PDT DDT Business Intelligence Lead
Multiple LocationsAs 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.
PDT’s mission is to transform the lives of patients through innovation and sustainability from plasma donation to delivery of holistic plasma-derived therapeutic solutions. Data Digital & Technology (DDT) is a trusted PDT partner, transforming donor experience and patient lives through innovation and excellence. You will lead Plasma Derived Therapies (PDT) data strategy, data management and analytics for all PDT functions including BioLife Operations, Marketing, Supply Chain, R&D. You will be based in our Bannockburn, IL office and will report to Head of Data, Analytics, and Digital Architecture.
How you will contribute:
Build PDT Data Acquisition and Business Intelligence strategies supporting multiple operating models, including self-service and full-service analytics
Lead a team of experienced professionals within Data Digital & Technology, with a focus on providing data-driven insights and partnering with PDT strategic business units and multiple stakeholders in business decision-making
Apply latest technology (i.e., generative AI) to create new business capabilities, enhance decision support solutions, and sustain performance
Oversee multiple parallel projects, including quantitative or qualitative analyses addressing business issues, development of dashboards and reports, and research on competitor data and industry trends to remain current
Oversee all aspects of delivering analytics solutions for the business, including descriptive/diagnostic/predictive/prescriptive analytics and decision support solutions to influence and grow the business intelligence practice
Manage Systems Integration, Data Pipelines, Data Ops, and ML Ops specific to our requirements (real-time and batch, push and pull) and related governance, security, integrity and consistency to support both operational and analytical use cases
Develop tangible data solutions with measurable return on investment/metrics using the Agile methodology
Collaborate with Global Data, Digital, and Technology stakeholder groups, Privacy Office, and other related teams to ensure adherence to established analytic solution standards, data security, and protocol, and to identify best practices for data usage and data democratization
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science, or related field
7+ years of experience in Data, Analytics, Business Intelligence with at least 3+ years in a leadership role
Background in data visualization, storytelling, and analytics solutions, including dimensional data models (i.e., Snowflake, Star-Schema)
Knowledge of modern programming tools, Python, R, and familiarity with LLM, AI libraries and frameworks
Experience in modern analytics tools, and frameworks, including AWS technologies, serverless computing, data lake, datamart
Experience understanding customer-centric requirements and transforming them into solutions that address our needs
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.
Locations
Bannockburn, ILBoston, MAWorker Type
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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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