Job Description
Pursuant to Section 20 C.F.R. 656.10, you are hereby notified that an application for Alien Employment Certification will be filed by Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. for the following job opportunity:
JOB LOCATION: Cambridge, MA
POSITION: Platform Engineer
POSITION DESCRIPTION: Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc. is seeking a Platform Engineer with the following duties: Build and maintain platform capabilities using selected products and services to enhance manufacturing efficiency and data quality; Design and develop core infrastructure components such as networking, storage, and compute resources to support platform functionality; Write and support code for user authentication, database management, and infrastructure as code to ensure scalability; Collaborate with application and product development teams to optimize platform performance for application workloads; Develop and maintain a full stack developer platform, offering standardized and reusable tools and services for engineering teams; Implement Quality by Design principles to ensure platform reliability, availability, and security; Enable data analytics capabilities, including real-time and predictive analytics, in a GxP environment; Drive technical issue identification and problem-solving, escalating as necessary to ensure timely resolution; Ensure adherence to company policies and documentation standards in alignment with Takeda Quality Management Systems; Support the DevOps strategy to create a self-service platform with automated infrastructure and operations, enhancing developer experience; Define and measure quality aspects of the platform, setting appropriate targets in collaboration with platform management and SRE teams; up to 10% international and domestic travel required; up to 60% remote work allowed.
REQUIREMENTS: Master's degree in Computer Science, Information Management, Analytics or related field plus 5 years of related experience. Prior experience must include: Enable data analytics capabilities, including real-time and predictive analytics, in a GxP environment; Collaborate with application and product development teams to optimize platform performance for application workloads; Drive technical issue identification and problem-solving, root cause analysis as necessary to ensure timely resolution; Design and develop core infrastructure components such as networking, database storage, and compute resources to support platform functionality; Implement Quality by Design principles to ensure application reliability, availability and security.
Full time. $150,000 - $220,600 per year. Competitive compensation and benefits.
Qualified applicants can apply at https://jobs.takeda.com. Please reference job #R0152023. EOE
Any individual may provide documentary evidence bearing on this application, with information on available workers and information on wages and working conditions, to the Certifying Officer, U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, Office of Foreign Labor Certification, 200 Constitution Avenue, NW, Room N-5311, Washington, DC 20210.
Locations
Boston, MA
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Takeda Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Takeda and has not been reviewed or approved by Takeda.
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Retirement Support — Retirement funding includes a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match with immediate vesting and an additional age- and service-based company contribution, plus access to an employee stock purchase plan. These features materially expand total compensation beyond base pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Family support includes fully paid bonding leave for all parents, reimbursed adoption/surrogacy and doula expenses via Maven, and breast-milk shipping for work travel. Backup child, adult, and elder care through Bright Horizons further strengthens caregiving support.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical coverage offers nationwide PPO and HSA-PPO options with preventive care covered, alongside regional HMO choices where applicable and integrated pharmacy benefits. Round-the-clock assistance and virtual behavioral health access complement the core medical plans.
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