Job Description

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PURPOSE OF JOB/POSITION The Strategy Lead is expected to take a role in driving Takeda\xe2\x80\x99s strategic plans and initiatives concerning commercial success. He/She would support the development of differentiated commercial strategies and long-term growth strategies for GEM markets based on customer insights and in-depth market / competitive analyses; this is required as GEM has more than 15 global brands and encompasses more than 25 markets. ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Support leadership and strategic directions to emerging market leadership team based on firm grasp of competitive dynamics, customer needs, regulatory impacts and economic trajectory in GEM
• Express opinion and counsel to GEM President and GEMLT (GEM Leadership) in key business themes
• Work and align with a diverse talented team (strategy, sales force effectiveness and business analytics areas)
• Drive innovation on business/operation model with insights and delivers sustainable impacts to GEM BU
• Drive and manage "input from all major business units to facilitate the integration of individual business unit plans with the corporate plan

FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, BUSINESS EXPERTISE, NATURE OF IMPACT, COMMUNICATION SKILLS, INNOVATION Critical functional knowledge

• Proven ability to understand the GEM market, able to identify business opportunities, develop analytics-based strategic plans, establish cross-functional/geography partnerships and drives actionable decisions to deliver on short and long-term growth targets and operational excellence
• Proven interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility with Area/Country functional functions and to collaborate with them on implementing key initiatives

Critical business expertise

• Strong multi-factorial analysis to correlate data and information to help to drive GEM strategies
• Strong leadership behaviours to be able to influence and drive decision re0inforcing Takeda Values

Nature of Impact:

• Indirect impact to GEM strategy and P&L business planning
• Medium and long term impact in GEM successful strategy and vision implementation

Communication Skills:

• Excellent downwards communication skills to align several stakeholders with global and GEM strategy and vision
• Excellent upwards communication skills to drive program excellence and engaging functional partners

Innovation

• Pragmatic use of digital to build capability and provide deep market and customer insights that are valuable to business and strategy planning

CAPABILITIES Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities

• Good knowledge of business and market dynamics at country level in pharmaceutical industry
• Business savvy
• Strategic and analytical thinking

Critical leadership capabilities

• Entrepreneurial and proactive management skills and a "can do attitude\xe2\x80\x9d to manage fast-growing market
• Committed to talent development and capability building for sustainable growth

CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS & KEY CHALLENGES

• Proven experiences in business and strategic planning at local/area level
• Deep knowledge in pharmaceutical industry
• Local experience in leading complex initiatives and oversight of budgets and key elements of strategic/global projects

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree in Biological and Medical Sciences, or Medicine or equivalent knowledge experience is preferred
• Business knowledge, MBA preferred
• Fluent English speaker to ensure effective communication across the region and to Global
• >5 years of standard-setting performance in this role or a comparable role

Locations

Singapore, Singapore

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time