Director, Strategic Scenario Planning

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.; Wien; On-site; EUR 127,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. seeks a Strategic Scenario Planning Lead to establish and run PDT's repeatable scenario-planning capability across a global organization.

You will test plans against plausible futures, translate evidence into options for senior leaders, and embed insights into PDT strategy and long-range planning. You will partner with Finance, Data, Analytics and Insights, and DDT to apply AI-enabled tools, and you will build capability across PDT to improve strategic questions and

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in strategy, planning, or foresight.
• Experience leading cross-functional strategic work and influencing senior leaders.
• Ability to synthesize complex information into clear strategic recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Establish and lead a repeatable strategic scenario-planning capability for PDT.
• Develop a focused set of scenarios to test uncertainties and strategic choices.
• Stress-test baseline plans and identify no-regret actions and contingencies.
• Challenge assumptions and reframing questions where perspectives differ.
• Convene cross-functional work across plasma sourcing, manufacturing, supply chain, and more.
• Translate evidence into scenario narratives, implications, and options for senior leaders.
• Define early-warning indicators and decision triggers for revisiting strategies.
• Ensure scenario outputs inform PDT strategy, forecasting, and key decisions.
• Partner with Data, Analytics and Insights and DDT to enhance scenario quality with AI-enabled tools.
• Build scenario-planning capability across PDT and foster better strategic questions.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Scenario planning

Cross-functional leadership

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Change management

Financial analysis

Business strategy

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, economics, finance, strategy, science, engineering, public policy, or a related field; an advanced degree is preferred.

Job description

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. seeks a Strategic Scenario Planning Lead to establish and run PDT's repeatable scenario-planning capability across a global organization.

You will test plans against plausible futures, translate evidence into options for senior leaders, and embed insights into PDT strategy and long-range planning. You will partner with Finance, Data, Analytics and Insights, and DDT to apply AI-enabled tools, and you will build capability across PDT to improve strategic questions and