AGILE Champion Expert

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Job Title: AGILE Champion Expert

Location: CHE - Neuchâtel

Depoloy AGILE program across sites/functions

• Establish common understanding of AGILE program and 5 workstreams.
• Collaborate with workstream leads and owners to understand key programs for deployment and applicability to site/function.
• Participate in the strategy deployment process at site/function to understand strategy and support translation into AGILE activities in roadmap.
• Actively support the delivery of the AGILE roadmap and wave initiatives, developing skills through co-leading initiatives and eventually lead AGILE projects.
• Participate in AGILE bootcamps learning key skills necessary for workstream activities.
• Develop own capabilities in AGILE as detailed in AGILE Champion certification document.

Collaboration

• Visit other sites occasionally to learn, share, and replicate good practices.
• Be a “new pair of eyes”; provide feedback and receive feedback.
• Support and assist other AGILE Champions for the sites and functions in their AGILE journey.
• Actively share best practices through AGILE sharing tools and Community of Practice (CoP).

Site AGILE roadmap

• Support creation of site roadmap detailing AGILE activities which will be executed in the fiscal year in collaboration with the site/functional Leadership Team.
• Ensure roadmap initiatives are present on SPOT reporting tool.
• Lead elements of the AGILE roadmap and AGILE 4.0 Wave initiatives under the guidance of Agile Lead or site BE Lead.

Coaching

• Coach AGILE concepts and mindsets and behaviors across the organization, including Senior Leadership.
• Participate in site/functional workshops to improve coaching capabilities.

Critical/Key skills

• Knowledge of a GMP environment.
• Strong facilitation and organization abilities.
• Excellent listening and communication capabilities.
• A natural leader, comfortable networking and connecting people.
• Project Management capabilities.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Problem solving and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Six Sigma Green Belt.

Language & IT Skills

• English language abilities or ambition to become proficient in English.
• At ease with all Office 365 from Microsoft.

Complexity and Problem Solving

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise (Breadth and depth of knowledge, application and complexity of technical knowledge)

• Knowledge of Bio-pharmaceutical operations.
• Logical thinker.
• Recognized as an individual that demonstrated consistently strong performance over time and an aptitude for learning agility and putting theory into practice.
• Natural leader, comfortable networking and connecting people.
• Demonstrated passion for not accepting the status quo and self-driven to improve the business.
• Courage of conviction and open to critical feedback.
• Project management or cross-functional/multidisciplinary team management.

Leadership

• Excellent communication abilities.
• Influences change and supports others in the change management process.

Decision-making and Autonomy

• Inform decision making; all significant AGILE decisions at site/function will be taken by Business Excellence.
• Develop business acumen during their tenure in AGILE to understand business impact and develop decision-making capabilities.
• Responsible for developing their problem-solving capabilities.

Innovation

• Inquisitive disposition.
• Capable of connecting workstream activities to maximize AGILE impact.
• Passionate about digital technology.
• Shares openly and learns from others.

Interaction

• Interacts with all levels of the organisation and collaborates strongly with other AGILE Champions.
• Develops strong relationships with key stakeholders across the Takeda network.
• Support and assist other AGILE Champions for the sites and functions in their AGILE journey.
• Actively share best practices through AGILE sharing tools and Community of Practice (CoP), internally and externally.
• Visit other sites occasionally to learn, share, and replicate good practices.

Locations

CHE - Neuchatel

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Fixed Term (Fixed Term)

Time Type

Full time