Head of DD&T Germany

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Head of DD&T Germany

• Co-create and lead the LOC DD&T value creation strategy, translating LOC and IBU priorities into an actionable roadmap that delivers measurable patient, customer and business outcomes.
• Provide DD&T leadership and counsel to the LOC leadership team, shaping and challenging priorities and ensuring digital, data, and technology considerations are embedded in planning and decision-making.
• Identify and champion AI enabled innovation and new ways of working across the LOC and champion knowledge and practice sharing between LOCs.
• Drive adoption and value realization of enterprise platforms and IBU CoE solutions in-country, tailoring implementation to local needs while maintaining standards and reusability.
• Build and lead a high-performing LOC DD&T team and extended DD&T community, strengthening capabilities (data, AI, digital engagement, technology enablement) and accelerating new ways of working.
• Advocate local market realities back into IBU/Enterprise direction ensuring capability CoEs, shared platforms and agentic solutions account for them in their roadmaps.
• Identify and analyze where innovative AI & Agentic opportunities can unlock organizational efficiencies, business growth, cost savings, providing customer insights.

• Serve as the senior DD&T leader for the Core Country LOC, building trusted relationships with the LOC General Manager and leadership team to drive shared priorities and outcomes.
• Own the LOC DD&T plan (multi-year roadmap and annual priorities), aligning investments and delivery plans with LOC strategy, the IBU operating model, and enterprise DD&T platforms.
• Establish and run local governance and operating rhythms (demand intake, prioritization, portfolio reviews, benefits tracking), ensuring transparency of progress, risks, dependencies, and value.
• Orchestrate execution across the LOC DD&T team, IBU DD&T CoEs, and ICC delivery capabilities; define demand, sequence work, and remove blockers to accelerate delivery.
• Drive adoption of digital customer experience and engagement capabilities in-country in partnership with IBU CoEs and enterprise platforms (e.g., CRM/CX enablement, campaign operations enablement, content tooling) as in scope for the operating model.
• Accelerate data excellence and analytics activation locally: ensure data stewardship and quality, support MDM/local data validation and integration with local data sets, and enable activation of data products and advanced analytics use cases.
• Act as the primary LOC interface to enterprise DD&T functions for technology enablement and risk management (architecture alignment, cybersecurity, privacy, digital compliance, and AI governance), ensuring local adherence to standards and SOPs.
• Lead, coach, and develop LOC DD&T talent (direct and matrixed); build an engaged community of practice and strengthen capabilities across commercial, medical and access contexts.
• Demonstrate AI leadership by advising and partnering with Regional/Enterprise teams to reimagine their business with AI not as an add-on but meaningfully embedded into their operating fabric.
• Manage financial stewardship for the LOC DD&T scope (budget planning, vendor/partner management where applicable, value tracking), ensuring investments are prioritized for maximum patient and business impact.

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MSc, etc.) preferred or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of progressive experience in digital, data and/or technology leadership, including business partnering for commercial, medical and/or market access organizations in pharma/biopharma (or closely related regulated industry).
• 5+ years of people leadership and/or leading complex, matrixed delivery across functions and stakeholders; experience operating through affiliates/LOCs strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience working in, with, or across affiliates/LOCs, with strong understanding of local market realities (regulatory, commercial, medical and access context, vendor landscape, and change constraints).

• Strong understanding of pharma commercial, medical and/or access operating models, with practical experience translating business priorities into digital, data and technology solutions.
• Working knowledge across key capability domains relevant to LOC execution: omnichannel/CRM and customer experience, data foundations (customer/master data), analytics/AI activation, and technology delivery practices.
• Proven ability to define and execute an outcomes-based roadmap, including portfolio governance, prioritization, and benefits/value realization (adoption and measurable impact).
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including ability to operate through a matrix and orchestrate work across IBU CoEs, enterprise platforms, and ICC delivery.
• High standards for ethics and compliance, with working knowledge of privacy, cybersecurity, digital compliance and AI governance in a regulated environment.
• Financial and vendor/partner management skills (budget planning, contract oversight, partner performance management) as applicable to scope.

• Demonstrated ability to work across functions, regions and cultures.
• Functional level leadership with the ability to inspire, motivate and drive results.
• Excellent communicator, able to persuasively convey both ideas and data, verbally and in writing.
• Proven skills as an effective team player who can engender credibility and confidence within and outside the company.
• Ability to distil complex issues and ideas down to simple comprehensible terms.
• Demonstrates leadership presence and confidence.
• Builds teams across functions and geographies with individuals who have the right skills and experience to deliver on key organizational initiatives.
• Invests time in helping others to enhance their skills and perform at a higher level.
• Strong people leadership capabilities, including coaching, talent development, and change leadership; able to build high-performing, diverse teams and communities of practice.

• Ability to seek diverse input from multiple constituents and stakeholders to drive innovative solutions.
• Ability to incorporate feedback and ensure decisions are implemented swiftly to yield flawless execution.
• Accountable for providing input to and implementing vision and strategy for designated scope.
• Effectively navigates the changing external and internal environment and leads others through change by creating and inspiring and engaging workplace.
• Cultivates a broad network of relationships throughout Takeda, with affiliates and external partners, in the industry and area of expertise.
• Ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively with other interfacing Takeda functions.
• Forward thinking with the ability to recommend, influence and implement organizational change and continuous innovation.
• Comfortable challenging the status quo and bringing forward innovative solutions.
• Ability to take risks implementing innovative solutions, accelerating time to market.
• Ability to work in a global ecosystem (internal and external) with a high degree of complexity.
• Deep expertise required.
• Ability to see and understand broader, enterprise level perspective.

Base Salary Range:

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

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