[Hiring] Informatica Product Owner @The Jackson Laboratory

Role Description

The Informatica Administrator is a senior, enterprise technology role responsible for the administration, governance, stability, and continuous optimization of the organization's Informatica data integration and data management platforms. This includes:

• Informatica Intelligent Data Management Cloud (IDMC/IICS)
• PowerCenter
• Enterprise Data Catalog (EDC/CDGC)
• Axon Data Governance
• Informatica MDM
• Data Quality (IDQ)
• Associated Secure Agents and connectivity components

The Senior Informatica Administrator partners with various teams to ensure Informatica platforms are reliable, secure, scalable, and aligned with enterprise data strategy and organizational objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic oversight and operational leadership for the Informatica platform estate.
• Establish and maintain Informatica governance practices.
• Partner with data platform owners, data product owners, and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to the Informatica roadmap in collaboration with relevant teams.
• Oversee administration of all Informatica environments.
• Ensure consistent management of dev, test, and production environments.
• Lead Informatica upgrade, hotfix, patching, and release validation activities.
• Monitor platform health and job performance using various tools.
• Enforce Informatica security standards.
• Partner with security, data privacy, and infrastructure teams for compliance.
• Oversee incident response and root cause analysis for Informatica-related issues.
• Serve as a senior escalation point for Informatica platform issues.
• Maintain strong relationships with stakeholders, providing clear communication.
• Guide adoption, enablement, and best practices for Informatica developers.
• Manage the relationship with Informatica and associated service providers.
• Support business case development and ROI evaluation for Informatica investments.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to teams.
• Define operational standards, runbooks, and documentation practices.
• Stay current on Informatica product capabilities and industry trends.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in Informatica platform administration (IDMC/IICS, PowerCenter, EDC, MDM, IDQ, Axon).
• Strong knowledge of data integration patterns: batch, real-time, CDC, and API-based.
• Proficiency with relational and cloud data platforms (Oracle, SQL Server, Snowflake, Databricks, Redshift, BigQuery).
• Analytical and problem-solving skills, including performance tuning and diagnostics.
• Knowledge of enterprise security standards: SAML/SSO, SCIM, RBAC, encryption, and data masking.
• Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, Git integration, and DataOps practices for Informatica.
• Working knowledge of scripting (Shell, Python, PowerShell), SQL tuning, and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP).
• Strong communication skills — able to translate complex technical concepts for business and executive audiences.
• Ability to lead cross-functional collaboration with various stakeholders.
• 7+ years in enterprise data integration, with at least 4 years hands-on Informatica administration.
• Bachelor’s degree in information technology, Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field required.

Requirements

• Pay Range: $98,885 - $165,554

Company Description

The Jackson Laboratory is an independent, nonprofit biomedical research institution with a National Cancer Institute-designated Cancer Center and nearly 3,000 employees in locations across the United States (Maine, Connecticut, California), Japan, and China. Its mission is to discover precise genomic solutions for disease and empower the global biomedical community in the shared quest to improve human health.

Founded in 1929, JAX applies over nine decades of expertise in genetics to increase understanding of human disease, advancing treatments and cures for cancer, neurological and immune disorders, diabetes, aging, and heart disease.

EEO Statement

The Jackson Laboratory provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment in all job classifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, mental disability, physical disability, medical condition, gender, sexual orientation, genetic information, ancestry, marital status, national origin, veteran status, and other classifications protected by applicable state and local non-discrimination laws.