Data Systems Engineer (Toxicology & Environmental)
Houston, TX, US
About us
At ExxonMobil, our vision is to lead in energy innovations that advance modern living and a net-zero future. As one of the world’s largest publicly traded energy and chemical companies, we are powered by a unique and diverse workforce fueled by the pride in what we do and what we stand for.
The success of our Upstream, Product Solutions and Low Carbon Solutions businesses is the result of the talent, curiosity and drive of our people. They bring solutions every day to optimize our strategy in energy, chemicals, lubricants and lower-emissions technologies.
We invite you to bring your ideas to ExxonMobil to help create sustainable solutions that improve quality of life and meet society’s evolving needs. Learn more about our What and our Why and how we can work together.
What role you will play in our team
ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, Inc. (EMBSI) is seeking a skilled, detail‑oriented Bioinformatician to design, develop, and maintain data integration and scientific computing solutions that support ExxonMobil’s Health & Environmental assessment and data management systems. You will collaborate closely with ExxonMobil Information Technology (EMIT) to understand EMBSI business processes, translate scientific and operational needs into scalable digital solutions, and ensure seamless data flow across applications, databases, and analytical platforms.
This role combines hands‑on development, workflow automation, and strategic collaboration with IT to ensure durability, compliance, and long‑term value of EMBSI’s data and digital ecosystem. This position will be located at the ExxonMobil Houston Campus in Spring, Texas.
What you will do
Facilitate Business Process & Workflow Understanding
- Document EMBSI business processes, scientific workflows, and their connections to data systems.
- Translate business requirements into digital solutions, optimized work processes, and automated workflows.
Solution Development & Data Integration
- Collaborate with EMBSI scientific staff (and external contractors and internal IT resources) to design, develop, test, and deploy digital solutions that respond rapidly to organizational needs.
- Understand the uses, limitations and connections of diverse data types—including toxicological, environmental, ecological, and commercial datasets.
- Integrate data from multiple sources (APIs, databases, flat files, cloud platforms) using corporate-endorsed systems.
- Build robust reference data assets with clear versioning and provenance.
- Establish and maintain data models and schemas for raw, intermediate, and curated datasets.
- Strive for automation by coding solutions or partnering with developers/IT to build production-ready systems.
Partnership with ExxonMobil IT (EMIT)
- Collaborate closely with EMIT to ensure solutions are scalable, secure, supportable, and aligned with ExxonMobil Architectural Mandates.
- Manage relationships and prioritization of EMBSI initiatives with EMIT teams.
- Stay informed about upcoming business process or system changes and work proactively to minimize impacts on EMBSI workflows and integration pipelines.
Data Quality, Security & Operations
- Ensure data quality, consistency, and integrity during transfers between systems.
- Troubleshoot data integration issues, perform root cause analyses, and implement durable fixes.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation of data flows, system interfaces, and operational processes.
- Ensure compliance with data governance, cybersecurity, and privacy standards.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration & Improvement Initiatives
- Partner with broader ExxonMobil organizations (e.g., Product Solutions, Global Operations & Sustainability) to improve data integration, reporting, and analytics capabilities.
- Support change management initiatives that enhance efficiency—for example, improvements to Safety Data Sheet (SDS) authoring, distribution, and chemical management processes.
About You
Skills and Qualifications
- Advanced degree in data science or related fields, or toxicology, environmental science, ecology or related fields
- 3+ years of experience in data integration and data engineering for biological, chemical, health and environmental datasets, including pipeline development, data warehousing, and data quality management
- Strong skills and experience with relational databases (e.g., SQL Server or similar)
- Experience with APIs and data exchange formats (JSON, XML, CSV)
- Solid understanding of data warehousing concepts and data modeling principles
- Experience with cloud computing platforms (e.g. Databricks, Dataiku, Snowflake, Azure)
- Proficiency in Python and SQL, with strong Git workflows (branching, code reviews)
Preferred Qualifications / Experience
- Strong chemistry knowledge, including understanding of chemical information formats and their tradeoffs
- Experience developing data pipelines and performing statistical analysis, visualization, and interpretation using languages such as R, Python, or other analytical tools for complex scientific datasets (biological, toxicological, chemical, exposure, ecological, or geospatial)
- Deep understanding of foundational scientific principles in a field relevant to ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences, including relevant coursework and/or work experience
- Demonstrated ability to balance independent development with collaborative work through IT for scalable, durable solutions
- Experience with workflow automation platforms (e.g., Nintex, PowerApps)
- Web front-end development experience
- Excellent communication skills and a strong track record of enabling cross-functional teams
Your benefits
An ExxonMobil career is one designed to last. Our commitment to you runs deep: our employees grow personally and professionally, with benefits built on our core categories of health, security, finance, and life.
We offer you:
- Pension Plan: Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you. The basic benefit is a monthly annuity to be paid to you in retirement for the rest of your life.
- Savings Plan: You can contribute between 6% and 20% of your pay and are encouraged to enroll right away. If you contribute at least 6% to your savings plan, the Company will contribute a 7% match.
- Workplace Flexibility: We have several programs such as “Flex your Day”, providing ad-hoc flexibility around when and where you work, as well as longer-term programs such as leaves of absence and part-time work.
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans.
- Culture of Health: Programs and resources to support your wellbeing.
- Employee Health Advisory Program: Provides confidential professional counseling for you and your family, including tools and resources promoting mental health and resiliency at no additional cost to you.
- Disability Plan: Income replacement for when you cannot work due to illness or injury occurring on or off the job. Enrollment is automatic and at no cost to you.
More information on our Company’s benefits can be found at www.exxonmobilfamily.com.
Please note benefits may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
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