Data Visualization Platform Engineer

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Job Description

Join our team and make an impact on patients’ lives

We strive to create an exceptional people experience for patients, communities, partners and employees. As a patient-focused, values-based, R&D-driven global biopharmaceutical company, we know our decisions and actions affect people’s lives. We look to our values of Takeda-ism, which incorporates Integrity, Fairness, Honesty and Perseverance, and Patient-Trust-Reputation-Business as a guide in our decision-making process to ensure we do what’s right – for our patients, our people and society.

We have a team of globally diverse colleagues who are committed to bringing Better Health to people and a Brighter Future to the world. Our success depends on fostering an inclusive environment where all employees are welcomed, empowered and inspired to use their unique voices and talents.

Working here, you will make a positive impact on people’s lives every day — including your own.

PURPOSE OF JOB/POSITION

• Manage key relationships between business stakeholders and GDDT to deliver on business opportunities and outcomes, driving continuous delivery of value using agile GDDT life cycle management from product prototyping, development, optimizations, and renewals to product terminations.
• Lead the development of data visualization platforms Power BI fitting into long-term roadmaps and drive the product priority-setting of capabilities and features in response to business needs aligned with GDDT architecture, deployment, and product and release management.
• Proactively monitor and maintain product-related end-to-end customer/business experiences and influence relevant stakeholders to support and deliver successful product releases.
• Partner with peers within GDDT to drive continuous improvement of service processes, user experiences, and application optimization aligned with business stakeholders.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Engage and align with business stakeholders and GDDT on current business plans, strategies, and future opportunities, providing product recommendations to build a pipeline of meaningful releases.
• Influence key stakeholders across business and technology to develop and convey product visions.
• Ensure and drive the development of a product vision, strategy, and roadmap whilst aligning key stakeholders based on capability and feature needs.
• Use broad knowledge of GDDT, new and established technology developments, and consult with key players to enhance products, define products, develop prototypes, and develop a roadmap for ongoing and new product developments.
• Drive prioritization of the product backlog to keep agile teams unblocked and aligned.
• Monitor product performance and troubleshoot platform issues. Oversee and manage the platform operational support.
• Ensure security and efficiency of product infrastructure.
• Ensure platform stays up-to-date by managing new product releases, upgrades, and respective end-user communications.
• Build internal technical documentation, manuals, and architecture best practices.
• Estimate approximate workload requirements and timeline predictions and continuously monitor and prioritize product developments and workflow and capacity to deliver the most significant value to the product users.
• Communicate issues and successes up and down in the project groups, GDDT, and the business.
• Participate and lead gathering of research to identify articulated and non-articulated product needs.
• Continually monitor and refine the product and lead and influence the performing service management and expert opportunities to optimize user experiences.

CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as our Data Visualization Platform Engineer.

Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

As our successful Data Visualization Platform Engineer, you will manage the key relationships between the business stakeholders and GDDT to deliver on business opportunities and outcomes and drive continuous delivery of value using agile GDDT life cycle management from product prototyping, development, optimizations, and renewals to product terminations.

You will lead the development of data visualization platforms Power BI fitting into long-term roadmaps and drive the product priority-setting of capabilities and features in response to business needs aligned with GDDT architecture, deployment, and product and release management.

You will proactively monitor and maintain product-related end-to-end customer/business experiences and influence relevant stakeholders to support and deliver successful product releases.

Partners with peers within GDDT to drive continuous improvement of service processes, user experiences, and application optimization aligned with business stakeholders.

Join us and be part of our inspiring, bold mission to drive continuous delivery of value and innovation in data visualization.

DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise

• Expertise with Power BI platform administration (expertise with Qlik Sense and/or Tableau platform administration is a plus)
• Expertise with Power BI platform administration (expertise with Qlik Sense and/or Tableau platform administration is a plus)

Leadership

• A firm grasp of industry, data visualization& platform trends and market conditions, to develop solutions enhance compliance and quality of life for patients
• Role requires business partnership interface providing linking and influencing cross-functional stakeholder
• Influence best in class data visualization culture, develop and elevate organizational performance

Decision-making and Autonomy

• Individual contributor role
• Ability to evaluate and recommend the right technology platforms and software products to solve business problems. 

Interaction

• Role requires business partnership interface within and outside Enterprise Data & Analytics to ensure alignment for Data Visualization priorities, roles, responsibilities and accountabilities

Innovation

• Translate data visualization trends, platform needs and technologies into execution

Complexity

• Impact across the full portfolio of data visualization strategic products (Qlik Sense, Power BI and Tableau)
• Ability to interface with international stakeholders and to connect internal and data visualization experts – change management complexity
• Capabilities to translate business needs into data analytics concepts and the other way
• Still Hands-on, able to implement and execute initiatives

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a scientific discipline, computer science, or business administration is preferred.

• Hands-on experience with Data Visualization tools such as Power BI (primary) and Qlik Sense and Tableau (secondary).
• Experience with data visualization platform administration (Power BI (primary) and Qlik Sense and Tableau (secondary).
• Data modeling experience.
• Ability to prototype, build, experiment, analyze, and engineer the product but also can build dashboards/solutions working with business stakeholders.
• Experience in stakeholder relationship management. Influential in orchestrating key stakeholders and product teams to turn product vision into reality.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, business acumen, and enterprise knowledge.
• Work with virtual/agile teams in different locations, aligning and adapting different work, culture, and communication styles.
• Familiarity working in a lean and agile software delivery team
• Project management experience.
• Experience with the design and development of pharmaceutical life science products.
• Able to think counterproductively, out of the box, and is able to convince stakeholders.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

This role requires onsite/hybrid presence and cannot be performed as remote only role.

MORE ABOUT US:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We are committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative workplace, where individuals are recognized for their backgrounds and abilities they bring to our company. We are continuously improving our collaborators journey in Takeda, and we welcome applications from all qualified candidates. Here, you will feel welcomed, respected, and valued as an important contributor to our diverse team.  

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