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Job Description

With around 30,000 people working in approximately 70 countries, we are a truly global partner for better health. Takeda is dedicated to pharmaceutical innovation and tackling diseases for which there is currently no cure. We are expanding continuously into new fields of treatment and therapy. By always putting people first, we empower employees, so everyone can develop to his or her full potential. We are looking for colleagues with the right skills and experiences to support us in improving the quality of the most precious thing we know: life.

Takeda Switzerland is currently hiring an experienced Learning & Development and Transformation Manager (all genders), to join our Strategy and Innovation team in Zurich.

ROLE OBJECTIVE

• Working with the Strategy and Innovation team and putting our patient at the heart of everything you do, you will play a significant role in transforming Takeda Switzerland into the most trusted, science-driven, digital, biopharmaceutical company with a passion for learning and growth. Your work will ensure Takeda Switzerland has the competencies required to differentiate itself in a highly competitive environment, while adding clear and tangible value to patients and providers.
• You will act as a consultant to the various Takeda Businesses and Functions, and will be responsible for initiation, development, deployment, and tracking of learning & development programs and be the change manager for transformational projects that are aligned to the organization\\xe2\\x80\\x99s strategies and goals. Your contributions will help build a culture where we strive for and foster a growth mindset by consistently promoting learning, development, and continuous improvement.

KEY PRIORITY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Learning Culture

• Competency Development: Use your knowledge of Adult Learning Principles to design and deploy training and coaching programs that elevate the competencies of Takeda Switzerland employees across the organization, aligned to our strategic initiatives.
• Culture: Actively promote and create a culture of development, fostering a growth mindset and promoting continuous improvement for all Takeda employees.
• Strategic Support: Consult with our business and functional leaders (commercial, medical, market access etc.) to ensure learning and development initiatives are aligned with the strategic priorities of our internal stakeholders.

Ways of Working:

• Agile and Design Thinking: Use agile methodologies and design thinking to design and deploy training and workshops with teams and enhance collaboration and innovation throughout the organization.
• Workshop Design and Facilitation: Provide workshop design and facilitation as a service to the internal stakeholders to help solve a business challenge or to drive an effective and efficient collaboration
• Cross-Functional Collaboration and Synergy: Develop deep insights about the cross-functional links in the organization and introduce team development opportunities to promote best practice sharing and synergies that create well-orchestrated, high performing teams.

Transformation:

• Change Management: Lead change management processes and communication to Takeda Switzerland transformational and strategic projects.
• Data, Digital, and Technology (DD&T): As a catalyst of digital transformation, develop DD&T mindset and capabilities in Takeda through awareness, education, and change management of transformational projects. Collaborating with global and regional departments to keep informed and updated on best practices, resources, and events.
• Innovation Capacity: Design and facilitate talent development and learning programs utilizing leading-edge technologies and methodologies that increase effectiveness and maximize resources. Cultivate new processes within the organization that drive growth and build a competitive edge.

RESPONSIBILITIES

In addition to the specific accountabilities listed above, the Learning and Development and Transformation Manager will also be responsible for the following:

• Partner with stakeholders across the organization to design L&D interventions aligned to Takeda Switzerland\\xe2\\x80\\x99s ambition.
• Drive all change management activities for transformational programs
• Develop bi-monthly learning sessions by hosting or partnering internally to bring on relevant topics to all Takeda Switzerland employees
• Work with external agencies to deliver L&D interventions on time and within Budget.
• Represent Switzerland in regional and global communities related to L&D and change management
• Build strong relations with the counterpart from other countries to share best practices
• Actively search out industry-leading trends and company best practices into Takeda Switzerland
• Delivery and facilitation of specific learning and development
• Design and facilitate workshops for specific teams and bi-annual company cycle meetings
• Develop and partner with all levels of the organization to build a DD&T mindset and capabilities
• Partner with Human Resources to drive excellence in employee development.
• Ensure training material is compliant, approved (Medical, Legal, Regulatory), approved and up to date.
• Onboard new employees and provide required / relevant training.
• Partner with people managers on to support them with the development of their people.
• Other duties as required by the L&D / Strategy and Innovation organizations.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• University degree in a health science, business, psychology, human resources, or related field of study.
• Minimum 5 years experience in a Learning and Development role or similar field with a proven track record of creation and execution of development programs
• Experience in the Pharmaceutical Industry is desired
• Prior people management responsibility a plus
• Proven experience in designing and leading workshop and training with different levels of organization and stakeholders
• Proven experience in leading large-scale change, transformation, and building organization culture
• Strong ability to influence without authority
• Build partnership with stakeholders \\xe2\\x80\\x93 earn your seat at the table \\xe2\\x80\\x93 in a matrix organization
• Navigating projects in ambiguity and overcome with clarity and plan of action
• Desired skillset

• Organization Change Management (certified Change Practitioner, a plus)
• Project Management
• Design thinking
• Agile coaching
• Objectives and Key Results (OKR)
• Adult Learning principles
• Coaching (ICF certification a plus)
• Strong business acumen and strategic thinker
• Passionate about learning and people development
• Growth mindset and curiosity are in your DNA
• Fluent in English a must; conversant in German and French; Italian is a plus

Empowering our people to shine

At Takeda, we earn the trust of society and our customers through our values of Takeda-ism: Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, Perseverance. We incorporate these values in everything we do. They represent who we are and how we act. They help us make decisions that we can be proud of today and in the future. We enable our employees to develop their full potential. As a global top employer, we offer exciting career paths, promote innovation, and strive for top performance in everything we do. Takeda fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and international work environment where our teams are united by their relentless commitment to our goal of improving people\\\'s health and creating a better future for the world. Learn more at takedajobs.com.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At our heart are committed colleagues. We offer interested people numerous opportunities and strongly believe in, and promote, diversity, equity, and inclusion. As a company we offer roles based on merit, welcoming candidates of any gender, age, religious belief, race or ethnic origin or disability. If you are interested in this opportunity, we look forward to receiving your application via our online tool!

Locations

Zurich, Switzerland

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

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