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Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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Integration Analyst Data, Digital & Technology Takeda Pharmaceutical Cambridge, MA
About the role:
As the OBU Integration Analyst, Associate Director, serves as a critical bridge between business stakeholders, internal DD&T teams, and external vendors across the Oncology Business Unit (OBU).
This role is responsible for defining, governing, and enabling vendor integrations that support patient services, medical, and access capabilities. A key focus is deep understanding of the data our platforms produce and ingest, ensuring seamless, compliant, and scalable data exchange across a complex ecosystem of internal and external systems.
You will translate business needs into actionable requirements that drive integration delivery across products, data platforms, and vendor solutions. This role sits within the OBU & USBU DD&T organization and reports to the Head of Patient Services, Access & Medical Capabilities, USBU & OBU Data, Digital & Technology (DD&T).
How you will contribute:
Develop a deep understanding of data generated and consumed by OBU products, including downstream and upstream dependencies
Partner closely with Data COE and Enterprise Data Backbone teams to align on data models, standards, governance, and integration strategies
Define and document data requirements, mappings, transformations, and integration logic across systems and vendors
Lead end-to-end vendor integration requirements, including data exchange, workflows, and system interoperability
Translate business needs into clear, actionable requirements for developers and product owners, ensuring alignment with product roadmaps and technical architecture
Partner with product owners and engineering teams to ensure requirements are well understood, prioritized, and implemented effectively
Drive alignment on data standards, quality expectations, and governance practices across vendor integrations
Identify and address data gaps, inconsistencies, and quality issues across the ecosystem
Support vendor onboarding and integration lifecycle, including requirements, design validation, testing, and production readiness
Lead requirements management through SDLC/Agile delivery, ensuring full traceability from business need through deployment
Partner with Quality and Testing teams to ensure integration testing and validation meets business and regulatory expectations
Facilitate cross-functional alignment to manage integration dependencies, risks, and change control
Provide strategic recommendations to optimize data flows, reduce fragmentation, and improve scalability across the vendor ecosystem
Manage stakeholder expectations regarding product priorities, delivery timelines, constraints, decisions, and outcomes.
Partner with the USBU Product team to identify shared Salesforce platform opportunities, reduce duplication, improve scalability, and strengthen platform-level synergies.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
Required:
Bachelor's degree in business, Information Technology, or a related field. Advance degrees preferred.
Minimum of 10 years of data analyst experience or a related field within the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry.
Deep expertise in data-driven integrations, including strong understanding of how enterprise platforms produce, consume, and exchange data
Hands-on experience working with enterprise data platforms, data models, and integration patterns (APIs, file-based, real-time/streaming)
Proven ability to partner with enterprise data teams to define data standards and integration approaches
Strong experience translating requirements into clear backlog items for developers and product owners
Advanced skills in data mapping, data analysis, and troubleshooting across multi-system environments
Strong understanding of healthcare data ecosystems (e.g., specialty pharmacy, hubs, patient services)
Expertise in Agile and hybrid SDLC models, working closely with engineering and product teams
Proficiency with tools such as JIRA, and data/integration documentation tools
Experience with integration testing, UAT, and validation of external data exchanges
Excellent communication skills, with the ability to bridge business, data, and technical teams effectively
Advanced understanding of CRM platforms including but not limited to Veeva and Salesforce Life Sciences.
Travel up to 10%; international and domestic
Desired Skills:
Relationship Management: Strong relationship management skills with the ability to act as a bridge between technical teams, hubs, SPs SDs, and end users.
Strategic Thinking: Demonstrated ability to connect the bigger picture with defined objectives, ensuring that decisions and initiatives support impactful & sustainable success.
Problem Solving: Demonstrated ability to identify problems and develop innovative digital solutions.
Project Management: Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
Analytical Thinking: Ability to analyze data and use insights to inform decision-making and product development.
Leadership Partnership: Proven ability to partner with leadership on leveraging digital and data solutions to inform and execute business strategies.
Operate independently in highly complex environments, guiding teams through ambiguous data and integration challenges
More about us:
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.
Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.
For Location:
Boston, MA
Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.
For Location:
Boston, MAU.S. Base Salary Range:
$154,400.00 - $242,550.00
The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
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