Amyris has developed an industry-leading platform for designing and building synthetic organisms. Our technology is being used today to make clean beauty products, bio-based renewable chemicals, and even vaccine ingredients. We are seeking a Director of Data who can own the data strategy across our business and support these cutting-edge, data-driven technologies.

The Director of Data Engineering has a primary responsibility of leading the data analytics and data engineering departments, overseeing all activities, and ensuring alignment with the business’s vision and objectives. The ideal candidate will be able to begin hand-on work immediately to address challenges in our data infrastructure, including scaling databases (esp. Postgres and SQL Warehouse), create the architecture for a new data warehouse, and oversee the optimization, monitoring, and continuous improvement of our data systems.

They will develop and implement a Data Strategy for Amyris. They will have the opportunity to build a data engineering team to manage our database administration, data processing, data security, and disaster recovery. They will work closely with stakeholders in R&D, DevOps, and our E-commerce business, and their role will contribute directly to Amyris’ ability to deliver on a data-driven approach to synthetic biology.

At Amyris, we believe that diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) is essential to our core values. We embrace and encouragean equity-minded work culture, knowing that it is the driving force of innovation thatpositively impacts our employees, consumers, and communities. And for Amyris, a sense of belonging is what drives our mission forward andis the foundation of everything we do,ensuring a healthier, more sustainable future for us all. Make Good, No Compromise.

Amyris, a leader in industrial synthetic biology, uses its innovative bioscience solutions to achieve renewable products by converting plant sugars into hydrocarbon molecules. Amyris’ molecules are used in wide range of specialty & performance chemicals, flavors & fragrances and in applications ranging from cosmetics to biofuels. Learn more at https://amyris.com.

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