Career Category
Information Systems
Job Description
Main purpose of Job
- Enables Japan business to achieve their objectives by providing data-driven insight through Data & Analytics platform co-managed with Global / Regional team.
- Manage Japan DevOps team (onsite / offshore members) working closely with Global / Regional D&A teams to ensure data quality and deliver D&A products for Japan in an Agile approach.
- Implement governance to capture and prioritize business demands on Data Platform from both Japan and Global/Region initiatives for the best contribution to business.
- Govern local data process from ingestion, transformation into data assets as a local data expert.
- Support the enablement of generative AI and machine learning in business
Responsibilities
- Work closely with Global and Regional Data & Analytics DevOps team to have streamlined data processing which enable to provide sustainable and standardized data to the consumers.
- Enforce policies together with the Global and Regional data team for effective data management to ensure adequacy, accuracy and legitimacy.
- Manage Japan DevOps team to deliver maximum volume of outcome within capacity in good quality.
- Design and build local data repository which supports business needs through the best use of data.
- Provide self-service feature for super users to get data for their own customized reporting.
- Provide consultancy to super users for their daily use of data as expert of data.
- Manage vendors for gaining best support from them.
- Facilitate communication with the global AI/ML team with business team to ensure enablement of generative AI and ML initiatives.
Basic Qualifications
- College degree or equivalent industry experience.
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in data related project management, in Agile methodology is a plus.
- Team management experience.
- Technical knowledge of:
- AWS Redshift
- Data Bricks
- Data modeling and SQL
- Business Intelligence or Data Discovery tools (Tableau, Alteryx, PowerBI, etc.)
- Knowledge of process flow chart / Data flow diagram.
- Knowledge of software development lifecycles, Agile is a plus.
- Knowledge of entity relationships, use cases, design, and concepts.
- Knowledge of ITIL framework.
- Foundational understanding of generative AI and machine learning.
- Experience in vendor/contractor management.
- Business-level Japanese and English skills – read/write/speak.
- Appropriate business social skills – Japanese, behavior, attire.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in the pharmaceutical industry as an IT member.
- Knowledge of business data in pharmaceutical industry including Ultmarc, IQVIA, and JD-Net.
Report to
Head of Technology, Japan
Peer to
All Site Clients in Japan
Peers of Global and JAPAC regional Technology Organizations
Other Japan Technology members
Local External Suppliers
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