Head, CAPTIVATE (Planisware Enablement, Portfolio Management & Capacity Planning Excellence)

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Job Description

OBJECTIVES:

The Head, CAPTIVATE (Planisware Enablement, Portfolio Management & Capacity Planning Excellence) is the senior business leader accountable for implementing and scaling Planisware as Takeda R&D’s primary capability for integrated portfolio planning, timeline governance, resource/capacity management, and financial forecasting.

This role owns the business strategy, operating model, and outcomes for Planisware, driving standardized ways of working, cross-functional adoption, and measurable improvements in portfolio decision-making and execution predictability. The Head, CAPTIVATE (Planisware Enablement, Portfolio Management & Capacity Planning Excellence) leads through influence in a global matrix and governs delivery partners to ensure a high-quality, sustainable and effective solution.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

Business ownership & product leadership

• Serves as the business Product Owner for Planisware in R&D, defining vision, value case, and a multi-year roadmap aligned to R&D and Takeda enterprise strategy

• Ensures appropriate allocation of internal resources and owns outcomes for scope, value realization and delivery, in partnership with DD&T and system integrators

• Establishes clear governance including decision rights, design authority, release cadence and prioritization to ensure consistent high-quality delivery

• Builds a sustainable and efficient operating model encompassing process ownership, super-user networks, training, support and enhancement intake

Enterprise implementation & change

• Leads end-to-end implementation from future-state design through deployment and stabilization (requirements, configuration governance, UAT, cut-over, training, hypercare)

• Sponsors and drives change management: executive alignment, communications, role-based enablement, and adoption embedded into governance forums and project rhythms

Portfolio, resource, and financial management uplift

• Ensures cross-functional alignment for R&D standards and controls across project, resource planning, cost planning and forecasting.

• Sets the strategy & roadmap for portfolio management, resource and capacity planning & forecasting capabilities, enabled through CAPTIVATE, ensuring alignment to R&D and enterprise priorities

• Partners with R&D Functions, TAUs, Global Medical Affairs, Global Finance, SPD and DD&T, etc. to identify requirements which address the most critical portfolio decisions and execution risks.

• Accountable for ensuring the platform will deliver decision-ready insights that measurable improve decision quality, speed and execution predictability for functions and governance bodies.

Matrix leadership & stakeholder alignment

• Leads a cross-functional coalition across PMO, R&D Functions, TAUs, Global Finance, SPD, HR/resource owners, and Digital/IT partners to align processes, data standards, and outcomes Partners effectively with senior executives, governance committees, and cross-functional enterprise leaders to drive alignment and resolve priority and design conflicts; provide executive-ready recommendations and drive timely decisions

Vendor & system integrator governance and financial accountability

• Owns vendor and system integrator governance: SOWs, deliverables, quality, timelines, RAID management, and budget oversight

• Ensures effective knowledge transfer, documentation, and transition to a steady-state support model

Data governance, reporting, and compliance

• Establishes master data ownership, data quality metrics, and audit-ready controls for portfolio, resource, and financial data

• Delivers executive dashboards and performance KPIs; ensures consistent definitions and trusted reporting

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Required

• Proven drug development experience as a senior leader in global program or portfolio management in biot