R&D Contract Delivery Lead — Hybrid (Global)

POL - 6999 Takeda SCE; Łódź; Hybrid; PLN 138,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda in Lodz, Poland, is seeking a contract delivery professional to support R&D teams worldwide. You’ll handle simple contracts (CDAs, SOWs), manage POs, supplier onboarding, and data accuracy across systems, collaborating with multiple internal teams to ensure compliant, timely processing.

Hybrid work model with focus on accuracy, governance, and continuous improvement in transactional operations within a global pharmaceutical framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, law, procurement, or a related field preferred English proficiency essential, including the ability to work with English-language contractual and business documentation.

Responsibilities

• Support the end-to-end processing of simple contracts, including CDAs, simple SOWs, and amendments, from intake through execution and closeout.
• Partner with R&D requestors to clarify business needs and gather required information for contract and transactional processing.
• Prepare, route, track, and maintain simple agreements using approved templates, systems, and workflows.
• Coordinate with Procurement, Legal, Finance, Compliance, Quality, and external parties, as needed, to support contract execution and issue resolution.
• Manage supplier onboarding and supplier updates in applicable systems and repositories.
• Maintain accurate contract, supplier, and transaction records in relevant systems and repositories.
• Identify routine process issues and recommend improvements to enhance efficiency and compliance.
• Provide reliable day-to-day support to internal stakeholders and contribute to a collaborative team environment.

Skills

English proficiency

Contract management

Negotiation

Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, law, procurement, or related field

Tools

Ariba

ServiceNow

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Power Automate

SharePoint

Job description

Takeda in Lodz, Poland, is seeking a contract delivery professional to support R&D teams worldwide. You’ll handle simple contracts (CDAs, SOWs), manage POs, supplier onboarding, and data accuracy across systems, collaborating with multiple internal teams to ensure compliant, timely processing.

Hybrid work model with focus on accuracy, governance, and continuous improvement in transactional operations within a global pharmaceutical framework.