Takeda
Pharmaceutical Sciences
PharmaceuticalSciences,Technology&InnovationLead(Sr.Director)
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“Pharmaceutical Sciences, Technology & Innovation Lead (Sr. Director) at Takeda. Skills: Technology strategy, Innovation strategy, Platform strategy, Portfolio management. Maintain integrated PharmSci technology strategy. Translate strategy into roadmap”
What You'll Achieve.
Scalable, compliant, value-focused manner; Coherent portfolio; Pipeline progression; Industrialization; Lifecycle robustness; Long-term capability build; Anchored in business outcomes; Measurable adoption; Value realization; Practical business value; Sustainable deployment; Aligned to business needs; Scalable; Compliant; Sustainable; Inspection-ready; Supportive of lifecycle robustness; Actionable partnership models; Capability build; Strategic opportunities; Measurable adoption outcomes; Uplift
Industry & Context.
Decision-making capability; Value, risk, feasibility; Compliance, readiness, standardization; Lifecycle impact analysis
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
end-to-end understanding of the CMC lifecycle, understanding of CMC technology strategy, platform development and implementation, case framing and decision-making capability, build and manage internal and external partnerships, build collaboration networks, build technology ecosystems, demonstrated change leadership, capability building, implementation support, training programs, adoption playbooks, measurable uplift
What You'll Do.
Maintain integrated PharmSci technology strategy
Translate strategy into roadmap
Align roadmap to business priorities
Align roadmap to lifecycle needs
Align roadmap to enterprise objectives
Provide leadership across CMC technology innovation
Provide leadership across platform strategy
Provide leadership across implementation
Advance critical technology capabilities
Advance standard platforms
Advance innovation opportunities
Serve as integration point across PharmSci technical functions
Serve as integration point across enterprise enabling functions
Serve as integration point across external partners
Connect innovation to coherent portfolio
Connect technology development to coherent portfolio
Connect standardization to coherent portfolio
Connect deployment to coherent portfolio
Support pipeline progression
Support industrialization
Support lifecycle robustness
Support long-term capability build
Ensure technology strategies are anchored in business outcomes
Ensure strategies supported by fit-for-purpose governance
Ensure strategies supported by cross-functional collaboration
Ensure strategies supported by network partnerships
Ensure strategies supported by measurable adoption
Ensure strategies supported by value realization
Drive PharmSci technology portfolio
Identify early opportunities
Scout external/internal opportunities
Prioritize opportunities
Standardize opportunities
Implement opportunities
Scale-up opportunities
Connect innovation to practical business value
Ensure sustainable deployment
Act as primary PharmSci integrator
Ensure technology solutions aligned to business needs
Ensure digital enablers aligned to business needs
Ensure data capabilities aligned to business needs
Ensure solutions are scalable
Ensure solutions are compliant
Ensure solutions are sustainable
Establish cross-functional governance
Run cross-functional governance
Manage intake for initiatives
Manage prioritization for initiatives
Manage resource planning for initiatives
Manage investment planning for initiatives
Manage dependency management for initiatives
Manage decision cadence for initiatives
Manage escalation for initiatives
Provide leadership for implementation aspects
Connect scientific opportunity with operational readiness
Connect scientific opportunity with industrialization requirements
Connect scientific opportunity with manufacturability
Connect scientific opportunity with platform deployment
Connect scientific opportunity with business adoption
Drive portfolio performance management
Define success metrics
Track value realization
Monitor business outcomes
Integrate reporting into performance management framework
Ensure interface alignment across Research/CMC
Ensure interface alignment across development
Ensure interface alignment across manufacturing
Ensure interface alignment across quality/compliance
Ensure interface alignment across regulatory
Ensure interface alignment across external partners
Ensure innovation solutions are feasible
Ensure innovation solutions are scalable
Ensure innovation solutions are inspection-ready
Ensure innovation solutions support lifecycle robustness
Build internal collaboration network
Build external collaboration network
Translate relationships into actionable partnership models
Translate relationships into technology choices
Translate relationships into capability build
Translate relationships into strategic opportunities
Lead change management
Lead adoption at scale
Provide common frameworks
Provide decision tools
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Cross-functional collaboration; Network partnerships; External partners; Enterprise enabling functions; PharmSci technical functions; Senior stakeholders; PharmSci leadership team; Internal collaboration network; External collaboration network; Vendors; Academia; Consortia; Peer companies; Enterprise partners
Process & Methodology
Portfolio management, Roadmap planning, Resource planning, Investment planning, Dependency management, Decision cadence, Escalation
Full Job Description
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](https://jobs.takeda.com/privacynotice) and [Terms of Use](https://www.takeda.com/terms-and-conditions/). I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge. ## **Job Description** ** _Objectives/Purpose:_** * This is a senior business, scientific, and technology leadership role in Pharmaceutical Sciences, R&D, accountable for shaping and maintaining an integrated PharmSci technology and innovation strategy and translating it into a prioritized multi-year roadmap aligned to business priorities, lifecycle needs, and enterprise objectives. * The role provides leadership across CMC technology innovation, platform strategy, and implementation, ensuring that critical technology capabilities, standard platforms, and innovation opportunities are advanced in a coordinated, scalable, compliant, and value-focused manner across PharmSci. * The role serves as the integration point across PharmSci technical functions, enterprise enabling functions (e.g. DD&T), and external partners to connect innovation, technology development, standardization, and deployment into a coherent portfolio that supports pipeline progression, industrialization, lifecycle robustness, and long-term capability build. * Working closely with senior stakeholders within and beyond the PharmSci leadership team, the role ensures that technology and innovation strategies are anchored in business outcomes and supported by fit-for-purpose governance, cross-functional collaboration, strong network partnerships, and measurable adoption and value realization. **_Accountabilities:_** * Maintain the integrated PharmSci technology and innovation strategy across key CMC domains (e.g., DS/DP processing, analytical/PAT/APC, device and packaging te
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