Digital Delivery Manager

Overview

Lead and manage a collection of technical projects and programs to achieve desired business outcomes, including high-impact DD&T initiatives within a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant.

What you'll do

• Provide leadership to cross-functional teams and/or programs composed of multiple projects and work streams with varying complexity in successful delivery of high-impact DD&T initiatives within a pharmaceutical manufacturing plant.
• Determine optimal prioritization of DD&T initiatives based on business value.
• Plan solutions to achieve identified objectives, drive program achievement, and interface with senior GSQ, DD&T management and GSQ business stakeholders to influence decision-making on projects.
• Manage a team of internal and/or contractors on a project-by-project basis, with direct report authority commensurate with project accountability.
• Be responsible for on-time and in-budget project delivery and transparent communication of project status.
• Lead and manage the scope, schedule, cost, and quality of programs and projects to ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Maintain project timeframes, budget estimates, and status reports for any projects or programs within area of accountability.
• Initialize and plan programs consisting of multiple projects and work streams of varying complexity spanning multiple locations.
• Assure appropriate prioritization and alignment with the strategy and direction of the organization and that appropriate resources are allocated for their development.
• Coordinate and manage project team members and develop schedules and individual responsibilities to deliver on project commitments.
• Communicate with key stakeholders on status, risks, and accomplishments to ensure successful delivery.
• Partner with customers, product/platform owners, and Technology Business Partners to identify technology services that meet strategic needs.
• Provide overall strategy, planning, and management guidance for project teams, globally and in manufacturing sites.
• Provide transparency of resource needs, manage inter-dependencies, facilitate escalations, and communicate impacts.
• Mentor and support more junior PMs to strengthen Takeda's project delivery ability.
• Ensure that program/project governance effectively aligns with technology strategy/roadmaps and enterprise plans, including acting as SPOC for site and DD&T PMO and following site PMO processes for DD&T projects, site prioritization, and value capture.
• Support processes for assigning budget and resources to programs/projects, such as MRP/MYC submissions; track program/project performance against plan; and update priorities and budget/resource assignments based on performance or changes in conditions.
• Provide input into development of global policies for program and project governance, planning, delivery, and oversight.
• Lead the Digital CoP and participate in developing and maintaining the Digital roadmap, such as SPOT record maintenance and DD&T Program and functional boards.
• Contribute to local and global communities of practice to keep project management standards aligned and current with tools and methodologies.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent.
• Project management certification (PMP, PRINCE2, Agile, etc.).
• 7+ years of relevant experience leading highly visible, complex IT programs/projects, including management of full lifecycle implementations.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills to handle issues that occur during project completion.
• Excellent organization, budget, and time management skills to keep projects on track and within budget.
• Excellent oral and written English communication skills, business acumen, problem solving, and analytical skills to communicate ideas and data persuasively and appropriately.
• Experience formulating, organizing, and monitoring inter-connected projects.
• Experience partnering with business area leaders to plan and deliver programs and projects with limited or competing resources (time, budget, people).
• In-depth pharmaceutical manufacturing industry experience (GxP shopfloor).
• Extensive exposure to pharmaceutical manufacturing regulations and quality assurance/control.
• Ability to manage data collection and analysis to make fact-based decisions.
• Ability to set priorities, develop workflow processes, and manage teams in a fluid environment.
• Ability to assess strengths and weaknesses of team members and provide suggestions for improvement.
• Expert in managing complex projects using Agile and Waterfall methodologies, providing guidance and improvements.
• Skilled in Scrum practices, capable of leading complex situations and coaching others.
• Proficient in the Systems Development Life Cycle, applying knowledge to complex situations and guiding others.
• Executes project planning and scoping independently in complex situations and anticipates future project needs.
• Manages stakeholder relationships effectively, ensuring clear communication and project alignment with business objectives.
• Leads change management initiatives in complex projects, providing coaching and strategic direction.
• Advanced proficiency in financial analysis, capable of conducting and managing budgeting and value realization for large projects.
• Utilizes Project Management Institute (PMI) methodology to lead projects, advising others on best practices.
• Skilled in technology governance, ensuring compliance with organizational policies and processes.
• Conducts risk assessments and management, ensuring mitigation strategies are in place.
• Develops and applies business analysis techniques to ensure projects meet strategic goals.
• Manages content effectively across various platforms to support project requirements.

Details

• Location: Bengaluru, India.
• Employment type: Full time, regular employee.
• Supervision scope: 0 direct and 0 indirect employees; 0 direct and 0 indirect non-employees.