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Job Description

OBJECTIVES:

Takeda is advancing an exciting product pipeline and wants to ensure that we have the infrastructure and talent in place to support it. Our overall goal is to get our therapeutics to patients quickly by having the right operational model and integrated clinical data pipeline to support delivery.

As a Senior Business Analyst, you will identify, align, and document business requirements and process improvements and you will contribute to the evolution of the Trial Analytics Platform (COMPASS) designed to be the single source of truth for clinical trial operational data and insights.

In a typical day you will:

• Lead business requirements elicitation and documentation for a complex system implementation

• Work closely with the business and technical product teams to contribute to the COMPASS product backlog and agile product development

• Solve problems related to unmet business problems, data dependencies, and development challenges

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Lead business requirements documentation and business process mapping

• Lead and maintain data and business logic documentation for key platform metrics

• Advise stakeholders (business, technical product teams) on the prioritization of requirements and to ensure the total solution delivered to the customer meets/exceeds expectations.

• Proactively identify and assist in prioritizing opportunities to streamline business processes.

• Analyze and communicate business requirements and provide business IT consulting support

• Work independently with stakeholders to identify and define key business questions and analytical requirements.

• Build and maintain relationships with key business stakeholders.

CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE:

• Highly cross-functional role with broad scope of responsibilities

• High visibility and critical impact on the future of the business

DIMENSIONS & ASPECTS:

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise:

• Expertise in analytical approaches, tools, and methodologies

• Expertise in requirements elicitation and definition best practices

• Expertise in documentation management and documentation best practices

• Understanding of the pharmaceutical industry, clinical trials, and the drug development process

• Understanding of software product development and agile methodologies

Leadership:

• Demonstrated ability to work across functions, regions and cultures

• Ability to inspire, motivate and drive results

• Ability to persuasively convey both ideas and data, verbally and in writing

• Proven skills as an effective team player who can operate within a complex, matrixed organization

• Ability to distil complex issues and ideas down to simple comprehensible terms

• Demonstrated ability to embrace a diversity and inclusion mindset

Decision-making and Autonomy:

• Provide input to highly complex decisions that impact overall product roadmap

• Seek diverse input from multiple constituents and stakeholders to drive innovative solutions

• Incorporate feedback and ensure decisions are implemented swiftly

Interaction:

• Negotiate and resolve conflicts in a constructive manner

• Build strong relationships and collaborate effectively with other interfacing Takeda functions

Innovation:

• Recommend, influence, and implement continuous innovation as part of the Trial Analytics Platform team

• Serve as a role model for respect and inclusion, creating a culture that fosters innovation

Complexity:

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

• Discern and understand broad, enterprise-level perspectives and business dynamics

EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES, AND SKILLS:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a science discipline or related field

• 5-6 years of pharmaceutical industry or related experience

• 5-6 years of experience in IT design, software implementation, or analytics platform design

• Demonstrated ability to work well within a matrixed environment, and an ability to build solid relationships / make connections across the organization

• Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills and requirements definition and documentation teams

• Ability to articulate complex technical problems and solutions to a wide business audience and communicate solution value

Preferred:

• Master’s or higher degree in Computer Science, Scientific Informatics, or related discipline

• Experience working in pharmaceutical R&D/ clinical development

• Working knowledge of clinical data systems such as EDC, IRT, CTMS

• Experience with BI platforms and data visualization (Tableau, Spotfire, Qlik, PowerBI, etc.)

• Experience working with global teams remotely

• Familiarity with change control and SDLC associated with computer system development

• Familiarity with GXP systems

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

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