As part of the Astellas commitment to delivering value for our patients, our organisation is currently undergoing transformation to achieve this critical goal.  This is an opportunity to work on digital transformation and make a real impact within a company dedicated to improving lives. 

 

DigitalX our new information technology function is spearheading this value driven transformation across Astellas.  We are looking for people who excel in embracing change, manage technical challenges and have exceptional communication skills. 

 

We are seeking committed and talented Integration Architects, to join our new FoundationX team- which lies at the heart of DigitalX.  As a member of our team within FoundationX, you will be responsible for ensuring our data driven systems are operational, scalable and continue to contain the right data to drive business value.

 

This position is based in India and may require on-site work from time to time.

Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas' Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.

 

Purpose and Scope:

 

As an Integration Architect, you will play a crucial role in designing, building, and maintaining our data infrastructure. Your expertise in MuleSoft, Talend, Databricks, PySpark, SQL and other related technologies, will be instrumental in driving data-driven decision-making across the organization.  You will play a pivotal role in building maintaining and enhancing our systems across the organisation.  This is a fantastic global opportunity to use your proven agile delivery skills across a diverse range of initiatives, utilise your development skills, and contribute to the continuous improvement/delivery of critical IT solutions.

 

Essential Job Responsibilities:

Data Integration Pipeline Development: Design, build, and optimize data integration pipelines using appropriate tools. Ensure data quality, reliability, and scalability. Mentorship and Leadership: Lead and mentor junior data engineers. Share best practices, provide technical guidance, and foster a culture of continuous learning. Data Strategy Contribution: Contribute to the organization’s data strategy by identifying opportunities for data-driven insights and improvements. 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 data analytics using modern technologies. Collaborate with cross functional teams and practises across the organisation 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 Technical Support to internal users troubleshooting complex issues and ensuring system uptime as soon as possible. Champion continuous improvement initiatives identifying opportunities to optimise performance security and maintainability of existing data and platform architecture and other technology investments. Participate in the continuous delivery pipeline. Adhering to DevOps best practises for version control automation and deployment. Ensuring effective management of the FoundationX backlog. Leverage your knowledge of 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 data engineering and cloud platforms.