Head, Environmental Sustainability Operations and Performance

About the role

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.

Responsibilities

• Develops and implements a comprehensive governance structure and implementation strategy which positions Takeda to achieve its stated environmental sustainability goals and objectives.
• Defines and conducts Planet strategy deployment processes, encompassing both long-term strategic planning and organization of annual initiatives across all relevant Planet program areas, ensuring alignment with critical supporting business functions and key stakeholders across the enterprise.
• Establishes and facilitates operating and communications mechanisms to achieve necessary transparency, prioritization, and execution oversight of cross-functional Planet objectives and metrics.
• Manages the budget and long-range planning exercises to ensure the Planet team stays on target.
• Leads, coaches, and mentors various Planet program team members to ensure consistent application of the Planet program maturity model and best practices across the environmental sustainability portfolio.
• Leads Planet data systems and analytics team, partnering with DD&T to ensure Planet data systems support robust KPIs to drive business decision making and prioritization that will advance Takeda’s Planet Imperative.
• Maintains strategic alignment between various stakeholders (e.g., Global Manufacturing & Supply Communications, Global Corporate Affairs, Global Finance, Global Distribution & Logistics, R&D, Ethics & Compliance etc.) and within Takeda’s business structure to drive progress toward Planet objectives.
• Represents Takeda in external forums as appropriate, sharing best practices and advocating for the company’s environmental policies and initiatives.
• Ensures progress across Takeda’s Planet imperative and commitments by managing strategic planning, executive presentations, and other related activities.
• Supports development of environmental sustainability standards, SOPs, tools, and trainings.
• Engage key stakeholders and support strategic collaborations to reduce risks to Takeda’s net-zero roadmap.
• Ensure adequate and stable governance of all environmental sustainability programs according to the documented Planet governance standard and maturity model.
• Deploy regular continuous improvement initiatives as needed.
• Lead the execution of critical Planet operating mechanisms, including executive sponsor updates, operating team meetings, budget management, and Planet workshops.
• Cookordination activities, prioritization, and interdependencies across programs to ensure successful resolution of conflicts, utilization of resources, and on-time delivery of milestones.
• Deliver Planet stakeholder management responsibilities including monthly update, quarterly metrics reporting and ad hoc stakeholder engagements as needed.
• Build and strengthen program management capabilities within the environmental program management team and manage program assignments according to Planet needs and personnel development objectives.
• On an as-needed basis, provide direct program management support and/or liaise directly with stakeholder/functional partners, deliver special projects at the direction of the Global Head of Environment and Sustainability.

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.
• Thrives in a highly collaborative environment, and delights 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.
• 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 - $278,080.00 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. EEO Statement: 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, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law. Locations: Lexington, MA Worker Type: Employee Worker Sub-Type: Regular Time Type: Full time Job Exempt: Yes It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.