Product Manager Data Modeler Data Products Self Service PDM Digital (Warsaw, PL, 00-844)

About Astellas 

Astellas is a global life sciences company committed to turning innovative science into VALUE for patients. We provide transformative therapies in disease areas that include oncology, ophthalmology, urology, immunology and women's health. Through our research and development programs, we are pioneering new healthcare solutions for diseases with high unmet medical need.  Learn more at Astellas.com .

Are you driven to make a real difference in the lives of patients? 

We're seeking passionate individuals who thrive in dynamic environments, embrace new ideas, and aren't afraid to take intelligent risks. People who act with unwavering integrity and are deeply committed to making a tangible impact.

Astellas’ Global Capability Centres – Overview

Astellas’ Global Capability Centres (GCCs) are strategically located sites that give Astellas the ability to access talent across various functions in the value chain and to co-locate core capabilities that are currently dispersed. Our three GCCs are located in India, Poland and Mexico.

The GCCs will enhance our operational efficiency, resilience and innovation potential, enabling a timely response to changing business demands.

Our GCCs are an integral part of Astellas, guided by our shared values and behaviours, and are critical enablers of the company’s strategic priorities, sustainable growth, and commitment to turn innovative science into VALUE for patients.

Working Environment and Location

This is a permanent, full-time position.

The position is based in Warsaw, Poland.

This is a permanent role based in our Global Capability Centre in Warsaw, Poland and hybrid working with the expectation for some office presence. Flexibility may be required in line with business needs. Candidates must be located within a commutable distance of the office.

At Astellas we recognize the importance of work/life balance, and we are proud to offer a hybrid working solution allowing time to connect with colleagues at the office with the flexibility to also work from home. We believe this will  optimize the most productive work environment for all employees to succeed and deliver. Hybrid work from certain locations may be permitted in accordance with Astellas’ Responsible Flexibility Guidelines.

Purpose and Scope

In this role, you will lead the design and governance of domain-specific data products and self-service ecosystem, enabling business teams to efficiently create, consume, and operationalize trusted. Ensure data products are standardized, scalable, compliant, and enriched with business context to support analytics, AI and digital use cases.

This position reports to the Lead Digital Strategy and Transformation (MONOzukuri Knowledge Management & genAI) and is based in Warsaw, Poland.

Role and Responsibilities

Define and govern standards, design principles, and operating frameworks for domain data products and self-service capabilities.

Drive the scalable and standardized design of reusable data products (e.g., data models, APIs, digital twins, and AI-enabled solutions) through automation and reusable design patterns.

Ensure data is prepared for self-service consumption by embedding quality, governance, and context (semantic definitions, metadata, metrics, and ontologies) into the design.

Establish and govern data product and information architecture principles, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and enabling scalable, interoperable solutions.

Oversee and review implementation delivered by central data engineering teams and data modelers, ensuring compliance with architecture, quality, and governance standards.

Ensure data products and self-service capabilities are production-ready and operationalized, including lifecycle management, monitoring, and supportability.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g., business stakeholders, DigitalX hubs, and QA) to deliver high-quality, scalable, and secure data products and self-service environments.

Ensure the validated state of GxP data products.

Continue:Role and Responsibilities

Partner with business stakeholders to identify opportunities for increased adoption, reuse, and value realization from data products and self-service capabilities.

Provide coaching, guidance, and subject matter expertise to data and platform engineering teams to support capability development and continuous improvement.

Ensure self-service environments, data models, and context are accessible to the business, and governed under formal change control.

Drive continuous enhancement of the self-service environment, data models, and context by leveraging emerging digital technologies and innovation opportunities.

Essential Qualifications

Prior experience in the pharmaceutical, biotech, or other highly regulated environments is highly desirable.

Extensive experience delivering enterprise-scale data and analytics solutions, specializing in the design and industrialization of domain-driven data products and governed self-service data ecosystems across complex environments.

Strong experience preparing and structuring data for self-service consumption, including development of curated data layers, standardized data models, and semantic definitions to ensure consistent data interpretation.

Strong experience in data quality and governance frameworks in regulated environments.

Demonstrated leadership in end-to-end delivery from requirements gathering and design to deployment and production support.

Experience working across multiple domains (e.g., manufacturing, supply chain) and translating business needs into scalable and consumable data solutions.

Skills

Technical Skills:

Data Product & Self-Service Ecosystems: Design and industrialization of domain-specific data products, data marketplaces, and governed self-service capabilities.

Cloud Platforms: Azure and AWS.

Data Platforms: Databricks, Synapse.

Programming & Processing: Python, PySpark, SQL, PL/SQL, T-SQL

Data Architecture & Modelling: Relational, Dimensional, Data Vault, semantic modelling.

Data Engineering & Integration: ETL/ELT frameworks, APIs, CDC tools, real-time streaming platforms.

Databases: MS SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL, cloud-based relational and NoSQL database services.

Automation, DevOps & CI/CD: Azure DevOps (pipelines, repos), automated deployment, reusable data product patterns, lifecycle management.

Data Governance: Data quality frameworks (e.g., Spark DQX), governance tools (e.g., Databricks Unity Catalog), data contracts, metadata management, and regulatory (e.g., GxP) compliance.

Soft Skills

Strong ability to operate in complex business environments and translate requirements into data solutions/designs/architectures.

Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities.

Ability to work independently and collaboratively across regions and time zones.

Why Astellas

Global collaboration: Become part of a connected global business of like-minded life science leaders, all dedicated to improving patients' lives worldwide.

Real-world patient impact: Contribute to transformative therapies that reach patients around the world, knowing your work makes a difference every day.

Relentless Innovation: Join a company at the forefront of scientific breakthroughs, where you'll have the opportunity to shape the future of healthcare.

A Culture of Growth: Chart your own course within a supportive environment that values your contributions, champions your development, and empowers you to pursue your passions.

Our Organizational Values and Behaviors

Values: Integrity, Innovation and Impact sit at the heart of what we do.

Behaviors: We come together as ‘One Astellas’ , working with courage and a sense of urgency . We are outcome focused and consistently take accountability for our personal contribution.

Our Organisational Values and Behaviours

Integrity

Innovation

Impact

One Astellas

Accountability

Courage

Sense of Urgency

Outcome Focus

Skills and Capabilities

Organizational Focus

Benefits

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