By clicking the "Apply" button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda's Privacy Notice and Terms of Use. I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge.
Job Description
About the role
As a Digital Product Manager at Takeda, you will lead a product initiative, setting a unified strategic vision and ensuring alignment between strategic goals and product development. You will be responsible for defining the product roadmap, guiding go-to-market strategy, and ensuring that product delivery continuously meets customer needs and business demands across our Manufacturing & Quality network. You will ensure that day-to-day delivery of the product portfolio aligns with the long-term strategic vision.
How you will contribute
- Customer Relationship Management: Communicate product alignment with business priorities, address critical needs with stakeholders, and onboard customers to new/existing products.
- Product Strategy & Delivery: Develop a product roadmap, define and prioritize features, drive product improvements, and use feedback and analytics for continuous improvement.
- Monitoring and Reporting: Build and prioritize the backlog, collaborate with cross-functional teams, track success using OKRs and analytics, and manage risks.
- Product Management Leadership: Own the product vision and strategy, ensure alignment with business objectives, ensure compliance and financial oversight, and lead talent development.
- Agile Event Participation: Lead and participate in key Agile events, holding teams accountable for meeting commitments and delivering quality product increments.
What you bring to Takeda
- Educational Experience: Bachelor's or Master's in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Technical/Natural Science) or equivalent
- Professional Experience: Extensive experience in Digital, Data, and Technology and a proven record of managing strategic product development from MVP to market scale.
- Customer Insight: Skilled at identifying and translating customer needs into a long-term product roadmap aligned with business goals.
- Industry Knowledge: Experience in regulated sectors (e.g., pharmaceutical, healthcare) to ensure compliance and alignment with industry standards.
- Strategic & Financial Proficiency: Ability to define the product's strategic vision, manage financial performance, and leverage data-driven insights.
- Cross-Functional Influence: Strong leadership across departments, executive stakeholder engagement, and alignment of the product with broader corporate goals.
- Customer-Centricity & Innovation: Develop customer success strategies and integrate emerging technologies to maintain competitiveness.
- Leadership Behaviors: Demonstrate strategic thinking, inspire others, focus on priorities, and elevate organizational capabilities.
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.
Empowering our people to shine:
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Locations
Zurich, Switzerland
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
What the Team is Saying
What We Do
We strive to transform lives. While the science we advance is constantly evolving, our core purpose is enduring. For more than two centuries, our values have guided us to do what’s right for patients and for society.
We know that changing lives requires us to do things differently. We start by listening to and addressing what really matters to patients, the people who love them, and those in the healthcare system who provide care. And that’s what inspires us all to be bold, push boundaries and set new standards that open up greater opportunities. Join us in our effort to discover, develop and deliver new treatments to patients.
Why Work With Us
We connect to our history and Japanese heritage through everything we do to bring our purpose, values, vision, and imperatives to life. We are committed to bringing better health and a brighter future to patients. Being a part of Takeda means having the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than yourself.
Gallery
Takeda Teams
Takeda Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Takeda's hybrid policy varies by role. Be sure to ask your recruiter about the requirements for the role that you are applying for.
