Japan Data Engineer

Flatiron Health KK is looking for a Data Scientist to help us accomplish our mission of improving lives by learning from the experience of every cancer patient. Here's what you need to know about the role, our team and why Flatiron Health is the right next step in your career.

Japan Office

Flatiron Health is a leading healthcare data and technology company with a mission to learn from the experience of every cancer patient. We do this by helping cancer care providers and researchers gain access to high quality data to accelerate drug discovery, cancer treatments and improve oncology outcomes in the real world. 

We established our office in Tokyo in 2020. Flatiron Health Japan is a dynamic and growing team focused on transforming the use of real-world data and improving outcomes of Japanese cancer patients. 

What You'll Do

Data Science/Engineering is part of a diverse and talented team with strong expertise in discovering and understanding customer needs, and rapidly prototyping and iterating on data products.  We define data strategy, drive technical execution and initial rollout of the product and leverage data insights to improve operational efficiency. You will:

• Build and maintain data pipelines using Python and SQL to model and transform Japanese medical data into research-ready datasets. 
• Build and maintain data infrastructure systems that are flexible, scalable, and meet the needs of a rapidly changing business.
• Devise and build data analyses and visualizations to optimize Flatiron's processes and products and to model and transform Japanese medical data into research-ready datasets. 
• Immerse yourself in business and technical context to help your team identify opportunities for unlocking new value from our unique datasets
• Rapidly iterate on early stage products where a hybrid skill set of product intuition, customer empathy and data expertise is essential

Who You Are

You are an entrepreneurial, customer-focused data engineer, experienced in driving new data capabilities and production data processing. You’re excited by the prospect of rolling up your sleeves to tackle meaningful problems each and every day. You are a kind, passionate and collaborative problem-solver who seeks and gives candid feedback, and values the chance to make a real impact on people’s lives. 

• You have the technical skill to design scalable analytical data models, and have a strong intuition for how to model and clean data
• You are versatile and can easily pick up new programming languages and tools, but come with strong experience in Python and SQL. 
• You have at least 3 years of industry experience in relevant roles such as data engineer, software engineer, software engineer, data scientist, data analyst, or similar; and a track record of success driving initiatives forward by generating buy-in, managing complexity and continuously delivering business impact 
• You are fluent (or professional-level) in both Japanese and English
• While data engineering is your main strength, you have some experience in statistics/analytics and can fit the appropriate analysis to complex business problems
• You have collaborated with other technical team members in a production development environment using formal version control and one or more modern programming languages
• You care more about fixing our customers’ problems and advancing cancer treatment than you do about dealing with the coolest / newest data processing techniques
• You are a clear and confident communicator who can explain technical concepts to business and clinical partners
• You are value-oriented and practical in how you apply data to problems and understand what it takes to build sustainable products at scale
• You are passionate about our mission to improve cancer care through data and technology

If this sounds like you, you'll fit right in at Flatiron.

Why You Should Join Our Team

A career at Flatiron is a chance to work with everyone involved in the future of cancer care and research—all under one roof. Researchers, data scientists, designers, clinicians, technologists and many more all work together to improve cancer care and accelerate research.

At Flatiron, we strive to build and maintain an environment where employees from all backgrounds are valued, respected and have the opportunity to succeed. You'll also find a culture of continuous learning, broad and inclusive employee support offerings, and a commitment to supporting our team members in all aspects of their lives—at home, at work and everywhere in between. We offer: 

• Flatiron University training curriculum which includes presentation skills, meeting mastery, coding languages and more
• Career coaching opportunities
• Hackathons for all employees (not just our engineers!)
• Professional development benefit for attending conferences, industry events and external courses
• Work/life autonomy via flexible work hours and flexible paid time off
• Generous parental leave (16 weeks for either parent)
• Back-up child care
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that encourage our employees to share their unique experiences and perspectives

Flatiron is an equal opportunity employer and strictly prohibits unlawful discrimination based upon an individual’s race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin/ancestry, age, mental/physical disability, medical condition, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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