Director, R&D Asset Transition & Integration Office (RATIO)

POL - 6999 Takeda SCE; Warszawa; Hybrid; PLN 421,000 - 579,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda is seeking a Director to join the R&D Asset Transition & Integration Office (RATIO) in Poland. You will lead a team of transition professionals, own a portfolio of live transitions, and drive digitization and process optimization across transitions.

You will operate at the intersection of science, operations and strategy, ensuring data integrity, quality and regulatory compliance while partnering with external counterparties at senior levels across global governance forums.

Qualifications

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in a scientific or related field.
• 10+ years in pharma/biotech, esp. R&D strategy/ops or PM.
• Direct people management experience.
• Experience in global matrix environments.
• Experience with external counterparties.
• Fluent English for global governance.
• Knowledge of R&D processes (clinical, regulatory, safety, quality).
• Strong project management delivering cross-functional programs with external parties.
• Experience designing improved processes or digital tooling in regulated env.
• Data and records management understanding.
• Familiarity with global R&D systems.
• Strong communication and collaboration.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a team of transition professionals; set objectives, allocate assignments across the book of work, and manage performance, capability and career development
• Hold accountability for a portfolio of live transitions, ensuring budgets, schedules and performance standards are realistically set and attained; lean into more complex or sensitive transitions
• Own and/or support the design and implementation of a digitized, data-driven transition processes
• Drive and/or support process optimization across transition archetypes: standardized playbooks, templates and process maps, defined KPIs, and a continuous improvement cycle informed by structured lessons learned
• Govern the operating model, ways of working, and operational agreements between RATIO and the functions it depends on
• Provide strategic insight to senior leadership, including portfolio-level status, risk assessment, and resourcing plans
• Support build of organizational capability through training curricula, knowledge management, and the development of less experienced colleagues
• Ensure compliance and integrity across the portfolio, including contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, safety commitments, and data governance

Skills

People management

Leadership

Project management

Stakeholder management

English proficiency

R&D processes

Cross-functional collaboration

Process optimization

Education

Bachelor's degree in a scientific field

Advanced degree welcomed

Tools

Planisware

Power BI

Job description

Job Description

About the role: At Takeda, we are guided by our purpose of Better Health for People, Brighter Future for the World and our commitment to patients, our people and the planet. As we continue to evolve our portfolio through acquisitions, partnerships, and divestitures, the ability to transition and integrate assets seamlessly is essential to delivering on our commitments to patients, regulators, and partners. We are seeking a Director to join the R&D Asset Transition & Integration Office (RATIO), the function responsible for executing R&D asset transitions across integrations, in-licensing, asset wind-downs, divestments, and externalizations. In this role you will lead a team of transition professionals, hold accountability for a portfolio of live transitions, primarily asset wind-downs, and drive the digitization and process optimization agenda that makes each transition faster and more predictable than the last. You may also lead transitions of your own depending on volume and complexity of work. You will operate at the intersection of science, operations, and strategy—building the capability as well as running it, while maintaining the highest standards of quality and data integrity.

How you will contribute:

• Lead and develop a team of transition professionals; set objectives, allocate assignments across the book of work, and manage performance, capability and career development
• Hold accountability for a portfolio of live transitions, ensuring budgets, schedules and performance standards are realistically set and attained; lean into more complex or sensitive transitions
• Own and/or support the design and implementation of a digitized, data-driven transition processes
• Drive and/or support process optimization across transition archetypes: standardized playbooks, templates and process maps, defined KPIs, and a continuous improvement cycle informed by structured lessons learned
• Govern the operating model, ways of working, and operational agreements between RATIO and the functions it depends on
• Provide strategic insight to senior leadership, including portfolio-level status, risk assessment, and resourcing plans
• Support build of organizational capability through training curricula, knowledge management, and the development of less experienced colleagues
• Ensure compliance and integrity across the portfolio, including contractual obligations, regulatory requirements, safety commitments, and data governance

What Makes This Role Unique:

• Shape how Takeda executes asset transitions and RATIO shows up as a brand
• Lead a team while remaining hands‑on with priority transitions
• Work across the full breadth of R&D functions rather than within a single discipline
• Modernize a capability with current technology and people capabilities and real latitude to design the future state
• Represent Takeda to external partners and counterparties at senior level

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Minimum Bachelor's degree in a scientific or related field required; advanced degree welcomed
• 10+ years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry, particularly in R&D strategy and operations and/or program management
• Demonstrated people management experience, including direct line management
• Demonstrated delivery in global matrix environments
• Experience working with external counterparties—partners, licensors, CROs, or vendors
• Fluent English at a level suitable for global governance forums
• Working knowledge of R&D processes, such as clinical development, regulatory, safety, and quality systems
• Track record of strong project management and leading complex, cross‑functional programs to completion with external counterparties
• Demonstrated people leadership (e.g., building, developing and retaining a high‑performing team)
• Experience designing and implementing improved processes or digital tooling in a regulated environment, with measurable outcomes
• Understanding of data and records management, such as regulatory data transfer, system transitions, and archival strategies
• Familiarity with global R&D systems and infrastructure, and how they interact during transitions
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and ability to drive a collaborative environment
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive progress, even in highly complex environments

Preferred:

• Experience in any of the following: R&D alliance management, Business Development (e.g., M&A integration, divestment, in‑licensing), asset termination, or Life Sciences Strategy or Management Consulting
• Experience deploying project and portfolio management platforms (e.g., Planisware), business intelligence and dashboard tooling (e.g., Power BI), workflow automation, or AI‑enabled ways of working
• Process excellence credentials or equivalent practical experience
• Contract literacy
• Budget forecasting, tracking and closeout for program spend
• Experience working across cultures and time zones

Additional Information:

• May require travel, including international travel
• This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient‑focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life‑changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world. This position is currently classified as "hybrid" following Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.

Locations

Lodz, Poland

Base Salary Range: zł421,400.00 - zł579,480.00

Locations Warsaw, PolandLodz, Poland

Worker Type Employee Worker Sub‑Type Regular Time Type Full time

Takeda is an industry‑leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda‑ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine. Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own.