PDT DDT Applications Operations Manager
Bannockburn, IllinoisAs a trusted global leader and industry partner who is reimagining plasma and exploring its untapped potential, Takeda’s Plasma-Derived Therapies (PDT) Business Unit is dedicated to transforming the lives of patients worldwide who rely on these lifesaving and life-sustaining therapies.
With an 80-year legacy of developing treatments for rare and complex chronic diseases, we thrive on innovation, offering a broad, differentiated portfolio of more than 20 plasma medicines with integrated care solutions to patients in more than 80 countries.
Powered by ~ 17,000 Takeda employees, our ~230 high-quality BioLife donation centers, a dedicated R&D team, and eight world-class plasma manufacturing facilities, we are unleashing data, digital and technology to transform our end-to-end operations and set new industry standards.
This enables us to innovatively and sustainably meet the growing and changing needs of patients, our people, and our planet, today and in the future.
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Job Description
About the role:
Plasma-derived therapies are critical, life-saving medicines, which patients with rare and complex diseases around the world rely on every day. Global demand for these therapies, particularly immunoglobulins, has increased dramatically over the last 15 years, and continues to grow. Takeda is established as second largest provider of plasma-derived therapies (PDT) globally. Leveraging on 75+ year pioneering legacy, Takeda believes there is tremendous potential to do more to meet expectations of patients and health care providers with plasma-derived therapies for patients with immunologic, hematologic, autoimmune and other complex diseases.
This PDT role will provide expertise on global Takeda and Data, Digital & Technology (DD&T). You will manage the operational support for PDT applications, devices, and analytics. Based in our Bannockburn, IL office, you will report to the PDT DDT Operations Lead.
How you will contribute:
Oversee the daily operations for PDT applications, Analytics, Device Management
Manage the PDT Major Incident Management calls
Review the performance, operational metrics to provide recommendations on architecture, automations
Assess and manage Operational risks
Manage IT vendors and SLA’s, review the complaints to enhance the code. Plan and prioritize application maintenance
Flexible to have meetings with the product team to discuss and close the process and issues
Onboard training for application updates to L1/L2/L3 support team
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
5+ years of Operations managerial experience
Experience with .Net, C#, AWS, Kubernates, IIS, APIs, DevOps, Salesforce, and Postgres SQL
Experience in Agile, Scrum methodologies
Experience providing end-to-end application platform support working in regulated industry
Experience facilitating driving major incident bridges
Experience supporting application and infrastructure function in retail and life sciences oriented environment
Experience working with and training IT third-party vendors
What Takeda can offer you:
Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, Dental, and Vision
Financial Planning & Stability: 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan
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 and company match of charitable contributions
Family Planning Support
Flexible Ways of Working
Tuition reimbursement
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.
This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.
In accordance with the CO Equal Pay Act, Colorado Applicants Are Not Permitted to Apply.
EEO Statement
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, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
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What makes a successful team member within PDT at Takeda?
- Bold thinker
- Systematic
- Innovative
- Collaborator
- Agile
- Tenacious
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