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Job Description

Product Manager, Data Digital & Technology – Plasma-Derived Therapies

Bannockburn, IL

Hybrid

JOB SUMMARY

As a Digital Product Manager – Plasma-Derived Therapies (PDT) you will be a key player in supporting product delivery within the Takeda portfolio and are responsible for ensuring the products offers strong customer and business value propositions. This role focuses on supporting the product team and business stakeholders by defining capability roadmaps, calculating business value, defining requirements, and managing product teams.

OBJECTIVES

• Understands the needs of users and works closely with the product team and business stakeholders on objectives, priorities, and feasibility to define technology roadmaps.
• Performs product backlog prioritization and provides recommendations on features needed for the product for future stages of development.
• Part of the team that drives the delivery of the end-to-end product lifecycle and determine the specifications of the features and requirements for implementation.
• Prepares materials (product roadmaps, presentations, specifications) used to communicate to stakeholders and the product team on current state and future state initiatives.
• Performs user acceptance testing (UAT) on user stories and new capabilities to ensure they meet the defined acceptance criteria.
• Works with business stakeholders to define value of initiatives to the business to ensure there are quantifiable metrics to track and report success.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Executes prioritized feature roadmap, target outcomes, and product performance metrics.
• Supports the creation of stories, epics, and themes with defined acceptance criteria for development. Maintain and manage user stories and backlog.
• Understands voice of customer and how to solve business problems with the right technology solutions.
• Leads SteerCo and Change Approval Board meetings to educate leadership teams on roadmaps, project plans, technology changes, and progress of implementations.
• Work with a Core Team of engineers to provide market/customer context, build detailed requirement stories that define product solutions to customer needs, define phased execution of requirements where necessary, and answer questions as needed.
• Support the development of a deep contextual understanding of our customers, our users, and their needs.
• Manage product teams while leveraging SDLC RACI and metrics reporting to create clarity and accountability.
• Prepares materials to demonstrate ability to provide level of transparency and visibility with cross-functional partners including leadership and stakeholders.
• Comfortable generating and evaluating data to guide decisions.
• Collect information that steers implementation partners and making decisions.
• Ensure product follows all company and departmental policies, procedures, and standards.

Additional Job Description

Required:

• Minimum 3 years of IT experience with bachelor’s degree or 5 years IT experience without bachelor’s degree.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Outlook).
• Experience with Agile tools (e.g., Jira, Confluence, Miro, etc.).
• Experience with planning and managing all phases of product development (e.g., requirements gathering, design, configuration, development, commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS) selection, testing, conversion, and application support).
• Ability to write and speak in the English language.

Desired:

• Pharmaceutical, healthcare, or consumer-facing industry experience desired.

What Takeda can offer you:

• Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, Dental, and Vision
• Financial Planning & Stability: 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan
• Health & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screenings
• Generous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation days
• Community Outreach Programs and company match of charitable contributions
• Family Planning Support
• Flexible Ways of Working
• Tuition reimbursement

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

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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:

Bannockburn, IL

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$108,500.00 - $170,500.00

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

Bannockburn, IL

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time