Technology Partner

**KEY JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES**

As a Technology Partner on the DD&T Department you will be empowered to:

- Serves as bridge and connector between Canada-specific internal/external customer needs and high impact, scalable technology solutions.
- Accelerates Tech capabilities in support of Takeda’s vision to become the most trusted, science-based, digital biopharma company.
- Serves as coach and change catalyst with focus on humanizing technology, empowering people and accelerating digital capability building.
- Develops, strengthens and leverages strong ties to internal and external innovation and technology community.

**DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS**

**Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise**
- Partners cross-functionally to bridge digital leverage points in patient and customer journeys with technology within or outside Takeda.
- Builds, strengthens and leverages networks in healthcare and technology eco-system in close coordination with cross-functional partners.
- Collaborates closely with DD&T Head and Leads to manage project intake process (LOC/EUCAN/GPD), prioritize technology projects, and drive process excellence for DD&T.
- Acts as a connector for technical support and triaging across local DD&T capabilities and rest of organization together with Technology Specialist
- Drives process optimization and tool simplification (e.g. Robotic Process Automation, Power Automate Application Development)
- Supports local implementation and adoption of EDB, HIVE, PowerBi, ensuring consistency among Tech solutions

**Leadership**
- Consistently lives and models Takeda-ism, PTRB, and leadership behaviors as member of Canadian DD&T Leadership Team.
- Leads Canada Technology Specialist, managing performance, and serving as coach for wider organization to empower our people, embed growth mindset.
- Serves as member of EUCAN DD&T Council to drive operationalization of Takeda technology
- Models cross-functional engagement with relentless internal and external customer focus, as well as acute awareness of environmental trends and disruption in healthcare technology.
- Serves as coach and change catalyst to humanize technology, empower people and accelerate digital capability building.
- Serves as Ambassador and thought leader to inspire and drive innovation in LOC and EUCAN.

**Decision-making and Autonomy**
- As part of Canadian DD&T Leadership Team and EUCAN DD&T Council, provides insights and guidance to inform and/or make decisions related to Digital and Technology.
- Manages expense budget as set together with DD&T Head and Finance.
- Defines and manages Tech-related performance metrics in coordination with DD&T/BusOps

**Interaction**
- Acts as trusted partner and solution provider for commercial and medical teams.
- Develops, strengthens and leverages strong ties to internal and external innovation and technology community.
- Provides thought leadership, insights and guidance to Canadian Leadership Team and EUCAN
- Supports Business and People Transformation initiatives as DD&T “squad” member in close coordination with EUCAN, DD&T team, BusOps, L&D.
- Liaises with TechOps1 resources where applicable

**Innovation**
- Drives implementation and adoption of new tools / platforms and updates to existing technology such asTodai, Takeda Connect and AIML Dx solutions.
- Continuously scans environment for sources of disruption to current business model as well as innovation opportunities addressing specific customer needs.

**EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS**
- University degree and min. 10 years of experience with commercial IT/technology support, ideally in healthcare/pharmaceuticals.
- Exceptional leadership, influencing and communication skills
- In-depth understanding of the stakeholders in Canadian healthcare, the digital health ecosystem, and pharmaceutical business model.
- Proven ability to combine entrepreneurial mindset e.g. from healthcare startup venture, with management of complex set of stakeholders at local and regional levels in global organization.
- Strong leadership skills to ensure successful implementation of activities
- Bi-lingualism (EN/FR) an advantage.

**Locations**:
Toronto, Canada

**Worker Type**:
Employee

**Worker Sub-Type**:
Regular

**Time Type**:
Full time