Takeda is seeking a Software Developer to join the Digital Innovation and AI team to drive digital transformation in the pharmaceutical industry by identifying capability gaps, designing and deploying digital solutions, accelerating experimentation, and improving business operations.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on experience applying artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data mining to design, prototype, and deliver next-generation analytics solutions.
- Proficiency in agile product development and expert-level use of tools such as Jira, Confluence, Databricks, Python or R, Scala, and JavaScript.
- Strong ability to troubleshoot and guide engineering teams through technical challenges and roadblocks.
- Experience implementing cloud infrastructure on AWS, including services like EKS, EventBridge, SQS, SNS, CloudFront, S3, DynamoDB, and ElasticCache.
- Solid understanding of industry trends in digital transformation and artificial intelligence, with a passion for staying ahead of the curve.
- Comfortable working with both structured and unstructured data, including data validation and cleaning.
- Familiarity with batch ETL pipeline development, SQL, and data modeling using technologies such as Spark and Hadoop (a plus).
Responsibilities
- Translate business and functional requirements into clear technical specifications or user stories, ensuring solutions align with strategic objectives.
- Design, code, and unit test new system functionality using modern development practices and tools.
- Apply agile engineering methodologies and a range of software and web technologies to rapidly build innovative, user-centric digital solutions.
- Ensure robust continuous integration and deployment pipelines are in place to maintain system stability through upgrades and enhancements.
- Maintain comprehensive documentation for all applications and systems to support future maintenance, upgrades, and regulatory compliance.
- Follow secure coding practices that align with ethical data use, regulatory requirements, and industry standards.
- Collaborate closely with Data and AI Scientists to prototype and iterate on solutions, delivering MVPs that gather early feedback from stakeholders.
Other
- We’re looking for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, is comfortable navigating ambiguity, and can pivot quickly while staying focused on strategic priorities.
- A successful candidate will bring a strong technical foundation, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for innovation.
- A natural mentor who enjoys sharing knowledge and helping others stay current with emerging technologies.
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Experience building custom solutions on the Microsoft 365 platform (a plus).
