Enterprise Platforms Engineer

Astellas Pharma Inc. – Enterprise Platforms Engineer

At Astellas, we strive to become a cutting-edge, value-driven life science innovator. This means working at the forefront of healthcare change to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

What sets us apart is our focus on patients, our pioneering innovation, our collaborative culture, and the passion of our talented people.

Making a positive impact on patients' lives is the purpose behind everything we do. At Astellas, we are relentless in our pursuit of scientific progress and in tackling unmet medical needs, demonstrated by our legacy in oncology, overactive bladder and transplant and our impressive pipeline in women's health, blindness and regeneration, genetic regulation, immuno-oncology, mitochondria and targeted protein degradation.

About Us:

We are a global pharmaceutical company headquartered in Japan, with a team of more than 14,000 managing operations in approximately 70 countries around the world. We are in the Top 30 global biopharma company based on global revenues and are predicted to be one of the Top 10 Cancer Drug Makers of 2024 by Fierce Pharma.

In Canada, we are growing to meet the exciting opportunities realized by our legacy brands and rich pipeline of innovative treatments.

We are looking for candidates who will thrive in our entrepreneurial and empowering environment where talent and leadership flourish. Do your values align with our Astellas Way - patient focus, ownership, results, openness and integrity? Then we would love to hear from you.

From the first day in role, everyone at Astellas has a responsibility for creating a brighter future for patients around the world. We nurture exceptional relationships with our employees to allow them to thrive, foster innovation, and deliver exceptional business results. We work to create a culture where our people feel empowered to pursue brave ideas and ambitious outcomes, to have the confidence to be accountable for a higher standard of performance and embody a competitive and solutions-oriented mindset.

Our expertise, science and technology make us a pharma company. Our open and diverse culture is what makes us uniquely Astellas.

Astellas Pharma Canada (APCA) is currently searching for a Platform Engineer, Enterprise Platforms.

DescriptionAs a Platform Engineer of a team of individuals in a specific area of digital expertise, you will be a crucial player in driving our digital initiatives forward in our agile organization. Our agile operating model consists of two components – Digital Capability and Digital Execution. Digital Execution are about aligning multiple missions around business goals and facilitating collaboration on a larger scale. Digital Capability, on the other hand, focus on the growth and development of individuals within a specific expertise area. This dual structure enables us to scale agile practices efficiently while maintaining a focus on both product development and individual skill enhancement.

An Enterprise Business Platforms Engineer focuses on the development, deployment, and integration of software platforms that support our business processes and operations. This role involves a blend of technical expertise, business acumen, and a deep understanding of the specific platforms that drive business functions such as CRM (Customer Relationship Management, Sales Force, VeeVa), ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning such as SAP), and SCM (Supply Chain Management) and Clinical, Patient Safety, Quality Management Solutions. The goal is to ensure these platforms are optimized to support business goals, enhance efficiency, and drive growth.

You will be at the forefront of implementing innovative solutions and will have the opportunity to work on cutting-edge technologies in your field.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and configure business platforms to meet the specific needs of our organization.
• Ensure seamless integration between different business platforms and systems.
• Regularly monitor the performance of business platforms, identify bottlenecks, and implement optimizations to improve efficiency and user experience.
• Provide technical support to platform users, resolve issues, and conduct training sessions to ensure users can effectively utilize the platforms.
• Actively participate in and contribute to various initiatives, applying your specialized skills to achieve the objectives and expected Value.
• Collaborate with team members within the subdivision and across other digital and business units.
• Engage in continuous learning and professional development to stay abreast of the latest trends and technologies in a specific area of expertise.
• Contribute innovative ideas and approaches to enhance project outcomes and digital capabilities.
• Regularly report on the progress of the various Value Teams and outcomes to your Capability Lead and team members.
• Employ analytical and problem-solving skills to overcome project challenges and deliver effective solutions.
• Ensure the highest quality and consistency in the work delivered.

