Global Data Engineering Manager/ Associate Director

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Job details

Company overview

Our client is a cutting-edge biotech company focused on oncology and immunology, advancing innovative drug development globally.

Responsibilities

The company is a life science R&D company with a strong focus on biotechnology.

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■Responsibilities

• Design and evolve enterprise data and information architectures aligned with business objectives
• Define data integration and distribution standards with global and regional teams
• Establish best practices for data modeling, performance tuning, and cost optimization
• Ensure availability, scalability, security, and governance of data platforms
• Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to meet business and compliance requirements
• Lead selection, delivery, and lifecycle management of data platforms and products
• Monitor KPIs to proactively address performance and capacity issues
• Maintain architecture documentation and data artifacts
• Provide technical leadership, coaching, and guidance to internal and external teams

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Requirements

■Required

• 5+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, or related roles
• Hands-on experience designing and operating data platforms (DWH, Data Lake, etc.)
• Strong knowledge of data modeling (logical and physical)
• Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP)
• Knowledge of data integration technologies (ETL/ELT, APIs, streaming)
• Strong communication skills and ability to work with diverse stakeholders
• Conversational-level or higher Japanese proficiency
• Business-level or higher English proficiency
• Non-smoker

■Preferred

• Experience in global or large-scale data environments
• Knowledge of data governance, data quality, and compliance
• Familiarity with TOGAF, DAMA-DMBOK, or similar frameworks
• Cloud certifications (AWS, Azure, GCP)
• Experience with BI, analytics, or AI/ML platforms

Salary

10 - 16 million yen

Location

Tokyo