Director, Statistical Programming

Company: Takeda Pharmaceutical
Location: Hoboken
Posted on: May 13, 2022

Job Description:

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Job Description
Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Director, Programming.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

POSITION OBJECTIVES:
Takeda S tatistical and Quantitative Science (S QS ) is looking to add individuals to our team that are team oriented, collaborative, exceptional leaders and innovators with a strong understanding of the statistical programming function. - Takeda is a global, values-based, R&D-driven, top 10 biopharmaceutical leader committed to discover and deliver life-transforming treatments, guided by our commitment to patients, our people and the planet.
To attract and retain the very best talent, we in Takeda SQS are open to flexible or remote working for some roles. - Such roles will have a connection to a Takeda R&D center.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Leads statistical programming activities across an indication/disease area and related oversight activities ensuring quality and timeliness

This position is in the Oncology Therapeutic Area.

Leads statistical programming indication/disease area level strategies

Sets tasks and prioritization across the indication/disease area

Successfully engages cross functionally to progress tasks with proven influencing skills

Leads process improvement initiatives

Existing influential internal and external presence on varied statistical programming topics

CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE:
Provides technical leadership and ensures adequate statistical programming support for an indication/disease area

Proactively creates and implements delivery strategies to enable predict able and seamless delivery of projects

Key decision maker across indication/disease area execution and delivery strategies related to both risk identification and effective mitigations

Assists Statistical Programming TAU head or Statistical Programming Head to ensure successful implementation of Statistical Programming strategies and efficient execution of the statistical analyses for an indication/disease area

Applies strong general knowledge of technical and programming methods with applied experience and can lead staff

DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS:
Possess a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and statistical programming ecosystem (e.g., clinical development, the prescription drug distribution process, etc . )

Possess technical expertise at the enterprise level and across a TAU

Capable of guiding major technical efforts

Demonstrate expertise in industry trends and regulatory policy initiatives on quantitative solutions related to TAU or disease area

Leadership:
Demonstrated ability to work and influence across functions, regions and cultures

Excellent communicator, able to persuasively convey both ideas and data, verbally and in writing

Functional level leadership with the ability to inspire, motivate and drive results

Proven skills as an effective team player who can engender credibility and confidence within and outside the company

Ability to distil complex technical ideas in simple comprehensible terms in order to influence decisions and outcomes

Programming leadership of numerous assets in disease area

Cross functional leader and influential decision maker that has direct impact on assets and functions

Key decision maker in asset level strategies and enabling tactical implementation

Proactively creates and implements sub-strategies to enable the promotion of SQS and DSI vision and mission within TAUs, BUs, and R&D functions

Mentorship, matrix or direct management of team of team of SQS colleagues

Decision-making and Autonomy:
Provide input to highly complex decisions that impact the statistical programming function

Accountable for decision making for the statistical programming function

Ability to seek diverse input from multiple constituents and stakeholders to drive innovative solutions

Ability to incorporate feedback and ensure decisions are implemented

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