Lead Data Engineer Market Access

Takeda Pharmaceuticals; Charlotte Amalie (United States Virgin Islands); Remote; USD 137,000 - 216,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Data Engineer to drive innovation in Market Access. This role offers the chance to collaborate with stakeholders and shape data strategies using cutting-edge cloud technologies. You will be responsible for ensuring data quality, developing product roadmaps, and operationalizing data products. If you are passionate about leveraging data to transform business processes and thrive in a dynamic environment, this is the perfect opportunity for you. Join a team that values creativity and excellence, and make a significant impact in the pharmaceutical industry.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Vacation

Sick Leave

Well-being Benefits

Qualifications

• Experience leading Data Engineering projects at an Enterprise level.
• Expertise in SQL and data analysis with Python programming skills.
• Strong knowledge of cloud technologies and data architecture.

Responsibilities

• Partner with stakeholders to develop Market Access data product strategy.
• Ensure data quality and maintain pipelines meeting business needs.
• Lead technical solution reviews and support complex data challenges.

Skills

Data Analysis

SQL

Python

Data Engineering

Agile Methodologies

Problem Solving

Communication Skills

Education

Undergraduate degree in a technical field

Master in Computer Science

Tools

Jupyter Notebooks

Databricks

AWS

Redshift

Tableau

Informatica

Job description

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Job Description

Job title

Lead Data Engineer Market Access

About the Role

At Takeda, we share the belief that the speed of change will never be as fast as it is today. Takeda is uniquely positioned to participate in digital disruption rather than simply react. If you are passionate about helping organizations transform and build innovative capabilities, this is an exciting opportunity to be on the front line of a major transformational effort with business sponsorship. This individual will help shape and implement the vision across US stakeholders leveraging innovative data, digital, and technology solutions to support the Market Access team. Guided by modern, cloud-based technologies and applying best practices, they will closely collaborate with the DD&T and the Market Access I&A teams to deliver and maintain effective solutions and help drive adoption.

How you will contribute:

• Partner closely with stakeholders in the Market Access team to build a solid business acumen and develop a material understanding of the respective business strategy
• Co-develop Market Access data product strategy in close collaboration with stakeholders and leadership
• Responsible for data quality of Market Access data tables and data output
• Develop and own realistic, achievable product roadmaps
• Analyze business requirements, evaluate solution options, and facilitate business reviews
• Develop and maintain pipelines that meet business needs, adhere to Takeda standards, and incorporate best practices exploiting the benefits of cloud-nativity
• Lead technical solution reviews with stakeholders
• Directly support or coordinate with the help of DD&T SMEs complex data challenges to find fit-for-purpose solutions
• Take full accountability for Market Access specific data products and help plan, mature, and support such including for development and ongoing operation of KPI’s for quality and availability
• Work with DevOps teams to operationalize data products and help in troubleshooting when needed
• Co-design and proactively mature effective and modern data architectures (conceptual, logical, and physical models) within Takeda’s USBU and Global data ecosystem
• Lead and/or participate in the evaluation, implementation and deployment of emerging tools and processes including but not limited to analytics, data engineering, data quality, data governance, AI and GenAI
• Contribute to enterprise data architecture decisions and solutions
• Stay current with relevant data providers and technology trends
• Participate in communities of practice representing the Market Access team and DD&T
• Advise, consult, mentor and coach other data and analytic professionals
• Help adopt changes in solutioning and ways of working

Required

• Undergraduate degree in a technical field such as computer science, data analytics or data engineering
• Development experience using Jupiter Notebooks, Databricks, Spark, Redshift, and ML technologies, i.e. Sagemaker
• Prior experience with Data Ingestion and Data Wrangling/Integration
• Prior experience leading Data Engineering projects and teams at an Enterprise level is required
• Prior pharmaceutical or biotech data and analytics experiences with familiarity of commercial Market Access data sets and processes
• Experience with agile ways of working
• Expertise in SQL and data analysis and experience with at least one programming language, preferably Python
• Expertise in Tableau
• Experience with AWS and key services, i.e. lambda, S3, Glue, IAM roles, EC2 etc.
• Strong knowledge of Redshift, Informatica, and/or Databricks highly preferred
• Problem solving mindset seeking fit-for-purpose solutions
• Seasoned developer or technical lead with strong curiosity for newest technologies and trends
• Experience with data formats including Parquet, Delta, and JSON
• Strong communication skills to help others embrace change
• Experience in Commercial Life Science Industry

Preferred

• Master in Computer Science
• Additional Languages: R, Javascript
• Understanding of additional AWS services (i.e. Glue, Athena, etc.)
• Experience with any of the following Frameworks: Spring, Django, R Shiny, Tensorflow, MXNet
• Understanding or Application of Machine Learning and / or Deep Learning

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location:

Massachusetts - Virtual

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$137,000.00 - $215,270.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

EEO Statement

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Locations

Massachusetts - Virtual

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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