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Project Manager - Site Digital Program (f/m/x)

Vienna, Vienna
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On the Global Manufacturing and Supply (GMS) team at Takeda, you’ll be part of a rapidly transforming industry that’s applying technology and data in new ways. Within our agile, innovative, people-centric organization, your work will matter every day as you use your skills to help us manufacture therapies for patients on our four platforms:

  • Small Molecules
  • Biologics
  • Plasma
  • Cell and Gene

As part of the GMS team, you'll have the opportunity to pursue unique experiences and build new skills, and you'll know that the work you do every day makes an impact — on our patients, our people, our planet, and on yourself.

Job ID R0159565 Date posted 08/01/2025 Location Vienna, Vienna

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Job Description

About the Role:

This role will be key in enabling the Vienna site by developing the site system and technology roadmap. The Digital Program Manager will partner with all functions to understand business processes, map technology gaps and derive prioritized reasonable and aligned delivery roadmaps. The Digital Program Manager therefore will drive the cross functional Vienna digital program aligning digital initiatives not just for DDT related functions but also Quality, Engineering and Manufacturing.

How you will contribute:

Digital Site Strategy

  • Shape and lead digital innovation at site level

  • Ensure global alignment by taking advantage of existing and emerging technologies.

  • Enable a Takeda values driven decision framework for technology implementation.

  • Act as a technology advisor to the business with the ability to influence stakeholders and guide the co-creation of new capabilities with the business partners.

  • Translates complex technical concepts and solutions related to digital products into business language that non-technical stakeholders can understand

  • Conveys business requirements related to digital core and digital products to DD&T talent supporting strategic planning process

  • Perform Architecture Analysis and embed new Capabilities in a future Vienna system and Capability Matrix.

  • Connect our digital transformation portfolio to help all involved functions to achieve our site digital strategy.

  • Align with Business Process Owners on needs on system deployment for the respective areas.

  • Primary Contact for above site function to define system deployment plans for Vienna site.

  • Ensure site digital strategy is aligned with the site data strategy.

  • Remaining up to date with advances in Digital, Data and Technology and industry best practices.

Cross Functional Leadership

  • Ensure all site digital initiatives are holistically planned, reviewed and reported beyond the department boundaries of Digital, Data and Technology, Quality, Engineering and all other functions on site.

  • Lead Cross functional digital steering committee and ensure delivery is conducted in siloed initiatives

  • Convey a combined perspective how future digital operations will be conducted across all parties supporting day to day operation.

What you bring to Takeda:

  • Degree in Computer Science, Data Science, Data Engineering, Engineering, Biotechnology, or a related field

  • 3+ years operations experience ideally in two or more functions (production, quality, maintenance, supply chain, business process management, etc.)

  • Expert in process digitization / optimization

  • Strong understanding of business partnering, technology systems, processes, and digital product development

  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills along with strong desire to work in cross-functional teams

  • Ability to translate complex technical concepts into clear, non-technical language

  • Strong problem-solving and analytical skills

  • Experience with project management and business analysis; primary lead on business case development for digital opportunities within scope of responsibility

Preferred:

  • Strong understanding of Takeda business processes.

  • Experience in collaboration with global teams.

  • Experience with Enterprise Architecture Frameworks e.g. TOGAF.

  • Experience with Data Governance and Data Architecture.

  • Lean Process Management Experience

Key Skills, Abilities, and Competencies:

  • Cross functional collaboration and alignment

  • Clear communication

  • Strategic thinking

  • Alignment of global and local requirements towards roadmaps that support the site and are broadly understood and supported.

Internal and External Contacts

  • Site Leadership Team

  • Global and Operational Unit Digital Delivery Organization

  • Global technology owning organizations

What we offer you:

A competitive remuneration package with a minimum salary of € 4.270,14 gross per month (full-time, collective wage agreement for the chemical industry) - the actual salary is higher and depends on your professional experience and qualifications.

  • Family-friendly company environment; support with parental leave, dad month, Bilingual company kindergarten

  • Work@home depending on the position / department

  • Commuting allowance or parking space (tax applicable) 

  • Comprehensive training programs

  • In-house job rotation program

  • In-house Canteen with discounts or meal vouchers

  • Works council (events, festivals, shopping vouchers, etc.)

  • Employee Referral Program

  • Employee Recognition Program

  • Takeda Resource Groups

  • Medical checkups

  • Free vaccination program

  • Fitness Center in I67

  • Employee discounts 

  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan

  • Group accident insurance

More About Us:

Takeda is a patient-focused, values-based, R&D-driven global biopharmaceutical company committed to bringing Better Health and a Brighter Future to people worldwide. Our passion and pursuit of potentially life-changing treatments for patients are deeply rooted in over 230 years of distinguished history in Japan.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Make History, Change Futures.

For over 240 years, Takeda’s propensity to evolve has driven the next generation of innovation. Today, the organization spans the globe—colleagues across business units and functions face challenges head-on to deliver on our vision. The omnipresent patient focus instills pride in personal contributions.

How we will support you:

Takeda is proud of its commitment to create a diverse workforce and to provide equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you are living with disabilities, chronic illness, or neurodiversity, please feel free to let us know so that we can provide you with appropriate support during the application process. 

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Locations

AUT - Wien - Industriestrasse 67

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time
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  • Inclusion

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We're Steadfast In Our Commitment to Four Key Imperatives

Patient


Responsibly translate science into highly innovative medicines and accelerate access to improve lives worldwide.

People


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Transform Takeda into the most trusted, data-driven, outcomes-based biopharmaceutical company.

What we believe in

Our values of Takeda-ism are Integrity, Fairness, Honesty and Perseverance, with Integrity as the core. These are brought to life through actions based on Patient, Trust, Reputation and Business, in that order.

Our belief in putting people first extends beyond our patients — it includes their families and communities, as well as our Takeda colleagues and their families.

We are committed to embracing our differences, valuing different perspectives, and fostering a culture of respect, inclusiveness and empowerment.

Our embedded Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) strategy enables us to attract and retain exceptional talent, drives innovation, and helps address systemic inequalities in our communities.

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