Senior Director Global Commercial Transformation Program Management

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About the Role

The Senior Director Global Commercial Transformation is responsible for leading the coordination and execution of global commercial transformation programs that advance Takedas commercial priorities and enable business growth. This role identifies strategic opportunities and internal/external issues that may impact commercial effectiveness and translates strategic direction into coordinated action across global and regional stakeholders.

The role ensures clear alignment on deliverables interdependencies commercial capability requirements risks and execution plans. As a senior leader this position plays a critical role in driving enterprise-wide collaboration supporting decision-making and enabling successful delivery of transformation initiatives over the short- to mid-term horizon.

How You Will Contribute

• Lead the coordination and governance of global commercial transformation programs across multiple workstreams ensuring delivery against defined objectives milestones and outcomes.
• Partner with global regional and functional leaders to establish priorities clarify accountability and align on program scope dependencies and timelines.
• Identify and manage key risks issues and interdependencies that could impact delivery escalating appropriately and enabling timely resolution.
• Define and prioritize commercial capability requirements required to support transformation objectives and future operating model needs.
• Develop and maintain program roadmaps governance structures reporting mechanisms and leadership updates to ensure transparency and execution discipline.
• Facilitate cross-functional collaboration across commercial strategy operations digital and enabling functions to support integrated execution.
• Synthesize complex information key decisions and progress updates into concise executive-ready communications for senior leadership.
• Support change management business readiness and adoption planning to help ensure transformation initiatives are effectively implemented and sustained.
• Influence across a matrixed global organization and lead through multiple layers of management without direct authority where required.
• Contribute to the development of short- to mid-term plans for optimizing commercial organization capabilities and transformation priorities.

Skills and Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience leading global commercial transformation strategic program management business planning or related enterprise initiatives.
• Strong capability in coordinating complex cross-functional programs in a global matrixed organization.
• Proven ability to drive accountability for deliverables timelines dependencies and decision-making.
• Experience identifying commercial capability gaps and translating business needs into actionable transformation plans.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills including the ability to partner effectively with senior leaders.
• Excellent analytical problem-solving and risk management skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly and concisely with executive audiences.
• Demonstrated leadership experience across multiple layers of management and diverse geographies.
• Strong understanding of commercial operating models transformation governance and enterprise change execution.
• Experience in a global biopharmaceutical or similarly complex regulated environment preferred.

Leadership Expectations

As a leader of a major country multiple smaller countries or a regional/global functional area your accountability extends to shaping operational strategy integrating activities within Takeda and possibly contributing to broader business strategy. You may also be responsible for leadership through at least two levels of subordinates and for influencing outcomes across the enterprise.

Education and Experience

• Bachelors degree required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10 - 15 years of experience in commercial strategy transformation operations or program leadership required; experience in Pharmaceutical industry preferred.
• Experience working in a global matrixed organization strongly preferred.
• Strong understanding of commercial pharmaceutical business and operations.
• Previous people leader experience preferred.

More about us:

At Takeda we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer Takeda offers stimulating careers encourages innovation and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive collaborative workplace in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This position is currently classified as hybrid in accordance with Takedas Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

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