Head of Enterprise Technology Communications

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Job Description

About the Role:

A Sr. Director communications leadership role responsible for defining and advancing Takedas enterprise AI-forward and technology communications strategy and shaping how the companys ambitions are understood by employees investors and external stakeholders and partners. This leader serves as the architect of Takedas enterprise technology narrative and communications approach ensuring clear consistent and compelling communications that strengthen understanding of how technology and AI enable business performance accelerate innovation support patients and enable Takedas two-horizon growth strategy and long-term ambition.

Working in close partnership with and supporting the Chief Digital & Technology Officer (CDTO) Data Digital & Technology (DD&T) Leadership Team Communications & Governance Public Affairs Human Resources and business leaders around the world this role will establish the strategic alignment and unified approaches needed to effectively communicate Takedas digital transformation journey and leadership in the rapidly evolving technology and AI landscape. Through strategic storytelling employee engagement proactive thought leadership and external visibility this leader will help position Takeda as a leading digital biopharmaceutical company while also strengthening employees understanding and adoption of DD&T skills and ways of working across the enterprise.

Reporting to the Head of Corporate Communications the Head of Enterprise Technology Communications serves as the strategic communications partner to the CDTO sits on the DD&T Leadership Team and leads a team of communications professionals responsible for DD&T communications globally.

How You Contribute:

Enterprise Technology Strategy

• Lead Takedas enterprise technology communications strategy ensuring a coordinated and enterprise-wide approach to communicating DD&T contributions to business performance and patient impact.
• Define and continuously evolve Takedas enterprise technology narrative and DD&T organizational narrative ensuring consistency across executive communications employee engagement initiatives external visibility opportunities thought leadership platforms and stakeholder communications.
• Build maintain and champion compelling messaging and proof points across technology digital transformation data cybersecurity and AI topics incorporating stakeholder feedback emerging trends and innovative and measurable communications approaches.
• Serve as the strategic hub and communications advisor for DD&T-related communications aligning business units communications teams and leaders around a unified approach that strengthens consistency impact and engagement.

Executive Communications and Strategic Counsel

• Serve as the senior communications advisor and thought partner to the Chief Digital & Technology Officer developing proactive executive communications strategies that strengthen connection and credibility with internal and external stakeholders.
• Lead CDTO executive communications spanning employee engagement enterprise-wide communications thought leadership speaking opportunities earned media engagements and owned content.
• Provide strategic counsel to the CDTO and DD&T Leadership Team on messaging stakeholder perceptions and external reputation change communications and employee engagement.
• Partner with DD&T leaders to ensure their internal and external communications effectively support business priorities and transformation objectives and are aligned to the Takeda brand and unified communications approaches.

External Visibility and Technology Reputation

• Lead Takedas enterprise technology external communications strategy elevating the companys profile and credibility across the healthcare biopharmaceutical technology and AI communities.
• Identify and maximize opportunities that showcase Takedas leadership in digital transformation data and AI innovation and technology-enabled healthcare.
• Build and maintain strategic relationships with key media to strengthen understanding of Takedas digital strategy innovation agenda and technology leadership.
• Act as a spokesperson as needed and ensure executive media readiness and thought leadership preparedness across DD&T leadership.
• Anticipate and prepare for technology-related reputation opportunities and risks ensuring Takeda is prepared to navigate emerging issues in the technology cybersecurity data and AI environment.

Employee Engagement

• Set the strategy for employee engagement and storytelling within the DD&T organization and across Takeda strengthening understanding adoption and advocacy for technology and AI priorities and ongoing transformation.
• Ensure that DD&T priorities and employee engagement initiatives are pulled through across all relevant locations and teams including colleagues in Innovation Capability Centers globally by working with local site communicators.
• Lead orchestration of DD&T communications from teams within the DD&T organization ensuring alignment with Takeda brand enterprise priorities and common ways of communicating and integrated with the change management capabilities and priorities

Enterprise Leadership

• Lead and develop the Enterprise Technology Communications team fostering a high-performing global team and community of communications professionals that drives measurable impact through strategic thinking innovation enterprise orientation and operational excellence.
• Serve as a member of the Corporate Communications leadership team (in addition to DD&T Leadership Team) contributing to enterprise communications strategy organizational effectiveness talent development operational excellence and long-term capability building.
• Partner closely with communications leaders across functions business units and geographies to ensure alignment and consistency of technology-related messaging governance processes and communications best practices.
• Champion Takedas values culture ambition digital transformation vision and ways of working through leadership communications strategies and role modeling.

Required Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelors degree in communications public relations marketing or a related field.
• 15 years of communications technology communications digital transformation communications or related experience is necessary preferably within the healthcare technology space.
• Demonstrated experience developing communications strategies for enterprise technology digital transformation AI data cybersecurity or innovation initiatives across large complex global organizations.
• Strong experience counseling and influencing senior executives including CDTO (or similar roles) and their leadership teams.
• Proven success leading and developing high-performing geographically distributed communications teams and building organizational capability across matrixed environments.
• Deep understanding of enterprise technology digital transformation AI and innovation trends with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear compelling and relevant narratives for diverse audiences.
• Experience developing and executing media relations and thought leadership strategies in the healthcare biopharmaceutical technology and AI sectors. Experience leading technology communications is strongly preferred.
• Established relationships with healthcare innovation-focused media outlets and reporters and demonstrated success driving high-impact external visibility programs.
• Extensive experience establishing enterprise communications strategies governance frameworks operating models and measurement approaches that drive organizational outcomes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead through complexity influence without direct authority and align diverse stakeholders across functions regions and cultures.
• Exceptional written verbal and interpersonal communication skills with the ability to translate complex technology digital cybersecurity and AI topics into clear compelling narratives and engagement strategies.
• Exceptionally high degree of integrity professionalism judgment and discretion with experience managing sensitive business cybersecurity and organizational matters.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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For Location:

Cambridge MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$212000.00 - $333190.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position years of relevant experience specific and unique skills level of education attained certifications or other professional licenses held and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

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EEO Statement

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Locations

Cambridge MA

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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Required Experience:

Director