IT Business Partner - Medical Affairs & Commercial

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Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Job Requisition IT Business Partner - Medical Affairs & Commercial 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.

As an IT Business Partner - Medical Affairs & Commercial working on Partners with the Global VBU Commercial and Medical Affairs teams as well as with various Global IT, you will be empowered to drive and lead the overall IT and Digital Technology strategy and agenda supporting the Global Vaccines BU. In this role, you will contribute to Takeda’s mission. A typical day will include:

POSITION OBJECTIVES:

• Partners with the Global VBU Commercial and Medical Affairs teams as well as with various Global IT teams to drive and lead the overall IT and Digital Technology strategy and agenda supporting the Global Vaccines BU, aligned with Takeda’s overall Data and Digital strategies.

• Lead the development and execution of a technology roadmap that amplifies the current vaccines portfolio as well as enables best-in-class launches of new vaccines be a strategic thought partner to business leadership by understanding strategic goals and providing direction on where technology can and should enable those goals.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Serve as the primary point of contact to the Global VBU Commercial and Medical Affairs organization from IT, aligning Its strategy to business outcomes and accountable for program delivery.

• Ensure that IT products and services are fully available in an effective an efficient manner for your Global VBU teams to deliver on their projects and priorities. Provide feedback to improve service quality and adoption.

• Serve as the primary IT point of contact for Regional and Local IT Business Partners responsible for consistently executing on globally driven vaccines strategies

• Explore the ecosystem (internal, external) identifying current and emerging trends and technology to inject new insights for specific digital use cases.

• Drive the transformation and adoption of Agile delivery and Product-based IT operating model.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor's Degree is required; Graduate degree in relevant field is desired.

• 15 years of experience in Information Technology, 10 yrs strong focus on Digital.

•Proven competences in stakeholder alignment, business need analysis, customer focus, and result focus, delivery, and people management.

•Understand digital technologies and their potential application and translate those into business opportunities, cases, needs, and implementation roadmaps.

•Prior experience working with and managing third-party service providers preferred.

•Experience directly & routinely interacting with a business unit's Senior Executives and/or VPs.

•Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, with proven ability to building trust, listen, and ask effective questions.

•Interest in technology trends and application of technology to improve end user’s experience.

•Proven track record of effective project leadership and positive results.

•Understands the pharmaceutical market including role of providers, patients, payers, distributors, and policy makers.

•Understands internal pharmaceutical teams responsible for engaging key opinion leaders and/or medical experts, community providers, patients, payers, distributors, and government policy makers.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

• Access to transportation to attend meetings.

• Ability to fly to meetings regionally and globally.

WHAT TAKEDA CAN OFFER YOU:

• 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan

• Tuition reimbursement Company match of charitable contributions

• Health & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screenings

• Generous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation days

• Community Outreach Programs.

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This job posting excludes CO applicants.

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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• Location: Boston, MA
• Type: Full time