Strategy Lead

**_ PURPOSE OF JOB/POSITION_** The Strategy Lead is expected to take a role in driving Takeda’s strategic plans and initiatives concerning commercial success. He/She would support the development of differentiated commercial strategies and long-term growth strategies for GEM markets based on customer insights and in-depth market / competitive analyses; this is required as GEM has more than 15 global brands and encompasses more than 25 markets. **_ ACCOUNTABILITIES_** - Support leadership and strategic directions to emerging market leadership team based on firm grasp of competitive dynamics, customer needs, regulatory impacts and economic trajectory in GEM - Express opinion and counsel to GEM President and GEMLT (GEM Leadership) in key business themes - Work and align with a diverse talented team (strategy, sales force effectiveness and business analytics areas) - Drive innovation on business/operation model with insights and delivers sustainable impacts to GEM BU - Drive and manage "input from all major business units to facilitate the integration of individual business unit plans with the corporate plan **_ FUNCTIONAL KNOWLEDGE, BUSINESS EXPERTISE, NATURE OF IMPACT, _** **_COMMUNICATION SKILLS, INNOVATION_** **Critical functional knowledge** - Proven ability to understand the GEM 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 Area/Country functional functions and to collaborate with them on implementing key initiatives **Critical business expertise** - Strong multi-factorial analysis to correlate data and information to help to drive GEM strategies - Strong leadership behaviours to be able to influence and drive decision re0inforcing Takeda Values **Nature of Impact**: - Indirect impact to GEM strategy and P&L business planning - Medium and long term impact in GEM successful strategy and vision implementation **Communication Skills**: - Excellent downwards communication skills to align several stakeholders with global and GEM strategy and vision - Excellent upwards communication skills to drive program excellence and engaging functional partners **Innovation** - Pragmatic use of digital to build capability and provide deep market and customer insights that are valuable to business and strategy planning **_ CAPABILITIES_** **Critical technical, professional and personal capabilities** - Good knowledge of business and market dynamics at country level in pharmaceutical industry - Business savvy - Strategic and analytical thinking **Critical leadership capabilities** - Entrepreneurial and proactive management skills and a "can do attitude” to manage fast-growing market - Committed to talent development and capability building for sustainable growth **_ CRITICAL SUCCESS FACTORS & KEY CHALLENGES_** - Proven experiences in business and strategic planning at local/area level - Deep knowledge in pharmaceutical industry - Local experience in leading complex initiatives and oversight of budgets and key elements of strategic/global projects **_ ADDITIONAL INFORMATION_** - Bachelor’s degree in Biological and Medical Sciences, or Medicine or equivalent knowledge experience is preferred - Business knowledge, MBA preferred - Fluent English speaker to ensure effective communication across the region and to Global - >5 years of standard-setting performance in this role or a comparable role **Locations**: Singapore, Singapore **Worker Type**: Employee **Worker Sub-Type**: Regular **Time Type**: Full time