Eucan Strategy

**_ PURPOSE OF JOB/POSITION_**

The Strategy Lead is expected to take a role in supporting the development of strategic plans and initiatives for Europe and Canada (EUCAN) to drive commercial success with associated key performance indicators (KPIs). He/She would support the development of differentiated commercial strategies and long-term growth strategies for EUCAN markets based on customer insights and in-depth market / competitive analyses.

**_ ACCOUNTABILITIES_**
- Provide thought leadership and support strategic directions to EUCAN leadership team based on market/competitive dynamics, customer needs and economic trajectory in EUCAN.
- Express opinion and counsel to EUCAN President and EUCAN Executive Team (EET) in discussions.
- Collaborate and align with a diverse talented team (Finance, Portfolio & Pipeline, DD&T, HR, GMs, and other functional leaders).
- Drive innovation with insights and deliver sustainable impact to EUCAN BU
- Liaise with Local Operating Companies (LOCs) as needed to support success of the business.

**_ FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, BUSINESS EXPERTISE, NATURE OF IMPACT, _**_COMMUNICATION SKILLS, INNOVATION_**

**Critical functional knowledge**
- Proven ability to understand the EUCAN market, able to identify business opportunities, develop analytics-based strategic plans, establish cross-functional/geography partnerships and drives actionable decisions to deliver on short and long-term growth targets and operational excellence
- Proven interpersonal and leadership skills to influence and build credibility with GMs and functional leaders to collaborate on the implementation of key initiatives

**Critical business expertise**
- Strong analytical skills to correlate data and information to help to drive EUCAN strategy.
- Consolidate and support communication of progress on the EUCAN KPIs on a regular basis
- Strong leadership behaviours to be able to influence and drive decision reinforcing Takeda Values

**Nature of Impact**:

- Impact to EUCAN strategy, business planning with clear measures of success
- Near-term and and long term impact in EUCAN succesful strategy and vision implementation

**Communication Skills**:

- Excellent communication skills to align several stakeholders with global and EUCAN strategy, vision and narrative
- Clear, concise communication skills to engage functional partners and senior leaders
- Strong PPT skills to articulate a clear storyline for business critical topics

**Innovation**
- Partner with Digital Data and Technology to build capability, provide business insights and tie back to the strategy
- Ensure voice of the customer and external environment is evaluated in driving innovation

**_ CAPABILITIES_**

**Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities**
- Good knowledge of the pharma business, Takeda/EUCAN/LOC market dynamics
- Business savvy and ability to think enterprise-wide
- Strategic thinker, basic financial understanding, analytical
- Knowledge of business and financial planning process (MRP, MYC, LRF, brand planning, etc.)
- Ability to deal with decision making processes in complex organizations and generate collaboration and followership

**Critical leadership capabilities**
- Entrepreneurial and proactive management skills and a "can do attitude” to manage a key and sustainable growth driver for GPD
- Committed to capability building to support the region in becoming future-ready

**_ CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS & KEY CHALLENGES_**
- Proven experiences in business and strategic planning at regional/LOC level
- Deep knowledge in pharmaceutical industry
- Experience in leading and communicating complex initiatives/topics
- Deep knowledge in pharmaceutical industry

**_ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION_**
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent knowledge experience is preferred
- Business knowledge, MBA preferred
- Fluent English speaker to ensure effective communication across the region, LOCs and to Global
- >5 years of standard-setting performance in this role or a comparable role

**Locations**:
Zurich, Switzerland

**Worker Type**:
Employee

**Worker Sub-Type**:
Regular

**Time Type**:
Full time