14 May 2026

Lead Data Engineer

IQVIA

Haarlem

14 May 2026

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Lead Data Engineer

Lead Data Engineer needed to drive technical direction of data pipeline and data warehouse layers for IQVIA Patient Finder, a search engine used by 40+ hospitals in the Netherlands and Belgium. You will mentor a data engineering team, partner with product and engineering, and deliver incremental improvements while keeping reliability high. Requires extensive Python, SQL, and data pipeline experience (Prefect, Airflow, etc.), lead experience, and a passion for improving healthcare.

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Salary

Not specified

Work Location

Haarlem, North Holland, Netherlands, NL

Work Model

Hybrid: Data team typically attend the office weekly, employees free to choose between office, home, or hybrid work locations.

Employment Type

Full-time

Experience Level

Lead or senior level

Core Qualifications

Technical (Must-have)

PythonSQLPrefectAirflowLuigiDagsterMicrosoft SQLPostgreSQLCI/CDDevOps

Soft Skills

mentoringcoachingcommunicationpresentationattention to detailautonomous decision makingleadershipcuriosity

Preferred Qualifications

Technical (Nice-to-have)

FHIROMOPMaster Data ManagementData lineage

Key Responsibilities

•Lead end-to-end design and delivery of the data platform (pipelines + warehouse layers), primarily using Prefect, Python and SQL.
•Drive platform evolution by standardising patterns, reducing operational overhead, and improving maintainability and reliability.
•Ensure continuity and quality during change via release planning, validation strategies, risk management, and clear technical stakeholder communication.
•Partner with Product and Engineering to refine requirements, shape delivery plans, and prioritise backlog/work intake.
•Raise engineering standards through reviews, quality practices, and responsible AI-assisted engineering.
•Collaborate with QA to increase test maturity, coverage, and automation for pipelines and data transformations.
•Collaborate with Application and AI/ML leads to integrate data components with the wider product ecosystem.
•Lead the data engineering team (line management where applicable), coaching engineers and owning work intake and prioritisation.

Lead Data EngineerData EngineeringHealthcarePythonSQLPrefectAirflowHybridNetherlandsPatient Finder

Key Responsibilities

•Lead end-to-end design and delivery of the data platform (pipelines + warehouse layers), primarily using Prefect, Python and SQL.

•Drive platform evolution by standardising patterns, reducing operational overhead, and improving maintainability and reliability.

•Ensure continuity and quality during change via release planning, validation strategies, risk management, and clear technical stakeholder communication.

•Partner with Product and Engineering to refine requirements, shape delivery plans, and prioritise backlog/work intake.

•Raise engineering standards through reviews, quality practices, and responsible AI-assisted engineering.

•Collaborate with QA to increase test maturity, coverage, and automation for pipelines and data transformations.

•Collaborate with Application and AI/ML leads to integrate data components with the wider product ecosystem.

•Lead the data engineering team (line management where applicable), coaching engineers and owning work intake and prioritisation.