Data Platform & Integration Specialist

Location: Leiden (NL) | Hours: 36-40 per week

As a Data Platform & Integration Specialist , you own the design and continuous evolution of analytics-ready data models that support key business domains. You ensure the organization’s data platform delivers reliable, compliant, and high-quality data while enabling consistent metrics, actionable insights, and informed decision-making across the business.

You translate strategic and growth initiatives into scalable data products by building and maintaining robust integrations, data models, and reporting foundations. Working hands-on within the data platform, you ensure data is accessible, accurate, and fit for both operational and analytical use.

In close partnership with business stakeholders and IT colleagues, you clarify analytical questions, challenge assumptions where needed, and ensure insights are practical, relevant, and embedded into business processes—supporting continuous improvement and sustainable business growth.

• Own the design and evolution of analytics-ready data models supporting domains such as Sales, Operations, Quality, and Supply Chain.
• Translate strategic and growth initiatives into scalable data products that enable consistent metrics, transparent performance tracking, and effective decision-making.
• Partner proactively with business stakeholders to clarify analytical needs, challenge assumptions, and ensure insights are actionable.
• Design, build, and maintain the organization’s data warehouse, analytics models, and reporting environment, ensuring performance, stability, scalability, and usability.
• Translate reporting and analytics requirements into robust data models, pipelines, and dashboards using modern analytics tooling (e.g., Microsoft Fabric, Power BI).
• Contribute to the continuous evolution of the analytics platform by applying best practices in data modeling, reusability, and performance optimization.
• Implement and maintain integrations between core business systems (e.g., ERP, CRM, QMS, MES) in line with established architectural and security standards.
• Monitor and continuously improve data quality, consistency, and availability in collaboration with business data owners.
• Troubleshoot data and integration issues, perform root-cause analysis, and implement sustainable, well-documented solutions.
• Apply and promote data governance standards, including naming conventions, documentation practices, and master data processes.
• Ensure data handling complies with internal privacy, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Contribute to system validation and documentation activities within regulated environments.
• Support IT and business projects by delivering data-related components aligned with architecture standards.
• Collaborate with external vendors on solution delivery, upgrades, and knowledge transfer.
• Maintain clear and structured documentation of data flows, interfaces, and technical configurations.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5–8 years of experience in data engineering, system integration, or data management roles.
• Hands-on experience with data warehousing concepts, data modeling, and ETL/ELT development.
• Experience designing and operating modern analytics platforms using Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouse architectures, semantic models, and Power BI.
• Experience with enterprise reporting solutions (e.g., Jet Reports) and self-service BI tools.
• Experience integrating ERP systems and other enterprise applications using APIs, middleware, or iPaaS solutions.
• Practical knowledge of data quality management, master data concepts, and structured data governance.
• Ability to translate business and analytical requirements into robust data models and scalable data products.
• Experience working in regulated environments and supporting validation or compliance documentation is an advantage.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues within defined architectural frameworks.
• Effective communicator who collaborates well with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Fluent in English; Dutch is preferred.

You are a pragmatic and detail-oriented data professional who enjoys turning complexity into structured, scalable solutions. You combine strong technical expertise with a collaborative mindset and feel comfortable working at the intersection of IT and business.

You take ownership of your work, value clear documentation and governance, and are motivated by building reliable systems that enable data-driven decision-making. In regulated environments, you understand the importance of precision, traceability, and compliance without losing sight of efficiency and innovation.

We look forward to hearing from you! We are interested in your CV, but we also want to find out more about your ambitions, your personality and what drives you to apply. So be sure to include a brief cover letter telling us why you are a match for this position. The application process consists of an introduction by the Recruiter, two interviews either via video call or live at our office in Leiden with the Hiring Manager and/or a Department Specialist followed by contract negotiations. Depending on the vacancy, an assessment could be part of the process.

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HAL Allergy is one of the European top players in the development, production and distribution of allergen immunotherapies for the treatment and prevention of allergic diseases. We focus on the development and manufacturing of modified allergen extracts for the therapeutic and diagnostic purposes of respiratory and food allergies. With all our activities the patient's well-being is always top of mind. At Hall Allergy we foster open discussions, an entrepreneurial spirit and close collaborations within the teams and with our international colleagues summing up to more than 300 highly specialized people across various positions. If you too would like to become a part of an innovative and challenging pharmaceutical manufacturer, then this is your perfect opportunity!

HAL Allergy is headquartered in Leiden, where all disciplines work under one roof, from development to sales. We work in an informal, culturally diverse organization with room for growth and continued personal development. HAL Allergy is located in the middle of the thriving and energetic Leiden Bio Science Park, the largest innovation district of the Netherlands in the field of Life Sciences & Health. The central train station and the ancient city center of Leiden are just a 5 minute bike ride away from our office.