Senior Director, Head of R&D Global Capability Centers (GCC) - Poland

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Job Description

About the role

The Senior Director, Head of R&D Global Capability Centers (GCC) is a senior leadership role accountable for shaping, establishing, and scaling Takeda’s globally integrated, multi‑hub R&D delivery model. The role provides centralized leadership for R&D GCC strategy, operating model design, and execution, and serves as the primary R&D liaison to enterprise partners and R&D leadership during hub establishment and early maturity phases.

Operating with significant strategic scope and influence, this leader partners closely with R&D functions, Therapeutic Areas, and enterprise stakeholders to ensure the global hub in Poland is successfully established and integrated into Takeda R&D, delivering sustainable capabilities, talent pipelines, and long‑term value.

How you will contribute:

Takeda is seeking an experienced leader to own the R&D Global Capability Center (GCC) vision and coordinate GCC activities across the enterprise. This role is accountable for leading the establishment and scaling of R&D hub location in Poland, aligned to a multi‑hub, globally integrated R&D delivery model.

The Senior Director serves as the central, cross‑R&D point of coordination for GCC strategy, execution, and integration, and acts as a key R&D interface to the Enterprise Transformation Office and R&D leadership during hub stand‑up and early maturity phases.

This position reports to the Head of R&D Operational Excellence and requires strong matrix leadership, influencing without direct line authority across R&D functions, Therapeutic Areas, and enterprise teams.

Strategic context:

This role supports Takeda’s evolution toward a globally integrated, multi‑hub R&D model that:

• Support Cambridge, MA, Poland, and Bengaluru, India as interconnected R&D hubs

• Focus on sustainable capability and talent development

• Enables hybrid Global Program Team (GPT) execution across hubs

• Requires strong central coordination for governance, integration, and change management

Key responsibilities:

R&D & Enterprise Partnership

• Serve as the R&D GCC lead, accountable for strategy alignment, execution oversight, and continuous evolution

• Act as a primary R&D partner to the Enterprise Transformation Office and R&D leadership during GCC stand‑up and early growth phases

• Contribute GCC perspectives into R&D and enterprise governance discussions

GCC Strategy & Operating Model

• Define and maintain the multi‑year R&D GCC vision and roadmap

• Design, implement, and refine the multi‑hub GCC operating model

• Ensure alignment with R&D functional strategies, governance, and ways of working

Hub Establishment & Scale‑Up

• Lead R&D input and coordination for hub establishment activities

• Partner with enterprise teams on infrastructure planning, talent strategy, and change management

• Enable phased capability development and operational maturity across hubs

Cross‑Functional Coordination

• Coordinate activities across R&D functions and Therapeutic Areas

• Manage cross‑functional dependencies and integration risks

• Clarify roles, responsibilities, and decision rights within the GCC model

Talent, Capability & Culture

• Shape leadership and talent models in partnership with HR and R&D leaders

• Support development of sustainable, diverse talent pipelines across hubs

• Promote Takeda values and a unified, inclusive R&D culture

Minimum requirements / qualifications:

Required

• 12+ years of leadership experience within life sciences R&D

• Experience working across multiple R&D functions

• Demonstrated leadership in large‑scale transformation and change initiatives

• Experience working with Global Capability Centers or globally distributed delivery models

Preferred

• Direct experience establishing or scaling global delivery hubs or GCCs

• Exposure to hybrid or matrix operating models

• Experience with digital, data, or AI‑enabled R&D transformation

• Advanced degree in a scientific, technical, or business discipline

Additional information:

• Travel: Approximately 30%

• Work arrangement: Hybrid, in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy

Locations

Lodz, Poland

Base Salary Range:

zł395,800.00 - zł544,170.00

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.

Employees may be eligible for a comprehensive range of benefits and incentives:

• short-term incentives

• Sport cards

• private medical care subscription

• group life and accidental death insurance

• participation in Employee Capital plans (PPK)

•  social found benefits

• Well-being benefits and others  

Pracownicy mogą być uprawnieni do szerokiego zakresu świadczeń i benefitów:

• system bonusowy

• karty sportowe

• opieka medyczna

• grupowe ubezpieczenie NŻ I NW

• udział w pracowniczych planach kapitałowych (PPK)

• benefity z ZFSS

• well-beingowe benefity oraz inne  

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time