Network Strategy Management Lead (m/w/d), Hybrid

Takeda; Zürich; On-site; CHF 159,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda is seeking an Associate Director to shape and execute strategy for its global manufacturing network, based in Zurich or Boston. The role requires broad influence across GSQ, Global Manufacturing, Operating Units and Global Functions, with responsibility for long-range capacity planning models, cost-to-serve methodologies, and decision-support tools.

You will lead complex studies across regions and product portfolios, aligning business, financial and operational scenarios to inform

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, biological sciences, or pharmacy.
• At least 8 years in the pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical industry with responsibility for financial analysis.
• Strong planning skills and experience with cross‑functional teams at a manufacturing site or corporate function.

Responsibilities

• Lead or own workstreams in strategic network studies and scenario planning.
• Develop analyses linking strategic objectives with financial, manufacturing and supply considerations.
• Build adoption of common network-modelling methods and tools across regions and portfolios.
• Establish standards, data practices, and performance measures for network modelling and capacity assessment.
• Chair governance reviews and guide decisions on models, data standards, automation, and AI use.
• Set the roadmap and operating model for AI-enabled network modelling with Digital and Data teams.
• Advise senior leaders, challenge assumptions, and align decisions with broad business impact.
• Anticipate challenges, develop risk assessments, and turn complex scenarios into actionable recommendations.
• Promote innovation, analytics, digitalization and data-driven decision-making across Network Strategy.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Financial analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Modelling & data

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, biology or pharmacy

Job description

Locations

Zurich, SwitzerlandCambridge, MA

About the role

The Associate Director, Network Strategy Management, helps shape and execute strategy for Takeda’s global manufacturing network. The role is based in Zurich or Boston, has a global scope, and reports to the Head of GSQ Strategy. It has no direct reports but requires broad influence across GSQ, Global Manufacturing, Operating Units, and Global Functions.

You will own and continuously improve the infrastructure that supports network strategy, including long-range capacity-planning models, cost-to-serve methodologies, strategic data, and decision-support tools. The role also leads complex studies across regions and product portfolios, bringing together business, financial, and operational scenarios to inform decisions about capacity, investment, and the future design of the supply network.

How you will contribute

• Lead or own workstreams in strategic network studies and scenario planning, collaborating closely with Network Strategy Leads.
• Develop robust analyses and recommendations that connect strategic objectives with financial, manufacturing, and supply considerations.
• Build adoption of common network-modelling methods and tools across regions and product portfolios.
• Establish and govern standards, methodologies, data practices, and performance measures for network modelling and capacity assessment.
• Chair governance reviews, clarify decision rights and escalation routes, and guide decisions about models, data standards, automation, and AI use.
• Set the roadmap and operating model for AI-enabled network modelling, working with Digital and Data teams to deliver scalable decision-support capabilities.
• Advise senior leaders, challenge assumptions, help resolve competing priorities, and build alignment around decisions with broad business impact.
• Anticipate business and technical challenges, develop risk assessments, and turn complex scenarios into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Promote innovation, advanced analytics, digitalization, and data-driven decision‑making across Network Strategy.

What you bring to Takeda

• A bachelor’s degree in engineering, biological sciences, or pharmacy.
• At least 8 years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biopharmaceutical, or a related industry, including responsibility for financial analysis.
• Strong planning skills and experience working with cross‑functional teams at a manufacturing site or in a corporate support function.
• The ability to collaborate across Commercial, R&D, Product Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Site Production Planning, and Engineering.
• Familiarity with relevant biopharmaceutical technologies and awareness of developing manufacturing technologies and their applications in supply networks.
• The ability to develop complex models, analyse multiple scenarios, assess risks, and communicate findings clearly to senior management.
• Strong influencing, problem‑solving, and decision‑making skills, with the confidence to advise leaders and work through competing business needs.

Experience developing strategic and financial analyses and working with global supply chain and manufacturing teams at both corporate and site levels, is desirable.

Base Salary Range

CHF159,300.00 - CHF219,010.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time