Head, Environmental Sustainability Operations and Performance

About the role

Role
As a leading member of Takeda’s Global Environment and Sustainability Team, this role leads the strategic operations of Takeda’s Planet Imperative, working across the enterprise to ensure execution to meet our ambitious commitments and alignment with internal and external stakeholders. This role works to develop and implement effective strategies to minimize our environmental footprint while supporting our mission to develop and deliver life-saving medications to patients.

Responsibilities

• Creating and implementing a comprehensive governance structure and implementation strategy which positions Takeda to achieve its stated environmental sustainability goals and objectives.
• Defining and conducting Planet strategy deployment processes, encompassing both long-term strategic planning and organization of annual initiatives across all relevant Planet program areas, including ensuring alignment with critical supporting business functions and key stakeholders across the enterprise.
• Establishing and facilitating operating and communications mechanisms to achieve necessary transparency, prioritization and execution oversight of cross-functional Planet objectives and metrics.
• Managing the budget and long-range planning exercises to ensure the Planet team stays on target.
• Leading, coaching and mentoring various Planet program team members to ensure consistent application of the Planet program maturity model and best practices across the environmental sustainability portfolio.
• Leading, coaching and mentoring various Planet program team members to ensure consistent application of the Planet program maturity model and best practices across the environmental sustainability portfolio.
• Managing the budget and long-range planning exercises to ensure the Planet team stays on target.
• Managing the budget and long-range planning exercises to ensure the Planet team stays on target.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in scientific fields such as Environmental, Sustainability, Chemistry or Engineering is preferred.
• Preferred: PhD or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing/Communications, Environmental Management, Sustainability and/or other science-related degrees such as Engineering.
• 10+ years’ experience in a similar or related corporate or consultancy sustainability role, ideally within pharmaceutical manufacturing industry or an industry of similar complexity and structure.
• 5+ years’ experience in Program/Project Management.
• Biotechnology / pharmaceutical industry experience highly desirable.
• Expert in sustainability related data measurement, tracking, analytics tools and management programs a plus.
• Must thrive in a highly collaborative environment, and delight in developing clarity from ambiguous environments. Strong problem-solving skills and ability to find solutions to challenges.
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills. Very strong ability to align and collaborate with others and work cross-functionally.
• Outstanding communications skills including the ability to interact with all levels of management including the most senior leaders in Takeda.
• Must be able to tailor communications to deliver the same content to vastly different audiences.
• Must be able to directly link, capture and articulate to others, the business value of environmental sustainability.
• Functions well under pressure in a changing environment. Uses independent judgment to identify, plan, prioritize and organize diversified workload as required.
• Must be proficient in the application of MS Office tools; Experience with enterprise PPM software a plus.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in scientific fields such as Environmental, Sustainability, Chemistry or Engineering is preferred.
• Preferred: PhD or Master’s degree in Business Administration, Marketing/Communications, Environmental Management, Sustainability and/or other science-related degrees such as Engineering.
• 10+ years’ experience in a similar or related corporate or consultancy sustainability role, ideally within pharmaceutical manufacturing industry or an industry of similar complexity and structure.
• 5+ years’ experience in Program/Project Management.
• Biotechnology / pharmaceutical industry experience highly desirable.
• Expert in sustainability related data measurement, tracking, analytics tools and management programs a plus.

Skills

• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to find solutions to challenges.
• Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills.
• Outstanding communications skills including the ability to interact with all levels of management including the most senior leaders in Takeda.
• Must be able to tailor communications to deliver the same content to vastly different audiences.
• Must be able to directly link, capture and articulate to others, the business value of environmental sustainability.
• Functions well under pressure in a changing environment. Uses independent judgment to identify, plan, prioritize and organize diversified workload as required.
• Must be proficient in the application of MS Office tools; Experience with enterprise PPM software a plus.

Benefits

Takeda Compensation And Benefits Summary
We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. For Location: Lexington, MA U.S. Base Salary Range $177,000.00 - $278,800.00 The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

Pay

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

Schedule

Full time