Do you want to be part of an inclusive team that works to develop innovative therapies for patients? Every day, we are driven to develop and deliver innovative and effective new medicines to patients and physicians. If you want to be part of this exciting work, you belong at Astellas!

Astellas Pharma Inc. is a pharmaceutical company conducting business in more than 70 countries around the world. We are committed to turning innovative science into medical solutions that bring value and hope to patients and their families. Keeping our focus on addressing unmet medical needs and conducting our business with ethics and integrity enables us to improve the health of people throughout the world. For more information on Astellas, please visit our website at www.astellas.com .

This position is based in Bengaluru and will require some on-site work.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

  • Participate in smaller focused mission teams to deliver value driven solutions aligned to our global and bold move priority initiatives and beyond.

  • Design develop and implement robust and scalable full stack applications using modern technologies.

  • Collaborate with cross functional teams and practices across the organization including Commercial, Manufacturing, Medical, DataX, GrowthX and support other X (transformation) Hubs and Practices as appropriate, to understand user needs and translate them into technical solutions.

  • Provide Level 3 and 4 Technical Support to internal users troubleshooting complex issues and ensuring system uptime as soon as possible.

  • Champion continuous improvement initiatives identifying opportunities to optimize performance security and maintainability of existing data and platform architecture and other technology investments.

  • Participate in the continuous delivery pipeline Adhering to DevOps best practices for version control automation and deployment. Ensuring effective management of the FoundationX backlog.

  • Leverage your knowledge of Machine Learning (ML) and data engineering principles to integrate with existing data pipelines and explore new possibilities for data utilization.

  • Stay up to date on the latest trends and technologies in full-stack-development, data engineering and cloud platforms.

Qualifications :

Required

  • Bachelor’s Degree in computer science, information technology, or related field (or equivalent experience.)

  • Minimum 5- 7 years’ experience in full stack development with a strong understanding of SQL, building data pipelines, optimization back-end (Java, Python, Spark, node JS, R) technologies.

  • Minimum 5-7 years + (Senior) experience in data engineering, ETL, and data engineering and integration (Databricks, DB Lakehouse, Talend, MuleSoft)

  • Minimum 2-5 years (Junior) 5-7 years+ (Senior) experience in BI tools (Qlik, Tableau, PowerBI)

  • Minimum 2-5 years (Junior) 5-7 years + (Senior) experience of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP). A deeper understanding/certification of AWS and Azure is considered a plus.

  • Experience with relational and non-relational databases (AWS Redshift, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, Synapse Analytics, MongoDB, Elasticsearch, Cassandra for example.)

  • Proven managerial experience leading large teams and ability to train junior colleagues quickly

  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify technical complexities for different audiences

  • Cross-Cultural Experience: Work experience across multiple cultures and regions, facilitating effective collaboration in diverse environments.

  • Innovation and Creativity: Ability to think innovatively and propose creative solutions to complex technical challenges.

  • Global Perspective: Demonstrated understanding of global pharmaceutical or healthcare technical delivery, providing exceptional customer service, and enabling strategic insights and decision-making.

Preferred

  • Subject Matter Expertise: possess a strong understanding of data architecture/ engineering/operations/ reporting within Life Sciences/ Pharma industry across Commercial, Manufacturing and Medical domains.

  • Other complex and highly regulated industry experience will be considered across diverse areas like Commercial, Manufacturing and Medical.

  • Data Analysis and Automation Skills: Proficient in identifying, standardizing, and automating critical reporting metrics and modelling tools.

  • Analytical Thinking: Demonstrated ability to lead ad hoc analyses, identify performance gaps, and foster a culture of continuous improvement.

  • Technical Proficiency: Strong coding skills in SQL, R, and/or Python, coupled with expertise in machine learning techniques, statistical analysis, and data visualization.

  • Agile Champion: Adherence to DevOps principles and a proven track record with CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery.

Working Environment

At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. We believe this will optimize the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver. Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.

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Astellas is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment.

EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans

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