Principal Data Engineer, AI Enablement

1 month ago

North Chicago, IL, USAStaff+

H1B sponsor

Base Salary

$125k - $237k/yr

Responsibilities

Collaborate with engineers, architects, data scientists, business system analysts, and product owners to understand requirements and deliver fit-for-purpose solutions.
Design, develop, and maintain scalable AI-ready data solutions for diverse datasets supporting the pharmaceutical value chain.
Integrate LLMs such as GPT and Claude for data mining, knowledge extraction, and automation of data-driven insights.
Operationalize machine learning models through deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
Create data models that support graph analytics, semantic reasoning, and generative AI integration.
Research and recommend tools, frameworks, and platforms for graph databases, vector stores, large language models, and agent-based solutions.
Provide technical leadership and advise partners on emerging AI data technologies.
Ensure compliance with AbbVie software development lifecycle policies and procedures.

Bachelor’s degree with 8 years of experience, master’s degree with 7 years of experience, or PhD with 3 years of related work experience.
Experience with MLOps, LLM integration, Data Agents, Agentic Memory, Graph RAG systems, text mining, and unstructured data processing.
Experience designing and building data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data models.
Proficiency with Python, SQL, and distributed data processing frameworks such as Spark.
Experience with CI/CD practices, data quality controls, governance, and security considerations.
A degree in Computer Science or a related discipline is preferred.
Advanced degree, Neo4j and Elasticsearch experience, and AWS experience are preferred.

Comprehensive benefits include paid time off, holidays, sick leave, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, and a 401(k) for eligible employees.
Eligible to participate in long-term incentive programs.
The role has no travel requirement.
The posting provides a yearly base-pay range of $124,500 to $236,500; individual compensation depends on factors including geographic location.