Posit Support Engineer

As part of the Astellas commitment to delivering value for our patients, our organization is currently undergoing transformation to achieve this critical goal. This is an opportunity to work on digital transformation and make a real impact within a company dedicated to improving lives.

DigitalX, our new information technology function, is spearheading this value‑driven transformation across Astellas. We are looking for people who excel in embracing change, manage technical challenges, and have exceptional communication skills.

We are seeking committed and talented Data Engineers to join our InformationX team – which lies at the heart of DigitalX. As a member of our team within InformationX, you will be responsible for ensuring our data‑driven systems are operational, scalable, and continue to contain the right data to drive business value.

As an Information X Data Engineer, you will play a crucial role in leading, designing, building, and maintaining our data infrastructure. Your expertise in data engineering across multiple platforms including Posit, Azure/AWS cloud data warehousing, Databricks, PySpark, SQL, Business Intelligence (Qlik), application management and other related technologies will be instrumental in enabling data‑driven decision‑making and outcomes. Working within small agile teams that are focused on delivering value, you will play a pivotal role in building, maintaining, and enhancing our strategic systems across the organization.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills, coupled with excellent problem‑solving skills and attention to detail
• Subject Matter Expertise: strong understanding of data architecture/engineering/operations/data model (e.g., data vault, dimensional data model)
• Experience within Life Sciences/Pharma/Manufacturing industry is preferred
• Proven experience in building robust data pipeline; experience in (near) real‑time processing is preferred
• Technical Proficiency: strong coding skills in Python, PySpark, SQL, or R
• Engineering experience across multiple platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, Databricks, Docker, Kubernetes, or Change Data Capture such as Fivetran) is preferred
• Expertise in building data pipelines and strong understanding of data management best practices
• Proficiency in network architecture and security concepts
• Proven experience with data analytics practices and techniques
• Agile Practices: experience working in Agile development environments, participating in sprint planning, stand‑ups, and retrospectives
• Cloud Data Solutions: familiarity with other cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, Google Cloud) and their data services
• Analytical Thinking: demonstrated ability to lead ad‑hoc analyses, identify performance gaps, and foster a culture of continuous improvement
• Agile Champion: adherence to DevOps principles, automation, and a proven track record with CI/CD pipelines for continuous delivery
• Understand and interpret business requirements and can translate them into technical requirements

• Platform Management:
  • Conduct health checks on the Posit platform and oversee application access and initial setup for Posit Workbench and Connect
  • Manage installation, upgrades, and product upgrades for Posit packages, Workbench, Connect, and PostgreSQL
• Deployment and Access:
  • Deploy applications in production environments and set up application access and Active Directory groups for various users
  • Configure global environment variables for dashboards and set up service accounts or SQL IDs
• Content Scheduling and Security:
  • Schedule content for Shiny, Markdown, and API applications
  • Perform security checks for cross‑environment connections and hardcoded credentials
• Troubleshooting and Performance Tuning:
  • Troubleshoot deployment issues, including logs, connection issues, and token errors
  • Scale and tune the performance of RStudio applications, addressing runtime changes and timeout errors
  • Conduct root‑cause analysis and investigate server issues reported by multiple users, including application performance, authentication, and connectivity issues
• User Management and Cleanup:
  • Clean up inactive user licenses for Posit Workbench and Connect
  • Monitor and manage the availability of servers, applications, file systems, and databases, including expansion and cleanup
• Post‑Patching and Security Management:
  • Perform post‑patching checkouts for production and non‑production environments
  • Rotate passwords for LDAP or CIFS service accounts using CyberArk and manage SSL certificate and product license renewals
• Vendor Coordination:
  • Coordinate with 3rd parties where necessary for debugging issues and identifying best practices
• Design, develop and implement robust and scalable data analytics using modern technologies
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams and practices across the organization including Commercial, Manufacturing, Medical, FoundationX, GrowthX, and other X (transformation) hubs and practices to understand user needs and translate them into technical solutions
• Provide technical support to internal users troubleshooting complex issues and ensuring system uptime as soon as possible
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives identifying opportunities to optimize performance, security, and maintainability of existing data and platform architecture and other technology investments
• Participate in the continuous delivery pipeline; adhere to DevOps best practices for version control, automation, and deployment; ensure effective management of the FoundationX backlog
• Leverage your knowledge of data engineering principles to integrate with existing data pipelines and explore new possibilities for data utilization
• Stay up-to-date on the latest trends and technologies in data engineering and cloud platforms

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement: Astellas is committed to equality of opportunity in all aspects of employment. EOE including Disability/Protected Veterans.

Not Applicable

Full‑time

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