Director, R&D Asset Transitions & Integration

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

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.