Head of Trial Data Technology - Alta Petens

Company: Takeda Pharmaceutical
Location: Jersey City
Posted on: May 12, 2022

Job Description:

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• Lead all technology- and platform-related aspects of the global data program to support Takeda R&D's vision to create a development engine and ecosystem that provides optimal clinical data control and quality in a predictable, automated & cost-effective way
• Lead the evolution of Takeda's infrastructure to meet current and future R&D needs while maintaining appropriate congruency with Takeda's enterprise data strategy and backbone
• Lead the development, implementation and maintenance of data program architecture diagrams including application, integration, deployment, dev ops and data
• Develop technical strategy and processes to manage an ever-expanding data infrastructure and ETL pipelines
• Oversee all platform and systems integrations
• Leads team of architects and engineers to develop and automate large scale, high-performance data storage and processing systems, with connection to experimentation and machine learning infrastructure
• Oversee operational team of data engineers responsible for moving data through data pipeline
• Provide strategic vision for long-term delivery innovationCORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE Strategic Planning and Execution
  • Leads in all technical design and implementation aspects of R&D global data program
  • Reports on progress of projects, issues/plans, and critical path schedules to executive leadership
  • Visibly engages across the organization to ensure transformational impactResource and Issue Management
    • Manages internal and external resources (people, information, technologies, time, and capital); allocates project resources appropriately to align with business imperatives.
    • Proactively identifies project issues before they arise and develops contingency plans; communicates project-related issues to senior executive management and manages issues to resolution.Matrix Team Management
      • Provides matrix management, strategic and tactical leadership across data program.EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:
        • PhD with 12-15+ years experience or MS with 15-18+ years experience in IT with previous experience leading a medium to large organization and influencing senior-level management
        • 10+ years experience in pharmaceutical industry
        • 5+ years experience directly managing data engineering or software engineering teams who support scalable production systems.
        • Track record of successful leadership, management, and development of large, multi-disciplinary technical teams on medium/large scale data infrastructure projects
        • Deep knowledge of SQL and relational databases
        • Experience building/maintaining ETL pipelines
        • Experience with modern data technologies/stack such as Airflow, Kubeflow, Redshift, Snowflake, SQL, AWS, Docker, BigQuery, Python, Git, etc.
        • Experience in machine learning workload and AI powered products
        • Passionate to keep up with the industry trends and approaches to solve technical problems#LI-KD1This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.In accordance with the CO Equal Pay Act, Colorado Applicants Are Not Permitted to Apply.EEO StatementTakeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.LocationsBoston, MAWorker TypeEmployeeWorker Sub-TypeRegularTime TypeFull time

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