Job Description

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The Future Begins Here

At Takeda, we are leading digital evolution and global transformation. By building innovative solutions and future-driven capabilities, we are improving the lives of millions of patients around the world.

Mexico City has been selected to be home to Takeda’s recently launched Innovation Capability Center thanks to its international recognition in qualified and experienced talent in the data, digital and technology fields. 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.

About the role:
Reporting to the Global EHSS (Environmental Health, Safety and Sustainability) DD&T Partner, the DD&T Platform Engineer will work with business teams, local delivery teams, and global technical partners to build large-scale systems and scalable platforms for the EHSS team. This includes building and maintaining the data transport, collection, and orchestration layers. The role helps shape the vision for next-generation infrastructure, making it easier for developers to build data-driven products and features. These efforts will improve access to business and user insights.

How you will contribute:

• Partner with business teams to understand priorities, processes, pain points, and functional requirements.
• Translate business requirements into application functionality, configuration needs, and delivery priorities within software-as-a-service platforms.
• Determine when business needs can be met through configuration versus custom development, and work with technical teams accordingly.
• Support product backlog development, requirement clarification, acceptance criteria development, and testing.
• Work with technical teams to support reporting, data validation, and testing of software-as-a-service application data, including downstream data consumption.
• Collaborate with teams that depend on shared datasets to identify scalable solutions for reporting, integrations, and downstream system needs.
• Build relationships across business and delivery teams to support execution and adoption.
• Contribute within software development life cycle delivery models and work across Waterfall, Agile, and Scaled Agile Framework ways of working.
• Build and maintain high-performance, fault-tolerant, secure, and scalable platforms.
• Think through long-term impacts of key design decisions and handle failure scenarios.
• Build a complete understanding of tools, key business concepts such as data tables, and data and team dependencies.
• Help drive the storage layer and application programming interface roadmap and be responsible for overall engineering, including design, implementation, and testing.
• Build self-service platforms that empower users.
• Lead development of high-value projects and platform capabilities.

What you bring to Takeda:

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience working with enterprise technology platforms, including systems development, configuration, and support.
• Strong experience in translating business requirements into functional design, configuration, and solution delivery, with clear differentiation between configuration-based solutions and custom development.
• Solid understanding of product and solution delivery practices, including backlog management, acceptance criteria definition, testing, and operating within SDLC, Agile, Kanban, and SAFe frameworks.
• Experience working closely with business stakeholders and cross-functional teams to gather requirements, align priorities, and drive effective execution across onshore and offshore delivery models.
• Working knowledge of cloud fundamentals, particularly AWS, including experience with compute, storage, databases, Lambda, and associated services.
• Understanding of data and reporting concepts, including data models, data validation, downstream consumption, and scalable integration patterns.
• Hands-on technical skills, including systems configuration and development, with programming experience in SQL and Python.
• Exposure to AI-enabled solutions, including ML, GenAI tools, and AI agents, with the technical fluency to understand, configure, and support such capabilities within enterprise platforms.
• Experience implementing and using automation tools, such as Power Automate on the Microsoft platform, to streamline workflows and operational processes.
• Familiarity with ETL and data platforms such as Databricks (notebooks, job scheduling/monitoring), Tidal, or SFTP is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to facilitate discussions around complex topics and drive them toward pragmatic resolution.
• Highly collaborative working style with strong communication and stakeholder management skills, including the ability to operate effectively in a global, matrixed organization.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences.

What Takeda’s ICC Can Offer You

At Takeda, you take the lead on building and shaping your own career.

Joining the ICC in Mexico City will give you access to high-end technology, continuous training and a diverse and inclusive network of colleagues who will support your career growth.

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
• Monthly Supermarket and Food Vouchers
• Flexible Working Schemes
• Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans: Life, Medical, Dental & Vision
• Additional Time Off
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs

Work Location: Mexico City – Santa Fe.

Hybrid model with a minimum in-office requirement of at least 10 (ten) days per month.

If you have further inquiries on the ICC Mexico City or this role, follow us on LinkedIn, and look up for our upcoming online events where we will elaborate on open roles and host Q&A sessions.

Locations

MEX - Santa Fe

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time