Director Business Strategy and Enablement, Global Portfolio Strategy

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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Director, Business Strategy and Enablement, Global Portfolio Strategy in our Cambridge, MA office.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

POSITION OBJECTIVES:

The R&D Global Portfolio Strategy function is responsible for powering better R&D pipeline decision making. As Director, Business Strategy and Enablement, you will act as a strategic leader and thought partner, delivering insights and operational support to the broader R&D organization. This multifaceted role involves leading cross-functional efficiency programs, driving impactful solutions, and fostering strategic alignment across R&D. An accomplished pharmaceutical professional, you bring strategic, operational, and financial expertise, coupled with strong analytical and communication skills, to influence and support decision-making. This role is critical in steering initiatives that promote Takeda’s growth, innovation, and long-term sustainability.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Drive and support multi-year strategic efficiency programs across R&D
• Partner with R&D senior leaders to define the objectives for each of the strategic initiatives, how we are transforming, and what it will deliver short, medium, long-term
• Develop the workplan, future process / ways of working with detailed process flow, where relevant
• Assess, develop, and communicate impacts of new ways of working on broader business (e.g. innovation, sourcing strategy, overall timelines, cost, quality, metrics) for executive stakeholders to shape long-term strategic road map of efficiency programs
• Apply a business mindset to drive strategic decision making
• Incorporate external benchmarking data and insights to identify emerging trends and pinpoint potential opportunities for R&D initiatives to inform new ways of working
• Partner with functional and portfolio leadership to identify capability needs for the organization of the future ; where new capabilities are required, conduct build versus buy assessment
• Identify and evaluate new opportunities, technologies, and partnerships to drive innovation and enhance the company’s competitive advantage
• Lead, develop, and present materials at key governance bodies (RMC, TET, BOD)
• Work closely with R&D Center of Business Excellence to lead communication of R&D Efficiency Programs.
• Develop and maintain key relationships across a broad sphere of influence, both internally and externally.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Education & Experience

• 10 years related experience in Pharmaceutical industry, with expertise in strategy, R&D operations, with business and financial acumen
• Experience at a major consulting firm preferred
• Advance degree (MBA, or equivalent) preferred

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise

• Comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience leading and working with cross-cultural teams.
• Experience in supporting Value Based Healthcare
• Strong financial planning, modeling capabilities, presentation, communication, and analytical skills

Leadership

• Demonstrated ability to work across functions, regions and cultures
• Enterprise level leadership with the ability to inspire, motivate and drive results
• 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
• Ability to distil complex issues and ideas down to simple comprehensible terms
• Executive leadership presence and confidence
• 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 enterprise
• 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

• Effectively navigates the changing external and internal environment and leads others through change by creating and inspiring and engaging workplace

Innovation

• Comfortable challenging the status quo and bringing forward innovative solutions
• Ability to take risks implementing innovative solutions, accelerating time to market

Complexity

• Ability to work in a global ecosystem (internal and external) with a high degree of complexity

This position is currently classified as “ hybrid” in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

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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:

USA - MA - Cambridge

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$174,500.00 - $274,230.00

EEO Statement

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Locations

USA - MA - Cambridge

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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