Data Engineer, Business Systems - m/f/d, full-time

Ribbon Bio, a growth stage synthetic biology company that specializes in the synthesis of long and highly complex DNA molecules is seeking an experienced Data Engineer to join our expanding Data Operations team. This position is a key intermediary between our Commercial, Operations, and Finance teams and tasked with designing, implementing, and supporting applications that integrate our Business and Production systems.

In this role, you will be a crucial part of developing our data-driven manufacturing and fulfillment processes by extending the integration of our Business Systems (including CRM and ERP) with our Production Systems (advanced algorithms and laboratory automation). We are seeking a growth-minded, highly communicative candidate that enjoys working in a fast-paced, evolving environment built on trust, innovation, and excellence.

• Build and maintain integrations connecting CRM, ERP, MES, and production systems—sometimes from scratch.
• Build ETL/ELT workflows that are robust, maintainable, and scalable.
• Collaborate with scientists, manufacturing engineers, and business stakeholders to understand data needs and system requirements.
• Assist with dashboards, reporting tools, and analytics models powered by integrated datasets.
• Troubleshoot data issues across systems with an eye toward long-term reliability.
• Contribute to the development of internal APIs and other software engineering tasks related to data infrastructure.

• 2+ years of experience in data engineering, data integration, or related technical roles.
• Strong, hands-on experience with SQL and at least one programming language (Python preferred).
• Demonstrated experience with APIs, webhooks, and integration tools.
• Experience with cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, or GCP)
• Understanding of CRM/ERP systems — bonus points if you’ve touched Salesforce and Business Central/MS Dynamics.
• Experience with building, configuring, and supporting CRM and ERP systems preferably in the life sciences industry.
• Experience with orchestration tools (Airflow, Prefect) or containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).

Knowledge & Skills Abilities

• Ability to analyze complex problems and develop recommendations / solutions.
• Eagerness to learn how data flows in regulated environments and across scientific/production systems.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative growth mindset.
• Exposure to life sciences, biotech, or pharmaceutical operations is a plus.
• Familiarity with Laboratory Information Managemnt Systems (LIMS) is a plus.

• Opportunity to crucially contribute to growth of the company within a young, agile, and motivated team.
• Home office possibilities and flextime working arrangements.
• Participation in the bonus program and a clear path of your career.
• A dynamic international work environment with a team representing over 25 nationalities.
• Professional development training opportunities.
• Ticket for public transport (yearly ticket “Wiener Linien”).
• The opportunity to grow with the company.
• Coffee, tea, fruits and snacks in the office.
• Lunch offers from Schrankerl partially subsidised by the company.
• Relocation support, if necessary.

We offer annual gross salary starting from EUR 50.000,- depending on qualification and experience.

Job type: Full-time (40 h per week), hybrid

Location: Vienna, Austria.

Availability: We expect to fill the position as soon as possible.

Your contact person:

Maryna Listratenko, MA

Director, Head of HR

Excited to join us? Send your CV with a letter of motivation, we’re looking forward to getting to know you!

Please note that if you are selected to proceed in the hiring process, you will be contacted by us within two weeks from the date of the submission of the application.

At Ribbon Bio, we believe in Trust, Innovation, and Excellence as the foundation of everything we do. We foster a culture of Trust, building open and honest relationships through transparent communication and reliability. Our commitment to Innovation means we encourage creativity, continuous improvement, and embracing new ideas in all aspects of what we do and who we are. Striving for Excellence, we take pride in the highest standards of quality, performance and integrity in everything we engage in. If you share these values and are passionate about making a difference, we invite you to join our dynamic team!

We are an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. While focusing on the right set and mix of experience and skills, we value diversity and are highly committed to set up working environment with mutual respect to everyone regardless their race, nationality, religion, gender, age or other characteristics protected by applicable regulations and laws. To keep the gender balance in the company we highly encourage women to apply.

Ribbon Bio takes data protection seriously. Unless you express otherwise, by submitting your CV you authorize Ribbon Bio to store your personal data in its database for the purpose of the recruiting process or/and possible future job vacancies. If you want your data to be deleted from our database, you simply need to inform our hiring manager. Ribbon Bio will not share your personal data with any other party without your consent. In compliance with GDPR regulations, your data will be removed from our database within 6 months of your application date if you are not hired.