AGILE Champion Expert
Neuchâtel, Canton of NeuchâtelOn 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.
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Job Description
Job Title: AGILE Champion Expert
Location: CHE - Neuchâtel
Depoloy AGILE program across sites/functions
- Establish common understanding of AGILE program and 5 workstreams.
- Collaborate with workstream leads and owners to understand key programs for deployment and applicability to site/function.
- Participate in the strategy deployment process at site/function to understand strategy and support translation into AGILE activities in roadmap.
- Actively support the delivery of the AGILE roadmap and wave initiatives, developing skills through co-leading initiatives and eventually lead AGILE projects
- Participate in AGILE bootcamps learning key skills necessary for workstream activities
- Develop own capabilities in AGILE as detailed in AGILE Champion certification document
Collaboration
- Visit other sites occasionally to learn, share, and replicate good practices.
- Be a “new pair of eyes”; provide feedback and receive feedback.
- Support and assist other AGILE Champions for the sites and functions in their AGILE journey
- Actively share best practises through AGILE sharing tools and Community of Practice (CoP).
Site AGILE roadmap
- Support creation of site roadmap detailing AGILE activities which will be executed in the fiscal year in collaboration with the site/functional Leadership Team.
- Ensure roadmap initatives are present on SPOT reporting tool.
- Lead elements of the AGILE roadmap and eAGILE Wave initiatives under the guidance of Agile Lead or site BE Lead.
Coaching
- Coach AGILE concepts and mindsets and behaviors across the organization, including Senior Leadership.
- Participate in site/functional workshops to improve coaching capabilities.
Critical/Key skills
- Knowledge of a GMP environment
- Strong facilitation and organization abilities
- Excellent listening and communication capabilities
- A natural leader, comfortable networking and connecting people
- Project Management capabilities
- Strong analytical skills
- Problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies
- Six Sigma Green Belt
anguage & IT Skilss
- English language abilities or ambition to become proficient in English.
- At ease with all Office 365 from Microsoft
Complexity and Problem Solving
Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise(Breadth and depth of knowledge, application and complexity of technical knowledge)
- Knowledge of Bio-pharmaceutical operations
- Logical thinker
- Recognized as individual that demonstrated consistently strong performance over time and an aptitute for learning agility and put theory into practice
- Natural leader, comfortable networking and connecting people.
- Demonstrated passion for not accepting the status quo and self-driven to improve the business
- Courage of conviction and open to critical feedback
- Project management or cross functional/multidisciplinary team management
Leadership
- Excellent communication abilities
- Influences change and supports others in the change management process
Decision-making and Autonomy
- Inform decision making, all significant AGILE decisions at site/function will be taken by Business excellence.
- Develop business acumen during their tenure in AGILE to understand business impact and develop decision making capabilities.
- Responsible for developing their problem solving capabilities.
Innovation
- Inquisitive disposition
- Capable of connecting workstream activities to maximize AGILE impact
- Passionate about digital technology
- Shares openly and learns from others.
Complexity
- Capable of operating across company culture
- English language abilities or ambition to become proficient in English
Interaction
- Interacts with all levels of the organization and collaborates strongly with other AGILE Champions.
- Develops strong relationships with key stakeholders across the Takeda network.
- Support and assist other AGILE Champions for the sites and functions in their AGILE journey.
- Actively share best practices through AGILE sharing tools and Community of Practice (CoP), internally and externally.
- Visit other sites occasionally to learn, share, and replicate good practices.
En savoir plus sur Takeda Neuchâtel:
Avec plus de 700 collaborateurs, Takeda Neuchâtel est l’un des dix plus grands employeurs du Canton de Neuchâtel et l’un des sites de production biopharmaceutique de référence en Suisse. Actif 24 heures sur 24 et 7 jours sur 7, le site emploie un large éventail de professionnels formés aux biotechnologies et à leur application dans la production industrielle.
Avec plus de vingt nationalités, Takeda Neuchâtel offre un environnement de travail international, diversifié et innovant au sein d’une entreprise ancrée et engagée dans son écosystème local.
Takeda Neuchâtel est certifiée Entreprise Formatrice par le Secrétariat d'Etat à l'Economie Suisse. Nous formons des jeunes apprentis dans divers domaines tels que le contrôle qualité en laboratoire, la logistique, l’informatique et la production biopharmaceutique.
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