Digital Innovation and Transformation Lead

Company: Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH
Location: Concord
Posted on: April 3, 2021

Job Description:

The health and safety of our employees and candidates is very important to us. Due to the current situation related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), we're leveraging our digital capabilities to ensure we can continue to recruit top talent at Takeda. As your application progresses, you may be asked to use one of our digital tools to help you through your recruitment journey. If so, one of our colleagues will explain how these tools will be used during the recruitment process. Thank you. *Please be aware of an Identity Theft Scheme targeting individuals seeking jobs with Takeda and other employers. See below or here for more info. Digital Innovation and Transformation Lead Every day, employees working in Takeda's Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain, and Global Quality business unit are shaping the future of healthcare. They are breaking down barriers and ensuring our life-changing medicines are available, accessible, and affordable to patients. Life-changing for you. Life-changing for patients. Global Manufacturing and Supply Chain, and Global Quality is the backbone of Takeda, and our employees are the guardians for our patients, our products, and our reputation. As a member of our team, we can offer you the opportunity to grow in a meaningful career, develop your skills, and come to work every day knowing that what you do makes a genuine difference. Success What makes a successful member of our team? Check out the traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix. Digital Innovation and Transformation Lead Job ID R0028374 Date posted 02/25/2021 Location Lexington, Massachusetts By clicking the "Apply" button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda's Privacy Notice and Terms of Use . I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge. Job Description Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Digital Innovation and Transformation Lead in our Lexington, MA office. At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world. Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. POSITION OBJECTIVES: The Digital Innovation and Transformation Lead for the Biologics Operating Unit (Biologics) is a passionate, creative, enterprise-minded, digital leader. The core focus of this leader is to enable the continued digital transformation and digitizing of the Biologics value chain - utilizing digital approaches to increase organizational capability, deliver efficiencies, improve operational robustness, foster a "digital culture," that ultimately contributes to the delivery of high quality therapies to patients across the globe. POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Digital Leadership:-- Develop Biologics Digital vision, and strategic roadmap, in line with Industry 4.0 principles. Establish a digital operating model that encompass people, process, technology and governance within and across Biologics to enable translation of the strategy into executable action plans with measurable business value.
• Biologics Digital Advisory Board: --Lead a steering committee of cross function leaders with the focus of establishing the digital strategy for Biologics with clear alignment to the enterprise strategy; prioritizing opportunities; evaluating performance; and resolving risks/constraints.
• Biologics Digital Community of Practice: --Develop alignment and organizational capability through management of a community of practice that spans the network. Build alliances with colleagues to find opportunities to share and improve processes, leverage expertise, and to inform the Biologics Digital Advisory Board. Foster competency development through sharing of tools, techniques, practices, and training.
• Organizational Change Management : Lead the processes, tools, and techniques to manage the people side of-- change to achieve desired business outcomes. Connecting with colleagues to enable understanding of the "why" and the "art of the possible" behind the digital transformation, thereby fostering a digital culture that embraces, adopts, and utilizes change with a positive impact. EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:
  • B.S. degree in a Technical Discipline
  • 12+ years relevant pharmaceutical industry experience
  • Strong network in innovative digital technologies (e.g. innovators in industry & academia)
  • Have good understanding about IT infrastructure, system integration
  • Demonstrated experience in digital technologies and trends across industries (e.g. Industry 4.0, Industrial IoT, digital factory, manufacturing execution systems, additive manufacturing, AR/VR, AI, digital twins, advance robotics, workforce of the future)
  • Strong experience in connecting business strategy to relevant technology investments and projects
  • Foster a culture of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
  • High level of emotional intelligence, excellent teamwork and interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate complex ideas, anticipate potential objections and persuade others, including leaders, to adopt a different point of view
  • Ability to simplify the complex; navigate ambiguity in a matrix organization; focus on the critical few priorities to deliver superior results
  • Demonstrated ability to lead and influence without direct authority, managing stakeholder expectations at all levels in a matrixed global environment while maximizing business value delivered TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Travel required up to 15% (domestic and international) WHAT TAKEDA CAN OFFER YOU:
    • 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan
    • Tuition reimbursement Company match of charitable contributions
    • Health & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screenings
    • Generous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation days
    • Community Outreach Programs Location and Salary Information:
      • This job posting excludes CO applicants. Check out where you could be
        working if you apply. Job Seekers: Protect yourself against identity theft Please be aware there are instances of identity thieves posting Takeda-branded jobs and posing as employees to steal personal information. They visit job-related websites and invite candidates to online chats. During the chat, they press job seekers to provide bank account information and Social Security numbers. Copyright 1995-2019 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. All rights reserved.

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