Associate Director - Data Execution and Operations

Company: Takeda Pharmaceuticals International GmbH
Location: Lexington
Posted on: April 9, 2021

Job Description:

The health and safety of our employees and candidates is very important to us. Due to the current situation related to the Coronavirus (COVID-19), we're leveraging our digital capabilities to ensure we can continue to recruit top talent at Takeda. As your application progresses, you may be asked to use one of our digital tools to help you through your recruitment journey. If so, one of our colleagues will explain how these tools will be used during the recruitment process. Thank you. *Please be aware of an Identity Theft Scheme targeting individuals seeking jobs with Takeda and other employers. See below or here for more info. Associate Director - Data Execution and Operations Takeda fosters a collaborative and stimulating work environment filled with opportunity and the chance to make a difference in people's lives. It is a workplace driven by integrity, one of Takeda's long-held values that extends to both the patients we serve and our employees who develop and deliver medicines. Across our company, Takeda employees bring together diverse strengths that together create a stronger whole. As one of the world's leading biopharmaceutical companies, Takeda is committed to bringing Better Health and a Brighter future to people worldwide. We aspire to bring our leadership in translating science into life-changing medicines to the next level, in our core focus areas; oncology, gastroenterology, neuroscience, rare diseases, plasma-derived therapies, and vaccines. We are a passionate team doing important work that impacts patients' lives. If you are driven to create better health and a brighter future, join us! Success What makes a successful member of our team? Check out the traits we're looking for and see if you have the right mix. Recognized for our culture and way of working, we're one of only select companies to receive Top Global Employer -- status for 2021. Associate Director - Data Execution and Operations Job ID R0033526 Date posted 04/01/2021 Location Lexington, Massachusetts By clicking the "Apply" button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda's Privacy Notice and Terms of Use . I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge. Job Description The position entails the execution of strategic, cross-functional data initiatives that support the business goals of Takeda's Commercial Data Management and Strategy (CDMS) organization. Working closely with the Director of Data Execution and Operational Performance (DEOPS), the chosen candidate will support the launch of the DEOPS function and champion the execution and sharing of best practices as a part change management and communication activities-- The role requires

• Expertise in project management methodologies and proper use of available techniques to facilitate execution of strategic initiatives within the planned scope, time, and budget
• Successful management of high performing, cross-functional teams, driving alignment and decision making that supports the business
• Effective communication, collaboration and understanding of the data and process needs of every request, and the ability to understand cross functional dependencies and impact
• Ability to influence others and elicit engagement and dedication from colleagues to achieve team goals
• Understanding of change management and communication practices, including the ability to communicate meaningful benefits, impact, and return on investment (ROI) of strategic data projects to various stakeholders.
• Action-oriented and solution driven to support a culture of accountability and growth
• Structured thinking that can facilitate the organization and completion of smaller data milestones that support the success of the larger initiative
• Creation of professional, executive-level communications and presentations that achieve high impact across business units and groups
• Robust root-cause analysis skills to trace business user feedback back through data lineage and transformations to determine data, process and/or system improvements
• Comfortable providing guidance to colleagues and soliciting feedback from subject matter experts across the organization
• Experience in supporting the launch of a new department or function SCOPE
  • Support the creation of a project management playbook and toolkit for cross-functional data initiative execution requiring coordination across multiple CDMS pillars and USBU data consumers, which could be applied across the organization.
  • Support through expertise the establishment of an EOPS roadmap that will outline required data governance, acquisition and data management resources and capability launch planning--
  • Lead project teams and serve as a subject matter expert for execution methodologies and best practices for c ross-functional data initiatives--and data maturity objectives.
  • Document processes and lessons learned to provide a gold standard example of a highly productive cross-functional data project team.
  • Provide effective and clear progress reporting operational objectives to--improve--quality, accessibility and--maturity--of--data in our ecosystem and optimize--processes to manage our--data and on cross-functional data initiatives-- to leadership, project/process teams, peers, and stakeholders. Distribute communications through multi-channel communication including emails, meetings, slide presentations, messaging, and in-person interactions.
  • Create and manage effective relationships across the business, IT and data functions to facilitate understanding and alignment for wide-spread value realization across USBU data customers and CDMS pillars for project outcomes.
  • Model best practices f or delivery of cross-functional data projects , seek opportunities to provide feedback and share expertise with peers, direct reports, and leadership. Build a culture of action-driven, solution-focused, and accountability-oriented progress.
  • Contribute as a significant voice within CDM&S team by providing guidance on areas of overlap across the data governance, data acquisition and data operations for --redundant or sub optimal--data management--processes, a nd to facilitate an interdependent environment. EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS: Required
    • Bachelors in a scientific discipline
    • 7+ years of project management experience
    • Demonstrated ability in leading cross-functional execution of initiatives
    • Strong ability to identify risk/issues and escalate them for resolution when needed
    • Manage multiple complex initiatives while still maintaining a collaborative approach and professional demeanor
    • Strong communication skills (verbal, written, and power point presentations in English) to peers and to leadership that is clear and concise
    • Innate relationship management skills to develop and maintain effective collaborations
    • Solution driven and action-oriented personality to bring accountability and success to the supported projects and teams.--
    • Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint, Project
    • Patient first mindset with a strong emphasis on trust, reputation, and enabling the business
    • Must have knowledge of relevant internal and external data--processes--within the pharmaceutical--commercial--data ecosystem
    • Advanced ability in bringing structure to ambiguous problems and deriving insights from multiple data and information sources Additionally Beneficial
      • Masters in Business Administration
      • Certification in project management methodologies such as PMP
      • Proficient in Visio, SharePoint, Teams, and WebEx
      • Experience in supporting the launch of a new department or function
      • Experience in continuous improvement or certification in a methodology such as PPI
      • Prior pharmaceutical experience supporting the business operations function
      • Prior project experience with software or data along with management of external vendors and third-party support
      • Familiarity with commercial data sources both syndicated such as IQVIA or DRG as well as SP data aggregation processes ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
        • Willingness to travel to meetings including overnight trips. Check out where you could be
          working if you apply. Job Seekers: Protect yourself against identity theft Please be aware there are instances of identity thieves posting Takeda-branded jobs and posing as employees to steal personal information. They visit job-related websites and invite candidates to online chats. During the chat, they press job seekers to provide bank account information and Social Security numbers. Copyright 1995-2019 Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. All rights reserved.

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