Senior Director, Strategic Operations & Enablement and Data and Quantitative Sciences Site Lead

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The Senior Director Strategic Operations & Enablement and DQS Site Lead is a senior leadership role within Research & Development Data & Quantitative Sciences (DQS) reporting to the Global Head of DQS Strategy & Operations. The role is responsible for establishing scaling and leading the DQS organization as part of Takedas globally integrated multi-hub Global Capability Model (GCM).

The position serves as the DQS site leader within India and is accountable for workforce strategy organizational effectiveness capability development strategic operations leadership of change management and site leadership. The role ensures successful integration of DQS India into the global DQS organization while enabling sustainable growth talent development delivery excellence and long-term workforce scalability.

Specific areas of accountability include:

• Leading the establishment growth and operational maturity of DQS capabilities within the India hub with strong consideration for innovation opportunities and pipeline delivery.
• Developing and executing workforce strategies recruitment plans onboarding approaches training programs and capability development frameworks that support sustainable organizational growth.
• Serving as the primary DQS representative within the India Global Capability Center (GCC) and partnering with hub leadership enterprise functions and global stakeholders.
• Driving strategic initiatives organizational effectiveness programs and transformation efforts that advance DQS and R&D priorities.
• Enabling effective integration collaboration and execution across DQS functions and global hub locations in support of Takedas multi-hub operating model.
• Provides site leadership and administrative people leadership for DQS employees located within India while functional direction and technical oversight remain with global DQS capability leaders.

You will lead the growth and day-to-day site leadership of Data and Quantitative Sciences in India as part of Takedas globally connected multi-hub operating model. This senior leadership role will help build scale and strengthen the India hub while supporting workforce strategy organizational effectiveness capability development and strategic operations. You will serve as the main Data and Quantitative Sciences leader in India and help ensure strong alignment between local needs and global priorities. You will also support change efforts talent growth and long-term workforce sustainability.

Delivery & Business Accountabilities

• Leads the establishment growth and ongoing operation of DQS capabilities within the India hub.
• Serves as the primary DQS site leader in India and represents DQS in India GCC leadership forums governance activities workforce discussions and enterprise initiatives.
• Partners with India GCC leadership and enterprise stakeholders on workforce growth infrastructure planning organizational readiness and change management activities.
• Develops and executes workforce planning strategies aligned to DQS capability priorities and long-term business needs.
• Partners with Human Resources and Talent Acquisition to define recruitment strategies hiring plans and workforce expansion priorities.
• Supports candidate evaluation recruitment hiring and workforce onboarding activities across DQS functions.
• Establishes and oversees onboarding frameworks that accelerate workforce integration productivity engagement and adoption of DQS ways of working.
• Ensures employees receive appropriate training learning opportunities and professional development support to build functional and leadership capabilities.
• Builds sustainable talent pipelines leadership development programs succession plans and organizational capabilities that support long-term scalability.
• Oversees workforce readiness organizational health resource utilization and operational effectiveness across DQS India.
• Supports delivery excellence through coordination with global DQS capability leaders and monitoring of workforce capacity productivity and operational performance.
• Drives continuous improvement initiatives related to innovation that enhance operational efficiency workforce experience quality and organizational effectiveness.
• Identifies workforce operational organizational and delivery risks and develops mitigation plans in partnership with DQS and enterprise stakeholders.
• Leads strategic projects transformation initiatives develops innovation business case opportunities and special assignments supporting DQS Strategy & Operations and broader R&D objectives.
• Partners closely with DQS functions/leaders to enable effective workforce scaling and capability growth.
• Supports implementation of globally defined DQS operating models governance frameworks capability strategies and organizational priorities.
• Drives collaboration knowledge sharing workforce connectivity and integrated execution across Bengaluru Łódź Cambridge and other DQS locations.
• Fosters an inclusive high-performing culture aligned with Takeda values and leadership expectations.
• Develops local leadership capability and organizational bench strength to support future workforce growth and long-term sustainability.

LEADERSHIP

• Serves as the senior DQS leader within India and provides visible leadership across the site.
• Translates DQS priorities into scalable workforce organizational and operational solutions.
• Builds and sustains a high-performing engaged collaborative and inclusive workforce.
• Develops future leaders through coaching mentoring talent development and succession planning.
• Creates alignment across global stakeholders while fostering strong cross-functional partnerships and organizational connectivity.
• Leads through influence and drives execution across a complex global matrix environment.

TECHNICAL / FUNCTIONAL EXPERTISE

• Strong understanding of pharmaceutical and biotechnology R&D organizations operating models and development processes.
• Experience leading global delivery organizations Global Capability Centers (GCCs) centers of excellence shared services organizations or large-scale operational functions.
• Deep expertise in workforce planning business operations organizational effectiveness talent management operational governance and business operations.
• Experience supporting workforce scale-up capability development organizational transformation and strategic change initiatives.
• Understanding of data-driven and AI-enabled decision making or related R&D disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience operating effectively within complex highly matrixed global organizations.

INNOVATION

• Develops Identifies opportunities to improve workforce effectiveness onboarding training organizational scalability and operational performance.
• Promotes innovative approaches to talent acquisition employee development capability building and organizational growth.
• Supports development of new ways of working that strengthen Takedas multi-hub R&D operating model and long-term workforce sustainability.

COMPLEXITY

• Operates across a highly matrixed environment involving multiple DQS functions R&D stakeholders GCC leadership teams and enterprise partners.
• Demonstrates understanding that technical expertise will be provided by the DQS functional area experts and that reporting lines are more administrative in nature.
• Balances workforce growth talent development operational execution business operations strategic initiatives and organizational effectiveness simultaneously.
• Supports a strategically important growth hub while ensuring alignment with global capability strategies and operating models.
• Requires significant influence across organizations geographies cultures and leadership levels without direct authority in many situations.

DECISION-MAKING & AUTONOMY

• Through direct connection with the Cambridge hub be accountable for DQS India workforce planning hiring priorities capability development onboarding training and organizational effectiveness.
• Exercises independent judgment regarding workforce investments talent strategies organizational development activities and operational execution.
• Makes recommendations regarding capability growth organizational design location strategy workforce scaling and strategic initiative prioritization.
• Advises DQS leadership regarding workforce readiness talent risks organizational capabilities operational maturity and future growth opportunities.

• Bachelors degree in a scientific technical healthcare business operations or related field.
• More than 10 years of leadership experience in pharmaceuticals biotechnology healthcare technology analytics or a related field.
• Strong experience leading large organizations Global Capability Centers centers of excellence global delivery organizations or similar operating environments.
• Experience leading workforce growth talent development transformation efforts and strategic initiatives.
• Strong ability to work across global matrix organizations and build working relationships across teams.
• Strong experience in workforce planning business operations organizational effectiveness talent management and operational governance.

Preferred

• Advanced degree such as a Master of Business Administration Master of Science Doctor of Pharmacy Doctor of Philosophy or equivalent is preferred.
• Experience establishing or scaling Global Capability Centers or global delivery hubs is preferred.
• Experience supporting artificial intelligence data science analytics quantitative sciences or digital capabilities is preferred.
• Experience in a global pharmaceutical research and development environment is preferred.
• Experience supporting multi-hub or globally distributed operating models is preferred.
• You bring disciplined execution strategic thinking and a focus on continuous improvement.

Travel requirements: Approximately 5 to 10 percent travel.

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This position is currently classified as hybrid following Takedas Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

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