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Job Description

R&D BUSINESS PRODUCTIVITY and EFFICIENCY - PROJECT MANAGER

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as the R&D Business Productivity and Efficiency - Project Manager in our Cambridge 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 provide Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission

This critical role supports the Business Operations Framework and specific projects that will drive business process operational excellence across R&D. The R&D BP & EP Project Manager will provide project management to specific projects and activities within the global R&D. The Project Manager will perform project management, aligned with functional and business unit goals, to drive operational efficiencies in business processes and that increase connectivity across R&D and the broader Takeda organization. Serve as business process support for the R&D Business Operations Framework e.g. Risk , Quality, Data Privacy, Training Committee and other governance teams established to support R&D Business Process Excellence

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support projects by being key contact point between functional leads and other stakeholders.

• Ensure projects are planned and executed in line with goals, timeline and budget

• Ensure deliverables are progressing according to specifications and completed on time.

• Partner with functions within R&D and other key business partners e.g. IT, Procurement, Legal, Quality and EHD and other corporate initiatives, to establish relevant team sponsorship and functional representation in productivity and efficiency activities.

• Identify interdependencies and ensure connections are made across different projects and platform teams.

• Identify and assess risks with significant business impact, reporting to the Head R&D Productivity and Efficiency to escalate issues / roadblocks.

• Supports collection of project and program level KPI’s and to provide project level content to internal program communication

EDUCATIONAL, BEHAVOURIAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS

• Comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry (e.g., clinical development, the prescription drug distribution process, etc)
• Minimum BS/BA degree with MS/MBA preferred
• 6+ years of relevant business experience required; Pharmaceutical / Technology experience preferred
• 3+ years experience project management in a multi-disciplinary, global environment and leadership experience
• Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, drug discovery and development processes and R&D operation
• Developing understanding of business function roles e.g. communications, operations, legal, IP, finance, accounting, tax, HR, compliance, facilities management, EH&S
• Demonstrated ability to work across functions, regions and cultures
• Enterprise level leadership with the ability to inspire, motivate and drive results
• Excellent communicator, able to persuasively convey both ideas and data, verbally and in writing
• Ability to distil complex issues and ideas down to simple comprehensible terms
• Ability to develop and drive a Global Workforce and Talent strategy for all XXX colleagues in the Global, Regional and Local organizations

In accordance with the CO Equal Pay Act, Colorado Applicants Are Not Permitted to Apply

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

Empowering Our People to Shine

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