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Job Description

Head, Transformation & Portfolio Operations Oncology, Data, Digital & Technology

Takeda Pharmaceutical

USA - MA - Cambridge

About the role:

The Head of Transformation & Portfolio is a critical leadership role in the Data, Digital & Technology, Oncology team and is responsible for building, acquiring and overseeing a portfolio of digital capabilities that contribute to Takeda Oncology’s performance, competitiveness and operational excellence. The DDT Transformation & Portfolio position does this by designing, building and managing a number of cross-functional capabilities around four functional verticals:

• Digital Learning, Development, & Transformation

• Budget Tracking and relationship with finance and Chief of Staff community

• Portfolio Management (Investments & Strategic Programs)

• Digital Operations (including managing events and leadership meetings)

• Change Management & Communications for Data, Digital & Technology

This role will be part of Oncology Data, Digital and Technology Leadership team and will report directly into the Head of Data, Digital & Technology for Oncology Business Unit at Takeda.

How you will contribute:

• Serves as a strategic thought partner, in a confidential capacity, with the Head of DDT, providing high-level executive support associated with complex problems, current and future initiatives, strategies, and budgets.

• Develops clear understanding of DDT strategies and key priorities to provide operational leadership as member of the DDT leadership team.

• Demonstrates collaborative leadership and influence necessary to ensure alignment among key stakeholders and seamless execution of DDT deliverables.

• Works with the Global Oncology Business Operations Head, to coordinate DDT reporting and deliverables into the  Global OBU Leadership Team.

• Works with Finance partners and OBU DDT leaders to ensure budget as well as business reviews are effectively planned and managed.

• Builds and maintains mutually supportive relationships with all levels of management, staff, outside agencies and vendors, when necessary. Works to remove barriers that hamper inter- and intra-department communications. Coordinates and monitors. Assignments which must be accomplished in conjunction with other senior executives.

• Partners closely with Head of DDT, DDT LT,  HR and communications leaders on matters related to organizational design, structure, culture initiatives, employee experience and organizational communications. 

• Leads the Digital Learning & development of Oncology employees by championing educational campaigns introducing new digital, data & technology concepts and tools to employees.

• Plays a lead role in the interface with corporate DDT functions and other Business Units at Takeda to develop strategic and long range plans supporting the assessment of market and industry trends ensuring that the leadership team is kept up to date with trends and potential risks / opportunities.

• Leads DDT Leadership Team, Extended Leadership Team, DDT Councils including agenda, action planning, tracking deliverables and KPIs.

• Creates a learning organization where employees continually expand their capacity to achieve desired results, where new patterns of thinking are nurtured, where collective aspiration is accomplished, and where employees are continually learning and challenging the status quo.

• Builds and maintains a learning