Associate Director - Global Publications Operational Excellence and Governance

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Job Description

We are looking for a Publication Professional to be part of the team - the role will be responsible for Publication Governance, driving Takeda Publication Standards and Quality across business units and functions, and will partner with, advise, and advocate for, appropriate use of Takeda Publication Standards and operating procedures, and according to industry publication best-practices, across the organization. This individual will also drive Operational Excellence through efficiency improvements, project management and goal tracking and analytics. 

HOW YOU WILL CONTRIBUTE:

• Develops and implements publication governance standards, SOPs, and best practices across the organization, in alignment with GPP and industry best practice; Stay up-to-date with industry trends and best practices.

• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to ensure publication processes are efficient and effective; spearhead process simplification and optimization, while ensuring compliance.

• Provides strategic thinking about the internal publication process/systems and identify opportunities for improvement.

• Establishes, communicates, and executes operational plans to enhance synergies and efficiencies across Global Publication Center of Excellence and Takeda-wide Publication Business Units and Regions in the delivery of high quality publication types.

• Leads vendor management activities with Global Publications and Procurement including communication of expectations and timelines, assurance that high-quality deliverables are received on time plus over-sight of contracting and financial tracking. Delivers publication governance standards, SOPs, and best practices across the organization, including, and not limited to, organizing content for update of key internal documents (policy/SOP/job aid) through developing working groups and ensuring key stakeholders are involved.

• Participates and/or leads process improvement initiatives including and not limited to project management process, and system improvement in close collaboration with technical IT stakeholders.

• Responsible to develop and implement analytics and metrics within Global Publications Center of Excellence, in support of the broader publication community; and apply analytics to identify areas of improvement, e.g. for training, knowledge management or system use; collaborate closely with Training Lead and Systems lead in the Global Publication Center of Excellence.

• Supports Publication goal definitions, set KPIs and monitor and report program progress; execute communication and change management plans.

• Partners with Publication teams across the Takeda organization to manage operational priorities, identify resource needs and tracks resources.•

• Manages the planning, operations, and reporting of Global Pubs COE initiatives.

• Facilitates and leads collaboration, cooperation, and communication within the Global Publication Center of Excellence and where necessary across other GMA functions and other Operational Excellence teams, and between regional MA representatives in the extended team ensuring that team goals are achiev