Head (Sr. Director) of Trial Analytics Platform Strategy - REMOTE

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Job Description

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE:

• Own, develop and oversee execution of the strategy and product roadmap for Takedas trial analytics platform to support trial delivery objectives (e.g., speed, cost, quality) to achieve top-quartile industry performance

• Liaise with various internal and external groups (Study Execution Teams, Clinical Operations, Innovation & Data, Global Patient Safety Evaluation, Therapeutic Area Units, regions, CROs, and external consultants, contractors and vendors) to drive the technical build of Takedas Trial Insights Platform, and ensure alignment with evolving business needs to support clinical trial delivery

• Lead systematic professional development and provide strong support for direct reports

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Act as business owner of Takedas trial analytics platform; collaborate with the Head of GDO Business Analytics & Insights and Head of Trial Analytics Platform Operations & Support to develop product roadmap for tools and functionality (including self-serve resources, bespoke analytics, and predictive modelling)

• Responsible for partnering with GDO business function leads and study teams to ensure alignment between the platform functionality and business needs. Responsible for identification of key business improvement opportunities pertaining to the operational performance across the clinical trial value chain and collaborating with key stakeholders (including Therapeutic Area Units, Data Science Instititue, and other R&D partner functions) to support identified needs through Takedas trial analytics platform

• Responsible for ensuring compliance of assigned staff to training of quality standards (including Takeda SOPs, ICH GCP, and local regulations) and inspection readiness in execution of Takeda studies and trials.

• Responsible for ensuring all developed platform tools and functions are compliant with internal security, risk management policies and practices, external regulatory and statutory requirements; and continuity of business-critical platform functions

• Responsible for training, coaching and mentoring direct reports and overseeing coaching of new hires in navigating career progression options within Takeda

• Maintain a positive, results orientated work environment, building partnerships and modelling teamwork, communicating to the teams and stakeholders in an open, balanced and objective manner.

• Oversee the development and adoption of Takedas fit-for-purpose trial analytics capabilities through close collaboration with R&D functions, R&D IT, Data Science and other key stakeholders:

• Provide business ownership of the tools and functions built to support the platform roadmap; Manage and prioritize the platform functionality backlog to deliver on use cases with the highest business value

• Ensures the trial analytics platform is developed in line with the product roadmap, timeline, and GDO strategic priorities

• Oversee technical build of the platform with support from the appropriate Takeda functions (e.g. GDT) and/or external vendors

• Lead and guide the platform delivery team (comprising of internal and external resources), including platform engineers, data engineers, UI/UX designers, data scientists, and data integration specialists, to identify, develop, and implement use cases

• Responsible for Sponsor Oversight of trial analytics platform deliverables and activities performed by 3rd party vendors, contractors, consultants, and FSPs

• Serve as point of escalation for issue resolution for emergent issues related to the development and performance of the trial analytics platform

• Serve as Subject Matter Expert for operational analytics and reporting, business intelligence, and data flows for internal initiatives and projects

CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE:

• Combines business acumen with a deep understanding of data, data engineering, and analytics methods and technologies pertaining to operational data from clinical trials

• Delivers solutions which drive industrialized integration into business processes and operations

• Provides leadership for inspiring change management across the enterprise as it relates to data quality, governance and the application of analytics to improve decision-making

• Understand current and emerging landscape of how analytical methods and platforms address key business needs

• The ability to drive forward advanced technology and data strategies that are applied in high tech environments and translate them into value building data solutions and engagements. This also requires working with the team to execute and the organizations to understand what is possible and where to apply them.

• The ability to create and drive an analytics strategy that spans across multiple divisions and extract insights to allow leadership to make better decisions. This includes working with key stakeholders to create a data and technology strategy and apply modern data techniques to extract insights to achieve and sustain operational excellence.

• Develop working relationships with internal groups, external collaborators, strategic vendors, service providers and universities to keep up to date and continue to introduce and verify viability of new methods as they are developed and applied.

DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS:

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise

• Thorough knowledge of pharmaceutical industry and deep understanding of drug development from research through commercialization

• Thorough knowledge of platform and analytical capability development, data pipelines, product management, and agile methodologies

• Ability to serve as a translator between clinical development problems to analytics solutions and to lead others to learn this skill

• Experience in leading global teams

• Sufficient knowledge of communication tools including online meeting and virtual meeting platforms to optimize communication and information exchange in a global environment

Leadership

• Demonstrated ability to work across functions, regions and cultures

• Enterprise 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 distill complex issues and ideas down to simple comprehensible terms

• Embraces and demonstrates a diversity and inclusion mindset and models these behaviors for the organization

Decision-making and Autonomy

• Broad decision making responsibilities:

• Ability to make highly complex decisions that impact the enterprise

• Accountable for decision making for designated function

• Ability to incorporate feedback and ensure decisions are based on predictable delivery

• Accountable for designing and implementing vision and strategy for designated scope

Interaction

• Ability to manage stakeholders across a highly matrixed organization

• Effectively navigates the changing external and internal environment and leads others through change by creating an inspiring and engaging workplace

• Effectively represent Takeda in High-level negotiations with the ability to resolve conflict in a constructive manner

• Ability to build strong partnerships and drive role clarity with other interfacing Takeda functions

Innovation

• Visionary and forward thinking with the ability to influence and effectively drive organizational change and continuous innovation

• Comfortable challenging the status quo and bringing forward innovative solutions

Complexity

• Ability to work in a global ecosystem (internal and external) with a high degree of complexity

• Breadth of knowledge required across therapeutic areas, indications, and/or modalities

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Bachelors' Degree or international equivalent in Computer Sciences, Engineering, Mathematics, Science or similar quantitative discipline required; advanced degree desired

• 12+ years of applicable analytical capability development, business analysis, product/project management experience in a Life Sciences or Tech organization; global experience and experience in drug development strongly preferred

• 5+ years of line management experience including management of staff across multiple sites/regions; experience in implementing large scale initiatives and building capabilities desired

• Experience in people leadership, managing global teams and coordinating collaboration with cross-functional teams; experience managing a analytical capability delivery team highly advantageous

• Experience working directly with business stakeholders to translate between business requirements and technical product capabilities

• Experience working with IT partners and vendors for business solutions desired

• Strong strategic thinking, planning, execution, and communication skills, ability to act at operational and strategic levels

• Global/international experience required, including ability to collaborate with colleagues and staff in other locations

• Operational experience in pharmaceutical drug development with significant direct exposure to clinical development

• Healthcare business acumen with a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry highly advantageous

In accordance with the CO Equal Pay Act, Colorado Applicants Are Not Permitted to Apply.

Base Salary Range: $194,600.00 to $278,000.00, based on candidate professional experience level. Employees may also be eligible for Short Term and Long-Term Incentive benefits as well. Employees are eligible to participate in Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401(k), Charitable Contribution Match, Holidays, Personal Days & Vacation, Tuition Reimbursement Program and Paid Volunteer Time Off.

This posting is made in compliance with Colorados Equal Pay for Equal Work Act, C.R.S. 8-5-101 et seq.

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Locations

Massachusetts - Virtual

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time