Requirements

Qualifications

Required

• Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, engineering or information systems, or STEM Degree
• Developer is responsible for the gathering of SAP requirements and specifications, analyzing, designing, documenting, coding, testing, configuring, deploying, implementing, and maintaining systems and applications
• Participate and collaborate with the users, business analyst, quality assurance/quality control analyst in the gathering of user requirements and specifications
• Participate and conduct feasibility study, research and development, prototyping and proof of concept (PoC) in implementing new/existing systems, solutions and processes
• Participate in the technical and project documentation such as but not limited to functional, system and technical design, requirements and specifications
• Create test scenarios and data and conduct or participate in non-functional and functional testing (, unit testing, system testing, integration testing, etc.)
• Document, analyze and report test results
• Develop and review codes, programs and configurations to verify consistency and conformance with established programming and industry standards, guidelines, policies and practices
• Conduct incident and problem analysis, data gathering, investigation and resolution of issues, and provide technical consultancy, assistance and support
• Deliver the required systems/applications/solutions on time and based on agreed budget and specifications
• Identify, assess and recommend opportunities for application and process improvement
• Provide regular and effective progress updates to the project manager/team lead/supervisor/immediate manage
• Develop, customize, enhance, fix and maintain codes, applications and systems
• Demonstrated ability to Analyze technical and business requirements and translate these into basic and detailed technical design
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, Strategic thinking and thought leadership capabilities; ability to institutionalize new tools, processes, and technologies
• Knowledge of implementation project life cycles including blueprinting, configuration, testing, cut-over and go-live support
• At least 2 SAP end-to-end implementation experience and at least 1 S/4HANA Implementation / upgrade experience
• Ability to adapt to fast paced environment and handle multiple tasks at a time and self-motivated to learn advanced technologies
• Ability to work in an Agile environment and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams
• Stay current with the latest SAP Integration Suite features and functionalities
• You will remain up to date with the latest SAP BTP functionality and services and be able to provide thought leadership and further drive adoption of best practices
• SAP CPI (PI/PO) Developer
• 6+ years of hands-on SAP PI/PO development and integration experience
• 3+ years of EDI translation experience with SAP integration
• 3+ years of ALE/IDOC experience working with standard, extended, and custom iDocs
• 3+ years of experience with SAP PI/PO Adapters for IDOC, File, SFTP, HTTP, SOAP, and Proxy
• At least 4 years of experience in SAP BTP (API Management and Cloud Platform Integration) , CPI-DS , CIG integration platforms
• 4+ years of experience with HTML/XML/WSDL/XSD/XSLT, JSON, BADI, BAPI
• 2+ years of hands-on Java development and integration
• 1+ year of experience with SAP NetWeaver Developer Studio 7.3 or higher
• 1+ year of experience with Eclipse 4.7.3A or higher
• Demonstrable functional knowledge of SAP modules MM, SD, FI, P2P
• Experience with PI 7.50 or higher/ESR/ID/SLD/Adapter Engine
• Experience with Web technologies (XML, XSLT, REST, HTTP, HTTPS, Web Services, AS2 and Certificate)
• Proven ability to use secure methods such as SFTP / PGP / Encryption
• Programming expertise in Java design, development, testing and scripting
• Demonstrable competence with SAP Graphical Mapping, SAP NWA trace and log errors
• In-depth knowledge and experience of SAP BTP, its capabilities, services, and architecture this includes services available in Cloud Foundry, API Management, Integration suite
• Proven experience as an Integration Developer with a minimum of 3 to 5 years in designing, developing, and implementing integration solutions using SAP CPI-IS/CPI-DS/PI/PO platforms
• Ability to exercise independent judgment and critical thinking
• Maintaining a sound SAP PI/PO and SAP CPI/BTP-IS production environment
• Experience in Design, build, support, and monitor SAP PI interfaces; develop and maintain data mappings, JAVA mappings, XSLT mappings, EDI and XML communications, Proxies, interface definitions, and XSDs. Hands on experience to design /develop and test BTP IS/CPI/MFT/ PI/PO interfaces
• Proven experience in configuring File, FTP, SFTP HTTP/HTTPs, PROXY, IDOC, SOAP, SQL adapters, ALE, B2B Add-on, JDBC, Proxy, FTPS, JMS, and IDOC with PI/PO, RFC, SOAP, REST, IDOC, SuccessFactor with SAP Cloud Platform/BTP Integration
• Experience in EDI conversion of ANSI X12 and EDIFACT to EDI documents to the needed format using various translators within SAP PO/PI
• Experience in SLD configuration for products /SWC / Business Systems
• Strong knowledge and proven experience of SAP CPI Design Best practices, Error Handling Mechanism, SAP-PI/PO Architecture and Proficiency in programming languages such as Groovy, Python or Java
• Experience in SAP CPI or SAP BTP-IS, SAP PI/PO implementation and PI/PO projects
• Strong knowledge or experience with PI/PO Migration to SAP CPI/BTP-IS a PLUS
• SAP Certification in CPI/BTP integration suite is a PLUS
• Provide 24×7 application support in Severity 1 situations

Working Environment

• This position is remote and is based in Canada.
• At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. We believe this will optimize the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver. Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas' Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.

Additional InformationAstellas Pharma Canada welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the hiring process.

Astellas Pharma Canada requires full Vaccination against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Reasonable accommodation to this policy may be granted for a valid accommodation request under human rights legislation.

No telephone inquiries, in-person applications, or agencies please. While we appreciate all applications, only candidates under consideration will be contacted