Data Engineering Professional II

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Job Description

The Future Begins Here

At Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-ready capabilities, we are meeting the need of patients, our people, and the planet.

Bengaluru, the city, which is India’s epicenter of Innovation, has been selected to be home to Takeda’s recently launched Innovation Capability Center. We invite you to join our digital transformation journey. In this role, you will have the opportunity to boost your skills and become the heart of an innovative engine that is contributing to global impact and improvement.  

At Takeda’s ICC we Unite in Diversity

Takeda is 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.

The Opportunity:

Objectives/Purpose:

• The Data Engineer will be a crucial member of the Data Science Institute, contributing to the development and optimization of data pipelines and architectures that support advanced data science initiatives.
• This role will enhance data accessibility, reliability, and efficiency across the organization.
• Consult with architects, key business stakeholders, service providers, and IT management in design, planning, integration, expansion, problem determination, and resolution.
• Take ownership of innovation through sustain, product release & strategy.

Accountabilities:

• Assist in end-to-end data flow engineering and software development strategies.
• Develop and manage data pipelines for extracting, transforming, and loading (ETL) data from various sources into data warehouses or data lakes.
• Monitor the performance of data pipelines and infrastructure, identify bottlenecks, and optimize processes to improve efficiency and reliability.
• Implement data observability practices to ensure data quality and publish relevant metrics to a catalog or repository.
• Seek out new perspectives and opportunities to learn and apply skills to develop new talents.
• Stay alert to industry trends, designs, and alternate views and approaches across technology, science, and operations.
• Engage in software development, development tools, algorithms, and technologies related to data architectures, data engineering, and data science.
• Utilize experience with complex analytic areas with diverse data and high dimensionality in life sciences or similarly complex areas.
• Preferred experience with programming languages like Scala, Java, or Python and tools like Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, or Apache Airflow for building scalable and efficient pipelines.
• Provide technical leadership during implementation, guiding development teams to ensure solutions meet architectural standards.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and multinational teams to enable seamless data exchange and system capabilities.

Preferred Education, Behavioral Competencies, and Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or equivalent.
• 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Foundational knowledge of computer science architecture, algorithms, and interface design.
• Up-to-date specialized knowledge of data engineering, manipulation, and management technologies to affect change across business units, including an understanding of advanced methodologies of data and software development (life sciences experience preferred).
• Ability to manipulate voluminous data with different degrees of structuring across disparate sources to build and communicate actionable insights for internal or external parties.
• Software development skills and ability to contribute to the development of new data engineering and analytic services.
• Knowledge in vibe coding is required to enhance data processing and pipeline efficiency.
• Possess an attitude to learn and adapt to new technologies and methodologies, fostering continuous personal and professional growth.
• Good knowledge of Apache Spark and Scala or Java is required for building scalable and efficient data pipelines.

WHAT TAKEDA CAN OFFER YOU:

• Takeda is certified as a Top Employer, not only in India, but also globally. No investment we make pays greater dividends than taking good care of our people.
• At Takeda, you take the lead on building and shaping your own career.
• Joining the ICC in Bengaluru will give you access to high-end technology, continuous training and a diverse and inclusive network of colleagues who will support your career growth.

BENEFITS:

It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are:

• Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus
• Flexible work environment, including hybrid working
• Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children
• Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs
• Employee Assistance Program
• Broad Variety of learning platforms 
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
• Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone
• Employee Referral Program
• Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) , Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 calendar days)

ABOUT ICC IN TAKEDA:

• Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We’re not just transforming our company; we’re improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.
• As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.

Locations

IND - Bengaluru

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time