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Job DescriptionOBJECTIVES/PURPOSE
The Product Manager role within the DQS and Global Regions DDT team, involves aligning business and technology stakeholders to develop and communicate the products vision, managing product planning and backlog prioritization, and ensuring a sustainable end-to-end customer experience globally. This position to support delivery of our DD&T regional China initiatives and positioning the org for growth.
- Product Strategy and Vision: Develops and conveys product strategy and vision in collaboration with stakeholders, aligning with business goals and technology directions. Maintains and communicates the product roadmap and backlog to ensure team alignment and delivery of value.
- AI Native and Localization: Consistently challenge how processes and therefore products can evolve to exploit AI and drive towards the workforce and products of the future. Fully leverage AI and digital tools in alignment with both global standards and the unique regulatory landscape in China
- Own product planning, including short-term release plans and long-term roadmaps
- Drive prioritization of the product backlog to keep the team unblocked and aligned
- Work with peers across R&D DD&T to continuously improve service processes, optimize applications, and elevate user experiences.
- Proactively oversee and optimize the end-to-end customer and business experience for the product, engaging stakeholders to enable successful and impactful releases.
SCOPE
Financial:
Est. annual revenue range of accountability*:
Oku Yen
Est. annual budget of responsibility:
Oku Yen
Leadership/People:
No. of direct reports:
0
No. of indirect reports:
1-10
Geographic Scope:
*if applicable
Global:
Regional:
R&D China & APAC
Country (-ies):
China
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Define product vision, value proposition, and outcome metrics aligned to R&D China priorities and R&D Global DD&T strategy.
- Works within product budget established in consultation with stakeholders by balancing resources, vision development, and prototyping.
- Translate R&D China business needs into a prioritized roadmap balancing global platform reuse with China-required localization.
- Maintain product backlog, epics, and requirements; ensure clarity of scope, acceptance criteria, and benefits realization.
- Establish product governance, decision logs, and roadmap communication cadence with China and global stakeholders.
- Partner with Privacy, Legal, Security, Quality, and Compliance team in China to define controls and embed in product design.
- Continually monitors and refines the product and performing service management
CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE
- Familiar with unique digital and AI regulatory landscape in China, especially Gen-AI
- Demonstrated success in delivering digital/AI solutions and maintain product portfolios in China
- Ability to navigate cultural and organizational complexity, particularly within the China affiliate context
DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS
Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise
- Experienced product leader with deep product management expertise in the pharmaceutical sector.
- Fluent in product team ways of working, tools, and techniques, and able to clearly communicate and coordinate work with delivery teams.
- Able to operate across core enabling technologies (e.g., artificial intelligence, machine learning) as needed to deliver product capabilities.
- Skilled at translating complex technical concepts into clear business language to bridge business and technical stakeholders across the product value stream.
- Understands the language the product teams use to conduct the business of the team, and is conversant with all the tools and techniques required to communicate with and send work to a team.
- Ability to operate within — the domains of any core technologies that the product requires to deliver capabilities (artificial intelligence or machine learning, for example) if required
- Is effective in translating technical language into business language as needed to bridge the gap between business and technical professionals engaged in the full product value stream
- Understands the business processes supported by the product and able to communicate with the relevant R&D teams
- Requires understanding of clinical trial delivery processes, product management in pharmaceuti-cal R&D, and the ability to bridge business and technical teams.
Leadership
- Collaborate effectively with Product Engineers, Business System Owners, Solution Architecture and other stakeholders on a Ecosystem of Products, Platforms, Analytics and Microservices to give Takeda a modern footprint.
- Ability to present complex information clearly and with confidence with coaching/direction
- Strong communicator, able to convey both ideas and data, verbally and in writing
Decision-making and Autonomy
- Ability to evaluate and recommend the right technology platforms and software products to solve business problems.
- Demonstrates decision-making responsibilities within their team and function
Interaction
- Embeds with product teams as needed to ensure full transparency and no surprises, keeping product stakeholders up to date with the latest on delivery status, product risks andscope changes.
- Reconciles perspectives on product strategy and priorities into a consensus that all stakeholders can support
Innovation
- Stay on top of new trends in the industry and understand how these new technologies may be applied to the product roadmap.
Complexity
- Is effective at conveying the product vision and other messages requiring action, in a way that brings people on board with the vision and builds their enthusiasm about fulfilling it
- When required to evangelize the vision into target communities or ecosystems, is effective in representing the product or platform within that community in a way that ensures all ecosystem partners feel heard, and well-served by the product vision.
- Bachelor Degree in scientific discipline, computer science or business administration
- 8+ years or more professional experience in R&D business lines, IT service delivery or related area..
- Professional in-depth knowledge of product management in pharmaceutical industry.
- Experience in stakeholder relationship management. Influential in orchestrating key stakeholders and product teams to turn product vision into reality.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, business acumen, and enterprise knowledge.
- Understands design thinking
- Ability to demonstrate strategic and critical thinking, as well as problem solving skills
- Strong interpersonal, communication, and skills necessary to lead through change and influence without authority
- Ability to set priorities, deliver on deadlines and develop workflow processes and tasks in an evolving, dynamic marketplace.
- Work with virtual/agile teams in different locations, aligning and adapting different work, culture and communication styles.
- GxP experience in validating regulated applications and managing computer system validation (CSV) deliverables.
Preferred:
- Familiarity working in a lean and agile software delivery team
- accomplished practitioner of design thinking, with a proven track record of developing and exploiting deep customer insights
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in a scientific discipline, computer science, or business administration
- 8 or more years of professional experience in R&D business lines, IT service delivery, or a related area
- In-depth product management experience in the pharmaceutical industry
- Experience managing stakeholder relationships and orchestrating product teams
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, business acumen, and enterprise knowledge
- Understanding of design thinking
- Strategic thinking, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to lead through change and influence without authority
- Ability to set priorities, meet deadlines, and develop workflow processes in a dynamic environment
- Experience working with virtual or agile teams across different locations, cultures, and communication styles
- GxP experience validating regulated applications and managing computer system validation deliverables
- Familiarity working in a lean and agile software delivery team
- Proven design-thinking practice and experience developing and applying deep customer insights
Takeda Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Retirement Support — Employer-funded retirement is described as notably strong, combining a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match with an additional company contribution that scales with age and service. Access to an employee stock purchase plan further supports long-term wealth building.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid bonding leave for all parents, substantial adoption/surrogacy reimbursement, and robust caregiver resources (backup care and Maven family-forming support) are emphasized as core strengths. These offerings create a comprehensive safety net for a range of family situations.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options (nationwide PPO/HSA and regional HMOs), employer HSA funding, and integrated mental-health and well-being programs signal depth in coverage. Preventive care is covered in-network, and plan choices by state expand access.
Takeda Insights
What We Do
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.
Why Work With Us
We connect to our history and Japanese heritage through everything we do to bring our purpose, values, vision, and imperatives to life. We are committed to bringing better health and a brighter future to patients. Being a part of Takeda means having the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than yourself.
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