Digital Quality – Data and Digital Lead

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Job Description

About the role:
As a key member of the Digital Quality Leadership Team, the Digital Quality – Data and Digital Lead drives the Global Quality (GQ) digital transformation at the enterprise level. Collaborating closely with DD&T leads, functional representatives, and global stakeholders, this role shapes and executes the digital roadmap for GQ. The Associate Director acts as a global program manager, guiding strategic DD&T initiatives and championing digital innovation, automation, and organizational change within Takeda’s Quality functions.

How you will contribute:

• Collaborate with DD&T Leads and Global Quality stakeholders to support digital roadmap development across GQ functions

• Identify and prioritize high-value digital demands by compiling and analyzing input from across the organization

• Stay current with market trends and innovations relevant to Global Quality
  Promote the adoption of existing digital technologies to automate and streamline processes

• Lead cross-functional teams in delivering digital transformation programs and building key capabilities

• Oversee project financials, including planning, budgeting, and forecasting

• Coach DD&T and GQ teams on effective project management within the digital transformation portfolio

• Build and maintain strong stakeholder relationships, influencing decisions with data-driven insights
  

What you bring to Takeda:

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent experience in systems or business-related fields

• 5+ years of experience applying information systems solutions to business challenges

• Strong leadership background with 5+ years in project or team management

• Solid understanding of digital platforms relevant to pharma (e.g., Data Analytics, RPA, IoT)

• Experience in manufacturing, process, and pharmaceutical industries

• Skilled in Agile, Scrum, Change Management, and end-to-end project execution

• Capacity to translate business needs into actionable data and analytics solutions, including AI and machine learning applications

• Proven leadership with strong communication, change management, and influencing skills across cross-functional teams

• Results-driven and hands-on, delivering digital roadmaps under pressure with resilience, autonomy, and strategic focus

• Fluent English
  

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

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.

Empowering our people to shine:

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, 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.

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