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I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge. **Job Description** **_ACCOUNTABILITIES_** + Drive digital partnership strategy by identifying, evaluating, and structuring opportunities that align with Takeda China’s digital innovation and business goals. + Lead stakeholder engagement across the healthcare ecosystem—including payors, providers, startups, and academic institutions—to build trust and advance collaborative initiatives. + Develop strategic materials such as partnership proposals, investment assessments, and ecosystem maps to support executive decision-making and governance processes. + Coordinate cross-functional collaboration with internal teams (e.g., R&D, marketing, development, global innovation) to ensure alignment and execution of partnership objectives. + Plan and facilitate co-creation sessions and strategic workshops with internal and external partners, including agenda setting, method selection, and stakeholder preparation. + Capture and synthesize workshop outcomes, translating insights into actionable strategies and ensuring follow-through across relevant teams and stakeholders. + Oversee operational execution of partnership initiatives, including CRM tracking, documentation, and communication across the full lifecycle—from sourcing to scaling. + Collaborate with Takeda Spark on discovery projects and New Product Development to ensure Target Digital Product Profile success through partnerships. + Bridge the China digital innovation ecosystem with global teams including Digital Health, Digital Product Excellence, and Digital Business Development. **_DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS ：_** **Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise** + Proficiency with CRM tools, digital health tracking platforms, and partnership management systems to monitor and coordinate Takeda’s digital partner network in China. + Experience preparing high-impact strategic materials, including briefing decks, investment assessments, and ecosystem maps, using tools like PowerPoint, Excel, and data visualization software. + Familiarity with digital health technologies, emerging business models, and innovation trends in China’s healthcare ecosystem, with the ability to translate insights into actionable strategies. + Background working in or with startups, design thinking methodologies, patient journey mapping. **_EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:_** + Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Public Health, Digital Innovation, or a related field. Graduate degree preferred. + Minimum 5+ years of experience in investing, consulting, digital health, strategic partnerships, or innovation roles—preferably within the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry. + Proven experience in identifying, structuring, and managing strategic partnerships across diverse stakeholder groups (e.g., payors, providers, startups, academic institutions). + Familiarity with China’s healthcare landscape and digital health ecosystem is strongly preferred. + Experience working as a startup founder or in a leadership position viewed favorably. **Skills & Competencies** + Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate market insights and emerging technologies into actionable partnership strategies. + Excellent communication and storytelling abilities to influence internal and external stakeholders and drive alignment across cross-functional teams. + Experience preparing high-impact materials such as investment assessments, briefing decks, and partnership proposals for executive-level audiences. + Ability to lead and facilitate strategic workshops and co-development sessions with internal and external partners. + High-level proficiency in Chinese and professional literacy in English. + Understanding of agile environments and co-development processes is a plus. + Experience in healthcare innovation, digital product strategy, or business development is highly desirable. **What you’ll do:** + **Be human-centered:** Advocate for the end-user through human-centered methodologies + **Create clarity:** Articulate complex ideas simply breaking them down into understandable concepts that evolve and enhance product and service experiences. + **Engage the Ecosystem:** Build strong relationships with digital, academic and industry partners who share our co-creation vision for better health, brighter future. + **Bias towards action:** Engage in portfolio prioritization to help set the strategy for the team. + **Radical collaboration:** Engage and build alignment across different stakeholders, partners, and teams. + **Storytelling:** Radiate information and celebrate success and failure. + **Be mindful of the process:** Keep a critical eye on “how” we work, as well as “what” we are working on, and make improvements. **Locations** CHN – Chengdu - Commercial **Worker Type** Employee **Worker Sub-Type** Regular **Time Type** Full time