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Job Description

Oncology Business Unit Data, Digital &Technology Delivery & Adoption Lead

Takeda Pharmaceutical

Cambridge, MA

About the role:

We are seeking two OBU DD&T Delivery & Adoption Leads.  In these roles, you will be responsible for leading and managing a collection of digital transformation programs and projects, with ownership to achieve project and program objectives within scope, time, quality, and budget requirements. You will coordinate with program delivery team and business partners to provide engagement strategies that maximize change readiness and adoption of OBU DD&T driven initiatives, communicating progress and risks to key stakeholders. As part of the OBU DD&T team, you will report to the Head of OBU DD&T delivery.

How you will contribute:

• Provide overall strategy, planning, and management guidance for project delivery teams and stakeholders.

• Project Management: Lead and oversee digital projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, within budget, and comply with applicable governance policies and processes. Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.

• Partner with functional team members and business stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure success criteria is defined, requirements are clear and met.

• Develop and conduct capability assessments to ensure they meet the business needs of OBU.

• Change Management: Asses, develop and implement change management plans, processes, or tools to support the successful adoption of OBU DD&T driven changes and initiatives. Ensure that end-users are adequately trained and supported.

• Guide the development of key upskilling assets and L&D strategies to enhance effective use for end-users.

• Performance Monitoring: Track and report on performance of programs and projects to ensure maximum value is delivered.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in technology, engineering, or business-related field required

• 7+ years of experience in digital delivery or related field.

• Strong understanding of technology systems, processes, and digital product development.

• Proven competences in stakeholder alignment, business needs analysis, customer focus, results focus, delivery and change management.

• Ability to manage projects on tight timelines and synthesize multiple sources of data.

• Working knowledge of scrum, agile methodologies, change management.

• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including engineers, designers, and testers.

• Prior experience working with and managing third-party service providers preferred.

• Experience with US Pharmaceutical digital and field force, HCP and Consumer engagement strategies, technologies, and data is a plus.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Preferred:

• Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.

• Certification in project management (PMP, Agile, Scrum).

• Experience with data science and analytics.

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.

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