Takeda
Oncology Business Unit Data, Digital & Technology Delivery & Adoption Lead
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Lead and manage digital transformation programs in the Oncology Business Unit, ensuring project delivery aligns with scope, time, budget, and quality standards while promoting change management for adoption.
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Job Description
Oncology Business Unit Data, Digital &Technology Delivery & Adoption Lead
Takeda Pharmaceutical
Cambridge, MA
About the role:
We are seeking two OBU DD&T Delivery & Adoption Leads. In these roles, you will be responsible for leading and managing a collection of digital transformation programs and projects, with ownership to achieve project and program objectives within scope, time, quality, and budget requirements. You will coordinate with program delivery team and business partners to provide engagement strategies that maximize change readiness and adoption of OBU DD&T driven initiatives, communicating progress and risks to key stakeholders. As part of the OBU DD&T team, you will report to the Head of OBU DD&T delivery.
How you will contribute:
• Provide overall strategy, planning, and management guidance for project delivery teams and stakeholders.
• Project Management: Lead and oversee digital projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, within budget, and comply with applicable governance policies and processes. Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.
• Partner with functional team members and business stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure success criteria is defined, requirements are clear and met.
• Develop and conduct capability assessments to ensure they meet the business needs of OBU.
• Change Management: Asses, develop and implement change management plans, processes, or tools to support the successful adoption of OBU DD&T driven changes and initiatives. Ensure that end-users are adequately trained and supported.
• Guide the development of key upskilling assets and L&D strategies to enhance effective use for end-users.
• Performance Monitoring: Track and report on performance of programs and projects to ensure maximum value is delivered.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
Required:
Preferred:
More about us:
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.
Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.
For Location:
Boston, MA
U.S. Base Salary Range:
$137,000.00 - $215,270.00
The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
EEO Statement
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
Locations
Boston, MA
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Job Exempt
Yes
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Job Description
Oncology Business Unit Data, Digital &Technology Delivery & Adoption Lead
Takeda Pharmaceutical
Cambridge, MA
About the role:
We are seeking two OBU DD&T Delivery & Adoption Leads. In these roles, you will be responsible for leading and managing a collection of digital transformation programs and projects, with ownership to achieve project and program objectives within scope, time, quality, and budget requirements. You will coordinate with program delivery team and business partners to provide engagement strategies that maximize change readiness and adoption of OBU DD&T driven initiatives, communicating progress and risks to key stakeholders. As part of the OBU DD&T team, you will report to the Head of OBU DD&T delivery.
How you will contribute:
• Provide overall strategy, planning, and management guidance for project delivery teams and stakeholders.
• Project Management: Lead and oversee digital projects, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, within budget, and comply with applicable governance policies and processes. Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure project success.
• Partner with functional team members and business stakeholders to understand their needs and ensure success criteria is defined, requirements are clear and met.
• Develop and conduct capability assessments to ensure they meet the business needs of OBU.
• Change Management: Asses, develop and implement change management plans, processes, or tools to support the successful adoption of OBU DD&T driven changes and initiatives. Ensure that end-users are adequately trained and supported.
• Guide the development of key upskilling assets and L&D strategies to enhance effective use for end-users.
• Performance Monitoring: Track and report on performance of programs and projects to ensure maximum value is delivered.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor's degree in technology, engineering, or business-related field required
- 7+ years of experience in digital delivery or related field.
- Strong understanding of technology systems, processes, and digital product development.
- Proven competences in stakeholder alignment, business needs analysis, customer focus, results focus, delivery and change management.
- Ability to manage projects on tight timelines and synthesize multiple sources of data.
- Working knowledge of scrum, agile methodologies, change management.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, including engineers, designers, and testers.
- Prior experience working with and managing third-party service providers preferred.
- Experience with US Pharmaceutical digital and field force, HCP and Consumer engagement strategies, technologies, and data is a plus.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
Preferred:
- Experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare industry.
- Certification in project management (PMP, Agile, Scrum).
- Experience with data science and analytics.
More about us:
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.
Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.
For Location:
Boston, MA
U.S. Base Salary Range:
$137,000.00 - $215,270.00
The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.
EEO Statement
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
Locations
Boston, MA
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Job Exempt
Yes
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
Top Skills
Agile Methodologies
Analytics
Data Science
Scrum
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