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Job Description

DD&T Program Manager, Rare Disease

Takeda Pharmaceutical

USA - MA - Cambridge

About the role:

As the Rare and Rare-like franchises DD&T Program Manager, you will support and drive delivery of the portfolio of Data, Digital, and Technology initiatives aligned to enable the US Rare and Rare-like franchises Business Unit by ensuring that all contributing teams across Takeda as well as external partners are aligned and integrated into a cohesive program plan. Join Takeda as a Rare and Rare-like franchises DD&T Program Manager where you will range in size and complexity and will include work on commercial data and analytics solutions & platforms, field force technologies, as well as digital marketing enablement. As part of the USBU DD&T team you will report to DD&T Lead USBU and work with key stakeholders.

How you will contribute:

• Work as part of the new Rare and Rare-like franchises products’ Core Launch Teams to deliver solutions in support of those products’ commercial launches by working closely with corporate program management, brand team, sales team, DD&T business partner, scrum masters, solution architects and solution delivery teams, ultimately to ensure DD&T launch readiness.

• Work with core launch team to identify the requirements for DD&T solutions to support successful product commercialization.

• Manage overall DD&T project plans in coordination with other initiative project plans, mapping out key dependencies, identifying/managing risks and ensuring proper communication of the DD&T deliverables and plan.

• Partner with technology product owner(s) and DD&T business partners to contribute to the technology product backlog related to brand launch needs for digital marketing, CRM, and insights & analytics solutions.

• Organize and execute pre and post product project planning sessions, daily stand-ups, scrum, and retrospectives at the end of each planned unit of work, with a focus on continuously learning from the past and updating key learnings and best practices in DD&T product launch playbook.

• Attend meetings as directed by DD&T Lead as support or as delegate to represent DD&T function.

• Promote and communicate DD&T operating model and principles for governance as well as capabilities of technology and data products.

• Understand therapies and brand strategies connecting DD&T strategy for enabling them.

• Strong experience in IT product and program management.

• Good understanding of pharma and new product launch.

• Leadership decision-making and Autonomy.

• Problem solver, overseeing a portfolio of multiple initiatives while building and leveraging relationships to support business and project/program goals.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree is required.

• 5+ years of experience in Information Technology, 3+ yrs in project or program management.

• Proven competences in innovation, strategic or visionary thinking, agile methodologies, and people management.

• Proven competences in stakeholder alignment, business need analysis, and customer/results focus.

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

• Experience directly & routinely interacting with a business unit brand and operational colleagues.

• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to building trust, listen,