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Job Description:

About The Role

The Senior Director, Strategic Operations & Enablement and DQS Site Lead is a senior leadership role within Research & Development Data & Quantitative Sciences (DQS), reporting to the Global Head of DQS Strategy & Operations. The role is responsible for establishing, scaling, and leading the DQS organization as part of Takeda's globally integrated, multi-hub Global Capability Model (GCM).

The position serves as the DQS site leader within India and is accountable for workforce strategy, organizational effectiveness, capability development, strategic operations, leadership of change management, and site leadership.



The role ensures successful integration of DQS India into the global DQS organization while enabling sustainable growth, talent development, delivery excellence, and long-term workforce scalability.

Specific areas of accountability include

• Leading the establishment, growth, and operational maturity of DQS capabilities within the India hub with solid consideration for innovation opportunities and pipeline delivery.
• Developing and executing workforce strategies, recruitment plans, onboarding approaches, training programs, and capability development frameworks that support sustainable organizational growth.
• Serving as the primary DQS representative within the India Global Capability Center (GCC) and partnering with hub leadership, enterprise functions, and global stakeholders.
• Driving strategic initiatives, organizational effectiveness programs, and transformation efforts that advance DQS and R&D; priorities.
• Enabling effective integration, collaboration, and execution a

📌 Senior Director, Strategic Operations (Bengaluru)
🏢 Takeda
📍 Bengaluru