Business Solutions Expert, Vaccines Manufacturing and Supply Chain Systems

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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and support your career? If so, be empowered to take charge of your future at Takeda.  Join us as a Business Solution Manager- Vaccines Manufacturing and Supply Chain Systems in our Cambridge, MA office. With your solid business analysis and partnership skills combined with the supply chain and manufacturing domain experience, you will be a vital contributor to deliver solutions in high impactful areas.  

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission

POSITION OBJECTIVES:

• Leads the analysis of complex business problems and manages business requirements within area of responsibilities (Vaccine Manufacturing and Supply functions). 
• Leads scope definition and prioritization of business requirements.
• Proactively identifies technology solutions to meet business objectives, considering the implications of change on the organization and all stakeholders.
• Assists in the development of system support model for implemented systems.
• Contributes to the setup of a new CMO (contract manufacturing organization) and extensions to existing manufacturing and supply network for Qdenga.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Manages requirements gathering, prioritization and negotiation with business stakeholders to ensure the total solution delivered meets or exceeds expectations.
• Maintains and influences business process design; validates and interprets business needs by conducting feasibility studies and drafting business cases.
• Solves unique and complex problems with a broad impact on the business and interprets ways of prioritizing opportunities to streamline business and/or system processes.
• Uses knowledge of business operations, investigates and identifies operational needs, problems and opportunities and uses Business Process Mapping to phrase and manage requirements or organizational improvements.
• Provides leadership to project team to deliver mid-size and moderate complex system implementations, within cross functional projects that allow the business to reach its strategic objectives in a cost-effective way.
• Ensures documentation according to Takeda Quality Management System (QMS), Software Development Life Cycle and Project Life Cycle standards.
• Ensures delivered solutions are compliant with associated federal regulations (SOX, GMP, GxP, etc.).
• Is a subject matter expert in the business area of expertise and actively shares emerging industry standards/trends with customers and peers.
• Establish effective relationships with relevant colleagues from the Global Functions and within the Business Unit. 

EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Required

• Bachelor Degree or equivalent.
• 5 years or more of relevant experience.
• Excellent oral and written communications skills, business acumen with problem solving and analytical skills, ability to write, speak and lead in the English language.
• In-depth knowledge of business processes in pharmaceutical industry within functional areas of Supply Chain/Manufacturing.
• Knowledge of business and system solutions and experience with implementing applications.
• Experience in Business Analysis and Project Management.
• Experience in Stakeholder relationship management.
• Experience in communicating complex information in a clear and engaging manner.
• Experience with regulated systems – good level of understanding of system validation.
• Experience in presenting on conferences and business meetings.

Preferred

• Master Degree.
• Experience in managing people.
• Familiarity with drug development processes for biologics.
• Experience working with solutions delivery teams such as corporate IT. infrastructure/architecture, applications development & integration, and support.
• Experience with IT integration of external partners such as Contract Manufacturing Organization.

This position is currently classified as “hybrid” in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

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