Global ELN Strategy & Deployment Lead

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited; Lexington (MA); On-site; USD 137,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda is seeking an ELN Lead within the Digital Lab Platform and Products team to define strategy, governance, and investments across the company’s electronic laboratory notebook ecosystem.

You will drive standardized ELN capabilities, collaborate with global technology and QA teams, and deliver measurable improvements in data integrity, user experience and operational visibility across sites and regions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years implementing or managing laboratory informatics systems and ELN/LIMS.
• Experience standardizing ELN solutions across sites/regions.
• Strong understanding of lab operations, data flows, and regulated environments.
• Experience with architecture, configuration, integration, testing, validation, and lifecycle support.
• Experience leading large, cross-functional, multi-regional projects.

Responsibilities

• Lead ELN deployment and support across Takeda sites and regions.
• Manage cross-functional, multi-project teams delivering scalable, compliant solutions.
• Oversee solution delivery across architecture, configuration, integration, testing, validation, implementation, and lifecycle support.
• Govern vendor-delivered solutions to ensure quality, compliance, and alignment with Takeda standards.
• Drive program execution by managing priorities, timelines, risks, and outcomes.
• Build team capability via planning, coaching, and knowledge sharing.
• Partner with stakeholders and vendors to support adoption and continuous improvement.
• Manage project finances including planning, budgeting, forecasting, and controls.

Skills

Strong communication

Planning and prioritization

Stakeholder management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in IT / CS / life sciences / engineering / business

Tools

ELN systems

LIMS integrations

Job description

Takeda is seeking an ELN Lead within the Digital Lab Platform and Products team to define strategy, governance, and investments across the company’s electronic laboratory notebook ecosystem.

You will drive standardized ELN capabilities, collaborate with global technology and QA teams, and deliver measurable improvements in data integrity, user experience and operational visibility across sites and regions.