration
- Strong experience supporting production data operations and troubleshooting complex data issues
- Hands-on experience with Master Data Management (MDM), reference data management, and data quality processes
- Experience developing and supporting ETL/ELT pipelines and data integrations
- Experience working with APIs, file-based integrations, and SaaS application integrations
- Strong understanding of Data Warehousing, Data Modeling, Data Governance, Data Quality, Integration Architecture
- Experience gathering business requirements and converting them into technical solutions
- Experience managing external vendors, consultants, or managed service providers
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and troubleshooting skills
- Excellent communication skills with both technical and non-technical audiences
Benefits
- Annual performance-based bonuses
- Equity awards
- Comprehensive benefits package
Company overview
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals is a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, founded in 2013 by co-CEOs Josh Cohen and Justin Klee. The company specializes in developing novel therapies for neurodegenerative diseases with high unmet medical needs, with a particular focus on amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Wolfram syndrome, and post-bariatric hypoglycemia. Amylyx's lead investigational therapy, AMX0035, received FDA approval for ALS treatment under the brand name RELYVRIO in September 2022. The company employs a rigorous scientific approach to target multiple pathological pathways in neurodegeneration, with additional pipeline candidates including avexitide for metabolic disorders and AMX0114, an antisense oligonucleotide targeting calpain-2 for ALS. With a team of 201-500 employees, Amylyx combines therapeutic development expertise with commercialization capabilities to address some of medicine's most challenging conditions.