Job Description
The Position
We aspire to be the premier research-intensive biopharmaceutical company. At our company, we are at the forefront of research to deliver innovative health solutions that advance the prevention and treatment of diseases in people and animals. We are looking for a highly skilled Platform Technical Analyst - Integration to join our team to architect and drive the technical delivery of digital products and solutions across the Market Access Insights & Forecasting (MAIF) value team. If you are passionate about system integration, data engineering, and leveraging AI-driven engineering to maximize automation and drive efficiency, this role is for you.
What will you do?
- Act as the primary technical authority for the squad, setting design standards, development patterns, and coding best practices across the engineering teams.
- Design, develop, and maintain complex ETL pipelines, data models, and data analysis workflows to support MAIF products.
- Define the technical architecture, ensuring alignment with the overarching product vision and roadmap.
- Oversee external and vendor development teams, conducting rigorous code reviews and ensuring strict adherence to quality and technical architecture standards.
- Champion and implement AI-driven engineering methods as a required way of working throughout the software development lifecycle to maximize automation and efficiency.
- Provide hands-on senior engineering support to resolve complex technical challenges and remove technical roadblocks for the delivery squad.
- Ensure product quality, security, scalability, and operability of all technical deliverables.
- Maintain open and clear communication regarding technical status, system performance, and architectural risks to stakeholders.
- Continuously assess and refine the technical toolchain and engineering processes to improve efficiency, effectiveness, and code quality.
- Work with approved vendors to evaluate future technology directions, understand technical market trends, and assist in forming strategic technical partnerships.
Qualifications, Skills & Experience Required
- Background in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related technical field.
- Proven hands-on experience as a Senior Engineer, Tech Lead, Technical Analyst, or Technical Architect (5+ years).
- Extensive, proven experience in system & data integration, writing ETL jobs, API development, data warehousing, and master data management.
- Strong expertise in data analysis, data modeling, reporting, and analytics.
- Demonstrated ability to establish technical design standards, development patterns, and CI/CD pipelines.
- Experience overseeing and reviewing the work of vendor development teams for code quality and architectural compliance.
- Deep commitment to AI-driven engineering as a standard way of working, utilizing GenAI tools to streamline coding, testing, and deployment.
- Exceptional problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and make informed architectural decisions.
- Strong communication skills, capable of explaining complex technical concepts to both technical teams and non-technical stakeholders (such as Delivery Leads and Product Owners).
- Familiarity with modern IT infrastructure, agile software development lifecycles, and emerging technologies.
- Proactive and capable of taking the initiative to drive technical excellence and product quality.
Nice to have
- Understanding of commercial business processes in healthcare: Market Access, Product Launch & Pricing, Gross-to-Net, Commercial Trade Channels, Parallel Trade, Patient Access.
- Experience with the following technologies: Databricks, AWS, Microsoft PowerBI, PowerAutomate, Google Gemini Enterprise, Salesforce CRM, Appian BPM, SAP Commerce Cloud, Sharepoint.
- Experience working in a global diverse environment.
- Deep understanding of how to use AI and GenAI to automate and streamline business processes and IT delivery.
What we offer
- Exciting work in a great team, global projects, international environment.
- Opportunity to learn and grow professionally within the company globally.
- Hybrid working model, flexible role pattern (e.g., even 80% full-time is possible in justified cases).
- Pension and health insurance contributions.
- Internal reward system plus referral programme.
- 5 weeks annual leave, 5 sick days, 15 days of certified sick leave paid above statutory requirements annually, 40 paid hours annually for volunteering activities, 12 weeks of parental contribution.
- Cafeteria for tax free benefits according to your choice (meal vouchers, sport, culture, health, travel, etc.), Multisport Card.
- Vodafone, Raiffeisen Bank and Foodora discount programmes.
- Up-to-date laptop and iPhone.
- Parking in the garage, showers, refreshments, massage chairs, library, music corner.
- Competitive salary, incentive pay, and many more.
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Required Skills:
Agile Application Development, Agile Data Warehousing, Agile Software Project Management, Appian BPM, Biopharmaceutical Industry, Business Processes, Business Process Modeling, Data Engineering, Data Visualization, Market Access, SAP Commerce Cloud, Software Configurations, Software Development, Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC), System Designs, System Integration
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Employee Status:
Regular
Relocation:
Domestic
VISA Sponsorship:
No
Travel Requirements:
10%
Flexible Work Arrangements:
Hybrid
Shift:
Not Indicated
Valid Driving License:
No
Hazardous Material(s):
n/a
Job Posting End Date:
08/24/2026
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