Master Data Management Architect, Functional SME

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 ~~~ .

This position is based in Ontario, Canada 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 experienced MDM Architect specializing in the pharmaceutical industry, you'll be instrumental in shaping Astellas data management strategy. Your expertise will drive the design, implementation, and optimization of Master Data Management solutions, specifically focusing on customer, product, and brand data.

This is a fantastic global opportunity to use your proven agile delivery skills across a diverse range of initiatives, utilize your development skills, and contribute to the continuous improvement/delivery of critical IT solutions.

Essential Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define MDM architecture, ensuring scalability, security, and performance.

• Design and implement Veeva Network solutions, leveraging your deep understanding of life sciences data.

• Review Infosphere, DataStage workflows, ETL processes, and data integration pipelines to recommend alterative solutions on other suitable platforms.

• Evaluate and recommend other MDM platforms based on business requirements.

• 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 extraction processes to meet ever changing business needs.

• 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 dev OPS best practices for version control automation and deployment. Ensuring effective management of the FoundationX backlog.

• Provide technical leadership, mentoring junior team members, and fostering a culture of excellence.

• Stay informed about industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in MDM

Working Environment

• This is a Permanent position.

• Remote/ Hybrid: candidates must be located within commutable distance from the office.

• Astellas is a global company. Successful candidates will be expected to work across different time zones and according to regions or specific locations based upon demand.

Qualifications:

Required

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

• 5+ years' experience architecting pharmaceutical MDM solutions

• Very strong communication skills and a proven track record of delivering business value

• Familiarity with other MDM platforms (Informatica MDM, Reltio, etc.) is advantageous.

• Strong understanding of data modelling, data profiling, and data lineage.

• Excellent problem-solving skills and ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

• Effective communication and collaboration skills.

• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and collaboration skills

• 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.

• Data Governance and familiarity with Data Stewardship activities specific to pharmaceutical data

• 5+ years of experience in architecting and designing MDM solutions, specifically within the pharmaceutical industry.

• Proven expertise with MDM tools such as Veeva Network, IBM MDM Infosphere, DataStage, Oracle Analytics Cloud

• Analytical tools relevant to pharmaceutical data management.

• Subject Matter Expertise: possess a strong understanding of data architecture/ engineering/operations across diverse areas like Commercial, Manufacturing and Medical

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

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

• Reviews and maintain technical documentation aligned with Agile best practices

Preferred

• Data Governance and familiarity with Data Stewardship activities specific to pharmaceutical data.

• Knowledge and experience using Azure DevOps, Salesforce Platforms

• Knowledge of Python, R, Databricks and MuleSoft desirable

• 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.

Category TechX

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EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans