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【Alexion Japan】Principal Data Engineer Lead

AstraZeneca · Minato-ku, Tokyo, Japan · Global

Software Engineering
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Not yet analysed
Demand78
Career growth76
Healthcare fit25
Remote potential40
5-year outlook
Likely strong for a principal-level data engineering role in pharma commercial analytics in Japan, with growth toward data platform and AI-enablement leadership. Exact compensation is not stated and should be verified.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
lead
Employment type
full-time
Date found
2026-11-05

Intelligence details

Flexible work details

Engagement type
Permanent
Hours
Full-time

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Why this is worth applying to

Worth considering only if you already have strong hands-on Snowflake, dbt, and Fivetran experience plus native-level Japanese; most clinicians without a data engineering track record should treat it as a long-term pathway rather than an immediate application.

Who should apply

Native-Japanese clinician-data engineers or healthcare analysts with production Snowflake/dbt/Fivetran experience, especially those with pharma commercial, HCP/HCO, or sales data exposure.

CV angle

Lead with real data engineering projects and quantify pipeline, data quality, and stakeholder outcomes; frame clinical/healthcare background as domain context for HCP/HCO, commercial data, governance, and cross-functional communication—never as a substitute for hands-on Snowflake/dbt/Fivetran experience.

Skills to highlight

  • Snowflake
  • Advanced SQL
  • dbt
  • Fivetran
  • ELT pipeline design
  • Data quality and governance
  • Power BI
  • Stakeholder requirements gathering

Role summary

Principal-level data engineering lead for Alexion Japan/AstraZeneca, building and governing commercial data pipelines and analytics-ready datasets using Snowflake, dbt, and Fivetran for APJ and global stakeholders.

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