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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_** **:** + Lead design and ecosystem innovation efforts in Takeda China Innovation Center by planning and driving strategic workshops, sprints, and user research in collaboration with XD Labs Global Network. + Build and maintain strong partnerships with internal and external stakeholders to identify digital opportunities and prioritize business-aligned solutions. + Oversee co-development, commercialization, and go-to-market strategies for digital solutions in collaboration with strategic partners and ICC colleagues. + Champion Design Thinking, human-centered design, and agile methodologies to strengthen organizational innovation capabilities. + Drive training programs and workshops utilizing AI and digital tools, fostering team growth and embedding innovation-focused practices across the organization. + Guide and oversee XD Labs events, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and enhancing visibility and engagement with both internal and external audiences. + Enhance XD Labs’ impact by leveraging new communication channels and creative platforms to amplify its presence within Takeda. + Optimize Design Operations and internal processes to align with organizational objectives, ensuring smooth execution of innovation initiatives. + Collaborate with Takeda Spark on discovery projects and New Product Development to ensure successful delivery of Target Digital Product Profiles. + Bridge the China digital innovation ecosystem with global teams including Digital Health, Digital Product Excellence, and Digital Business Development. **_DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS ：_** + Over 10 years of leadership experience in service design, design strategy, digital ecosystem development and/or driving innovation at an organizational level. + Proven expertise in guiding and overseeing user research, translating insights into strategic opportunities and business impact. + Significant experience in the consulting industry, managing external partnerships, and aligning collaborations with organizational goals. + Demonstrated experience in leading global teams and managing multidisciplinary groups, including Designers and Digital Partnership specialists, to deliver impactful results. + Strong background in managing projects or teams within the digital health domain, with a focus on advancing innovation and business objectives. + Visionary leader with a strategic mindset, capable of challenging the status quo and introducing new ways of working aligned with business and digital strategies. + Skilled at building trusted relationships and influencing senior stakeholders across a global matrix organization to drive alignment and innovation. + Deep understanding of emerging technologies and innovation trends, applying them to advance Takeda’s digital and business priorities. **Leadership** + Demonstrates strong leadership with excellent self-management, time management, and program management skills, capable of driving complex initiatives at a strategic level. + Possesses advanced analytical and strategic thinking abilities, with strong business acumen to understand and align with organizational priorities and digital innovation goals. + Skilled at communicating and influencing at all levels of the organization, fostering alignment and driving transformational change and new ways of working. + A collaborative leader who fosters teamwork and innovation by working closely with multidisciplinary teams, including Designers and Digital Partnership specialists, to deliver impactful solutions. + Strongly customer-oriented, with exceptional organizational skills and a creative, forward-thinking mindset to unlock new opportunities. + Brings an enthusiastic and inspiring leadership style, motivating others to embrace a culture of innovation and excellence. + Provides strong people leadership by empowering, mentoring, and developing team members to reach their full potential and drive organizational success. **Innovation** + Demonstrated ability to think creatively and develop unique, forward-thinking solutions to complex challenges. + Expertise in identifying business or user needs, analyzing root causes, and driving innovative, impactful outcomes. + Strong adaptability to embrace change and refine strategies to meet evolving organizational and market demands. + Proven skill in leading diverse, cross-functional teams to foster a culture of innovation and collaboration. + Willingness to take strategic, calculated risks and explore new ideas to advance digital health and design initiatives. + Commitment to staying informed on emerging technologies, digital health trends, and design innovations, integrating these insights to drive progress. + Responsibility for overseeing Innovation Operations, ensuring processes and initiatives align with organizational goals and strategies. **Complexity** + Manages global stakeholders both within and outside the organization. + Understands and adheres to industry regulations and compliance standards. **_EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:_** **Education** + 10+ years of experience leading service design efforts using human-centred design techniques. + BA/BSc in Design, business, health management, business or related field. MA/MSc is preferred. + Certification in Interaction Design, Human-Computer interaction or related field a plus **Skills and Behaviors** + Exceptional verbal, written, organizational, and interpersonal communication skills, with extensive experience creating executive-level communications and strategic business frameworks. + Collaborative leader and team player with strong conflict resolution skills, able to navigate and engage with diverse cultures effectively. + Proven ability to excel in high-performance, global corporate environments, quickly adapting to changing priorities and demonstrating tolerance for ambiguity. + Skilled in process mapping, business alignment, and strategy workshops, with expertise in future thinking, system thinking, and other innovation methodologies. + Extensive experience in planning and facilitating design workshops and innovation sprints, coupled with excellent presentation and storytelling abilities. + Familiarity with highly regulated industries, with experience in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector being a significant advantage. + Strong understanding of Agile methodologies and digital product development processes, ensuring alignment with innovation and business strategies. + Project and Product Management expertise is a valuable asset, supporting the execution and delivery of strategic initiatives. **What you’ll do:** + **Be human-centered:**  Advocate for the end-user through human-centered design methodologies (such as design research, service blueprinting, collaborative working sessions, rapid prototyping, etc.). + **Create clarity:** Visualize complex ideas 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:**  Create and facilitate design-led workshops to 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