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Job Description
OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE
Lead strategic, innovative initiatives, recommend and guide automation and data/digital solutions and processes for the US Business Unit (USBU). Partner with the business and commercial operations to identify data needs, processes, digital tools, and governance that can be leveraged to support cross-functional business needs. Provide thought leadership and technical expertise on evaluating data analytics, tools, and platforms that can be leveraged across the USBU (US Business Unit)
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Lead multiple projects by collaborating with key data stakeholders across USBU's therapeutic areas and IT team to align on, strategize and architect data solutions for new initiatives, transferring data solutions from legacy systems to new Enterprise Data backbone system(EDB), working with various vendors on data aggregation or ensuring the new data added in EDB environment follow PII, PHI architecture.
Work with the DS&G leadership team to prioritize solutions and create short term vs. long-term roadmap for a project. Gather Business Requirements (BR) and convert BR into technical requirements to help IT during the data modeling phase in the data warehouse's lake, hub, and mart layers. Document all the data transformations and processes required during the project execution from the BU stakeholders and ensure the IT team implements them.
Drive effective business strategy execution from top-down to bottom-up to ensure precise planning and effective communication across all cross-functional teams in commercial operations and USBU. Work with IT on digitalizing DS&G developed frameworks like access management framework, governance framework, and privacy framework to support USBU Strategy
Become a trusted advisor to the DS&G leadership by driving strategic end-to-end business tools. Like working on metadata management Collibra tool to ensure the team maintains metadata for USBU data ecosystem. Lead the maintenance of Quality Management Tool, help the quality team in maintaining the latest quality checks and ensure IT implements all the checks in the central data warehouse across USBU data ecosystem. Ensure all the business rules gathered during business requirements are implemented across all CDMS (Central Data management and Strategy) projects.
Work with Enterprise IT to understand the ongoing development of new technology, tools, applications. Ensure the latest technologies are implemented and operationalized across all new initiatives for Content Management, Access Management OneSource, Change Management and Requests Management for all Data Management projects handled by CDMS to assist in achieving Takeda's Key Initiatives. In addition, work with IT partners and DS&G leadership team to develop an enterprise-wide understanding and standard definition of the patient journey and launch activities.
Build and own engagement models and charters for Commercial Data Management & Strategy and the USBU to ensure reproducible innovative data collaborations that leverage the right stakeholders to address strategic initiatives to centralize and maximizing data usage across Takeda
CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE
Lead cross-functional communication across data stakeholders to support all key data architecture strategies & governance solutions.
Enable the execution and sustainability of innovative digital and data-driven solutions in the USBU to improve patient and customer experiences by working closely with IT partners
DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS
Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise
Understanding of data science, analytics, and insights and how it can be used to answer business questions.
Strong process improvement skills to support IT in implementing standards and estimating time to complete various data management deliverables.
Strong writing skills with the ability to transform business needs into functional, actionable requirements with the appropriate level of detail for the execution team
Excellent data and technical background with knowledge of the pharmaceutical data landscape to understand business data needs and develop innovative solutions
Proven past technical skills and background in the past to be able to provide architecture solutions, end to end process flow, and provide technical governance guidelines
Leadership
Demonstrated ability to work across functions, regions, and cultures
Leadership experience with the ability to inspire, motivate and drive results
Ability to present complex information clearly and with confidence
Excellent communicator, able to persuasively convey both ideas and data, verbally and in writing
Proven skills as an effective team player who can engender credibility and confidence within and outside the company
Embraces and demonstrates a diversity and inclusion mindset and role models these behaviors for the organization
Decision-making and Autonomy
Broad decision-making responsibilities:
Ability to make highly complex decisions that impact the USBU
Accountable for decision making for streamlining commercial data strategy and governance
Ability to seek diverse input from multiple constituents and stakeholders to drive innovative solutions
Ability to incorporate feedback and ensure decisions are made swiftly to yield flawless execution
Accountable for designing and implementing vision and Strategy for designated scope
Interaction
Foster solutions-oriented thinking by fostering a culture of performance, accountability, simplicity, empowerment, external orientation, and curiosity.
Effectively navigates the changing external and internal environment and leads others through change by creating and inspiring and engaging workplace
Effectively negotiate and collaborate with business partners and demonstrates the ability to resolve conflict in a constructive manner
Ability to build strong partnerships and drive role clarity with other interfacing Takeda functions, including but not limited to Commercial Operations, Business Units, Managed Markets, US Medical Affairs, and Finance
Innovation
Visionary and forward-thinking with the ability to influence and effectively drive organizational change and continuous innovation in data solutions
Comfortable challenging the status quo and bringing forward innovative solutions
Ability to take risks implementing data/digital innovative solutions
Ability to identify areas for process and systems innovation and implement change that will enhance the team's overall effectiveness.
Complexity
Ability to work in a global and highly matrixed ecosystem (internal and external) with a high degree of complexity
EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:
Masters Degree in a technical or analytical field such as statistics, operations research, industrial engineering, computer science, economics, math, etc.
4+ years of progressive experience in data management and governance and/or Commercial Sales Operations/Analytics experience with demonstrated ability to analyze, interpret and explain systems and approaches for customer data and product data to enable business decisions
Experience in Data Management, data governance, data modeling, data architecture, and data quality business processes, solutions, methodologies
Experience as acting as a liaison IT on data projects
Experience managing multiple, complex data projects involving cross-functional teams
Experience in translating business requirements into technical requirements and communicating effectively with IT and other business partners
Experience in setting up an ecosystem of partners bringing together various sources of data
Health care business acumen with a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry
Must have experience in workflow/information processing.
Experience with AWS and Microsoft 365 environment is a plus
Effective November 1, 2021, absent an approved religious or medical reason, all US office-based and lab-based Takeda employees who work fully on-site or in a hybrid model (as determined by Takeda) must be fully vaccinated to work at a Takeda site or to engage with Takeda colleagues or anyone else on behalf of Takeda. As of the same date, absent an approved religious or medical reason, US field-based employees, employees must be fully vaccinated in order to continue in their current roles. US employees who work at a Takeda manufacturing facility, and those who work at a BioLife center or BioLife lab, may be subject to different guidelines. Candidates are encouraged to speak with their recruiter to seek further information on the applicable guidelines for the Business Unit/Function for which they have applied
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