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Job Description
ROLE OBJECTIVE
We are seeking a strategic and results-driven Digital Transformation and Innovation Lead to lead digital transformation and innovation initiatives across enterprise and business unit level. The ideal candidate will possess a deep understanding of digital strategy,analytics, commerce and innovation within the bio-pharmaceutical and healthcare sector. In this role, the incumbent will be responsible for developing and executing digital strategies that align with the company's objectives and enhance its market presence.
Key accountabilities
- Build the patient-centric model around patient journey to improve patient experience and service, deliver a one-stop, integrated, and patient-centric service for patients
- Explore DTx (Digital Therapeutics) opportunity based on Takeda product strategy, align with product life cycle relevant BU/functions to develop digital solution pipeline and portfolio.
- Lead & develop innovation strategy for growth and launch brands; implement strategic innovation and Digital Health strategy aligned with business requirement.
- Provide updated industry market information on innovation development, conduct best practice sharing to improve company innovation capabilities.
- Building and develop innovation network to engage global and local partner to provide innovative digital healthcare solutions.
- Works with key stakeholders to implement a digital go-to-market model for growth and launch products
- Ensures the interoperability of the enterprise level customer channel ecosystem, digital services and products within the different functional and business solution landscape.
- Support the leadership in building capability in the organization from process, people and technology perspectives to continue to drive adoption of Digital products and solutions
- Collaborate with other markets to leverage on the existing digital tools & explore possibility of localizing it
SKILLS and LEADERSHIP CAPABILITIES
Experience and Education
- Bachelor's degree must; MBA ( must)
- 8-10 years of total experience including 3-4 years of experience in, Digital Strategy, Innovation, Design Thinking, Customer experience, and Digital engagement
- Good understanding of Indian Healthcare market/Bio-pharmaceutical industry
- Ability to work in a matrix organization
- Ability to develop and execute structured project plans
- Requirement for compliance to highest ethical standards
- Sound understanding of the use of digital and multi-channel routes of stakeholder engagement
Critical Skills and Competencies
- Brand and Business Acumen
- Digital Strategy and Implementation
- Digital GTM
- Digital Commerce
- Customer Experience Design and Operations
- Digital Customer Engagement
- Insight & Analytics
- Strategic Communications
- Stakeholder management
- Agile, SDLC, UI / UX and project management tools and methodologies
- Governance tools and methodologies
Critical Behaviors
- Can effectively manage change and shift gears comfortably; highly effective in ambiguous environments; able to deliver expected results with minimal direction and guidance.
- Ability to manage multiple assignments, applying proven capability to assess competing priorities in a high energy, fast-paced environment in a geographically dispersed organization.
- Good decision-making and problem-solving skills; proven research skills to gather data, best practices and points of view to ensure well-grounded judgment.
- Strong stakeholder management skills and demonstrated success in influencing stakeholders
- Self-directed, executor with experience rapidly implementing new tools and processes
- Excellent interpersonal skills and experience working with others in high-pressure situations
- Demonstrates business acumen and and translate these into actionable and compelling talent management initiatives
- Demonstrates curiosity and capacity for learning
Locations
IND - Gurgaon
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Takeda Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Takeda and has not been reviewed or approved by Takeda.
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Retirement Support — The package includes a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match with immediate vesting plus an additional non-elective Annual Retirement Contribution based on age and service. These elements meaningfully enhance long-term financial security beyond base pay.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid bonding leave for all parents, Bright Horizons back-up care, and Maven family-forming and reproductive health resources indicate broad, practical support. Adoption and surrogacy reimbursement and breast-milk shipping while traveling extend coverage to diverse family-building needs.
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Healthcare Strength — U.S. offerings include multiple PPO options (including an HSA-eligible plan) with prescription coverage, alongside medical, dental, and vision insurance often available from day one. Access to HSAs/FSAs and mental health supports contributes to comprehensive healthcare coverage.
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For over 240 years, Takeda’s propensity to evolve has driven the next generation of innovation, and as a future-focused organization, we’re continuing to drive forward with endurance in our steadfast pursuit to achieve the best outcomes for our patients in a rapidly changing world. We have been preparing for this period of value creation by investing in data, digital and technology, and we’re proud of our employees and their commitment to turning groundbreaking ideas into life-changing impacts. Since our founding in Japan, integrity and putting patients first have been at the heart of our identity, and we will emerge ready for our future as one of the most trusted and science-driven digital biopharmaceutical companies. Join a team where your innovation impacts lives. Together, we’ll realize improved outcomes by improving data quality, enhancing launch execution and improving the patient journey. You’ll play a critical role in accelerating data collection and increasing accuracy across all parts of the business. Patients across the globe will benefit from access to treatments afforded by greater opportunities and efficiency in our research and development.
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