Head of Business Operations & Portfolio Management (BOPM) – Türkiye

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Job Description

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Purpose

The Head of BOPM – Türkiye plays a critical enterprise role in shaping and executing Takeda’s strategy by leading integrated business operations and portfolio management across the Türkiye market. This role acts as a strategic advisor to the General Manager and the Leadership Team, driving functional excellence across Strategy, Business Intelligence, Sales Force Effectiveness, Training, Communications, Governance, and Meetings & Events. The role ensures alignment with EAMEA and GEM strategies, enhances organizational capabilities, and positions BOPM as a key enabler of performance, simplification, and innovation.

Role Core Responsibilities & Accountabilities

1. Strategic Planning & Portfolio Management

• Support the annual business planning cycle (Brand Plans, MRP, LRF, MYC, LBE) in close partnership with franchise teams and finance.
• Oversee strategic portfolio planning across the product lifecycle, ensuring pipeline readiness and lifecycle optimization.
• Identify market shaping and therapeutic area growth opportunities aligned with Türkiye’s priorities and regional ambitions.
• Drive cross-functional launch readiness across therapeutic areas; monitor execution and measure outcomes.
• Lead country-level transformation projects, strategic business optimization, and operational restructuring.

2. Business Intelligence (BI) & Sales Force Effectiveness (SFE)

• Own all SFE levers: field force sizing, territory optimization, incentive design, performance dashboards, KPIs, and cycle targeting.
• Ensure CRM effectiveness and data-driven decision-making through robust governance and user adoption.
• Deliver integrated business insights by leveraging internal data, secondary analytics, forecasting tools, and benchmarking.
• Establish a continuous improvement loop to evolve field performance and channel effectiveness.

3. Governance & Performance Monitoring

• Lead country-level governance frameworks, including business reviews, KPIs tracking.
• Serve as custodian of performance reporting, ensuring timely insights for decision-making.
• Ensure value-focused resource deployment aligned with ROI and strategic priorities.

4. Internal & External Communications

• Drive executive communications and internal engagement strategy aligned with Takeda’s transformation narrative.
• Oversee corporate and digital communications, ensuring Takeda’s reputation is elevated across stakeholders.
• Lead leadership messaging and cross-functional communication to drive cultural alignment and inspiration.

5. Capability Building & Training

• Define and execute capability-building strategies to address business and organizational needs.
• Collaborate with HR to implement targeted development programs and succession planning.
• Design and roll out training frameworks tailored to commercial capabilities, portfolio acumen, and strategic thinking.

6. Meetings, Events & Compliance

• Manage logistics, content strategy, and governance for major meetings (Cycle Meetings, P2P, internal leadership forums).
• Ensure high-quality and compliant execution of all internal and external events.
• Oversee transparency disclosures, value transfers, and sponsorship reporting as per EFPIA and local standards.

7. Regional & Global Alignment

• Serve as Türkiye’s main liaison for BOPM with EAMEA, GEM, and Global teams.
• Ensure timely, transparent, and strategic communication of Türkiye's needs, opportunities, and updates.
• Represent Türkiye in Area and Global forums, contributing to regional strategy shaping and alignment.

Role Mandatory Responsibilities

• Uphold Takeda’s Information Security and Acceptable Use of Technology Policies.
• Act as a Compliance and Quality ambassador, ensuring all activities reflect Takeda’s values and ethical standards.
• Complete all mandatory training requirements in a timely manner and demonstrate consistent compliance with global and local policies.
• Promote a culture of transparency, speaking up, and values-based decisionmaking (Takeda-ism).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA or MSc) strongly preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in the pharmaceutical industry, ideally in commercial operations, business planning, or strategy.
• Proven success in leading cross-functional teams and strategic projects.
• Strong analytical and project management capabilities with a focus on performance impact.
• Deep knowledge of the Türkiye healthcare ecosystem, regulatory landscape, and pharmaceutical environment.
• Excellent communication skills in both English and Turkish.
• Demonstrated enterprise thinking, agility, and stakeholder management across diverse teams.
• Ability to lead without formal authority and drive alignment in a matrix environment.

Leadership Competencies - This role is expected to consistently demonstrate and develop the four Takeda Leadership Behaviors:

• Think Strategically: Shape and execute strategies that deliver long-term value for patients and the business.
• Inspire Others: Motivate and enable others to achieve shared goals and embrace change.
• Elevate Capabilities: Develop self and others to build future-ready talent and capabilities.
• Deliver Priorities: Drive execution with a sense of purpose, urgency, and accountability.

Empowering our people to shine

At Takeda, we earn the trust of society and our customers through our values of Takeda-ism: Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, Perseverance. We incorporate these values in everything we do. They represent who we are and how we act. They help us make decisions that we can be proud of today and in the future. We enable our employees to develop their full potential. As a global top employer, we offer exciting career paths, promote innovation, and strive for top performance in everything we do. Takeda fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and international work environment where our teams are united by their relentless commitment to our goal of improving people's health and creating a better future for the world.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

Takeda is committed to foster diversity, equality, and inclusion. Hiring decisions are based entirely on qualifications and are made regardless of gender, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we look forward to receiving your application via our online tool!

Learn more at takedajobs.com

Locations

Istanbul, Turkey

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time