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Job Description

About the Role:

Lead high-impact DD&T initiatives at Takeda—owning delivery end-to-end (scope, timeline, budget, risks, vendors, and governance) and keeping leadership aligned with crisp, high-quality reporting. As a Project Manager / SCRUM Master, you’ll guide cross-functional pods through approvals and execution, remove blockers fast, and bring agile ways of working to modern platforms and GxP environments.

How you will contribute: 

• ​​Project planning and coordination within the DD&T (Data, Digital and Technology) scope 
• ​Responsible for all aspects of project delivery, e.g. schedule, risk, budget, stakeholders, contracts, resources, etc. , ensuring in-time and in-budget project delivery
• ​Stakeholder management & project status reporting. 
• ​Ensuring compliance with Takeda-specific project management procedures
• ​​Regular updates in project management tools to ensure 100% data quality. 
• ​Coordination of pods or project teams with internal and external stakeholders. 
• ​Timely escalation of obstacles to in-time and in-budget project delivery. 
• ​Driving projects through the approval process. 
• ​Driving procurement of required project resources. 
• ​Coordination of regular project steering committee alignments. 
• ​Involvement of experts and non-local teams to ensure continuous progress. 
• ​Monitoring progress and costs against targets. 
• ​Project status reporting to portfolio- and site-leadership-level stakeholders​ 

What you bring to Takeda:

• ​​Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Technology, Mathematics, Programming, Production, or a related field. 
• ​Multiple years of operations experience ideally in IT functions. 
• ​Proven track record in IT project preparation, navigating approval processes, planning and delivery on time and in budget.​ 
• Very good written and verbal communication skills in German and English and the ability to describe complex problems in easy-to-understand language.

Preferred:

• Prior experience delivering enterprise resource planning, laboratory information management systems, manufacturing executing systems or documentation management systems.
• Prior experience collaborating with experts in Databricks, Power Platform, and Power BI.
• Familiarity with data management frameworks.
• SCRUM Master or other trainings on Agile methodologies.
• Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

Key Skills, Abilities, and Competencies

• Solid understanding of technology systems, IT infrastructure, and agile methodologies for digital core and product development.
• Team-thinking along with a desire to work in cross-functional teams 
• Skilled in user requirements gathering and business analysis.
• Strong sense of ownership
• High resilience, flexibility and leading through complexity
• Creativity and agility
• Critical Thinking, as well as problem solving skills
• Eagerness for continuous learning and personal development
• Business acumen
• IT Project Management background, ideally within pharmaceutical manufacturing (GxP) is an advantage

What we offer you: 

A competitive remuneration package with a minimum salary of € 4.270,14 gross per month (full-time, collective wage agreement for the chemical industry) - the actual salary is higher and depends on your professional experience and qualifications.

• Awards as a Great Place To Work and certified family-friendly company
• Hybrid working and flexible scheduling where possible
• Comprehensive learning and training opportunities, and a mentoring program
• Diverse development programs (talent program, trainee program, apprenticeship program)
• Internal job rotations within the company, in Austria and abroad
• Employee referral and recognition programs; employee stock purchase plan
• Active participation in various network groups (e.g., D