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Why this role matters

If you're passionate about data and excited by the opportunity to turn information into meaningful business insights, this role offers the perfect place to grow your career.

As our Associate Data Engineer (Power BI), you'll help shape how data is used across Douglas by developing intuitive dashboards, supporting modern data pipelines, and improving the quality and accessibility of business information. Working alongside experienced technology professionals, you'll gain exposure to business intelligence, cloud data platforms, and emerging AI initiatives while contributing to projects that genuinely improve how our business operates.

Over the next nine months, you'll have the opportunity to build practical experience across the full data lifecycle, delivering solutions that empower better decisions across manufacturing, operations and corporate functions.

What you'll do

• Develop and maintain engaging Power BI dashboards, reports and data models that provide actionable business insights.
• Build and optimise DAX measures and Power Query (M) transformations.
• Work with stakeholders to understand reporting requirements and translate them into intuitive visual solutions.
• Support and maintain Power BI Service, including workspaces, apps, gateways and row-level security.
• Assist with designing, monitoring and improving data pipelines to ensure reliable and timely data delivery.
• Help integrate data from enterprise systems, including ERP, CRM and manufacturing platforms.
• Contribute to data modelling and warehouse optimisation to improve reporting performance.
• Support data quality initiatives by validating, profiling and maintaining trusted datasets.
• Partner with analysts and business teams to enable self-service reporting and data-driven decision making.
• Explore new technologies and contribute ideas that improve Douglas' evolving data and analytics capability.

What you'll bring

Core requirements

• Around 2 years' experience developing Power BI reports, dashboards and data models.
• Experience working with SQL and a good understanding of relational databases.
• Exposure to Python and cloud-based data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure or Snowflake.
• An understanding of data modelling, ETL/ELT concepts and data warehousing principles.
• Strong analytical thinking with a passion for solving problems through data.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• A tertiary qualification in Computer Science, Information Systems, Business Analytics or a related discipline.

Advantageous

• Experience with ETL tools such as WhereScape.
• Exposure to data governance or data quality frameworks.
• Familiarity with enterprise systems and API-based integrations.
• Experience with AI, advanced analytics, data cloud stacks, or modern data engineering practices.

You'll thrive in this role if you are...

• Curious and always looking to learn something new.
• Detail-oriented and committed to delivering accurate, high-quality work.
• Collaborative and enjoy partnering with people across the business.
• Proactive, adaptable and motivated to continuously improve.
• Excited by technology and the opportunity to make data more valuable.

Why join us?

• Award-winning culture – Join a team that's genuinely a great place to work (and we've got the awards to prove it).
• Meaningful experience – Work on real business projects that impact teams across Douglas while expanding your technical capability.
• Career development – Learn from experienced professionals and gain exposure to modern data platforms, business intelligence and emerging AI initiatives.
• Career growth – We're big on developing our people and promoting from within.
• Extra leave – After six years with us, you'll get five weeks of annual leave.
• Parental perks – Get 16 weeks of top-up payments during your parental leave.
• Security matters – We've got you covered with life and income protection insurance.
• Feel good with THRIVE – Our wellbeing program helps you be your best, inside and out.
• Exclusive discounts – Enjoy special deals on big-name brands like Clinicians, BraveFace, Avène, Ego and more.

About Us

At Douglas, we're more than just a company—we're a community of people driven to make a difference. We're proud to be one of New Zealand's biggest pharmaceutical success stories, and we're growing globally. Privately owned and future-focused, our team of over 500 includes scientists, engineers and experts from a wide range of disciplines, all working together to create high-quality healthcare products that improve lives around the world.

Come join us on this mission to improve lives.

Next Steps

If you're invited to complete a video interview as the next stage of your application, we'd love you to embrace it. Video interviews allow more people the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities to the hiring manager in a new and innovative way, giving you a better chance of securing your ideal role. Relax, be yourself and don't worry—we all feel a bit awkward in front of the camera.

Please note:

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• As part of our pre-employment process, you'll need to pass a drug test, Ministry of Justice criminal check and medical assessment.
• This is a 9-month fixed-term contract based in Auckland.
• This role does not support visa applications. Applicants must have full New Zealand working rights.