Data Products Lead in City of Westminster

Overview

Data Products Lead – UK & Ireland.

The role partners with cross-functional teams across the UK & Ireland, IBU and ICC to lead the implementation, adoption and continuous improvement of data products and analytics capabilities that enable stronger local commercial decision‑making.

You will scale and roll out global data products and analytics, ensuring insights inform commercial decisions such as channel mix, investment prioritization and inline brand performance.

You will collaborate with local, regional and global teams to drive integration of global data and analytics products, including Marketing Mix Modelling and Next Best Action, translating analytical outputs into locally actionable recommendations.

You will act as a data ambassador to raise data fluency across LOCs and promote evidence‑based ways of working across the cluster.

Responsibilities

• Lead and implement scaling and adoption of global data and analytics products, including Marketing Mix Modelling and Next Best Action.

Partner with cross‑functional teams to plan and implement local onboarding, prepare and validate local datasets, enable user access and setup, resolve adoption barriers and ensure products are embedded into business routines.

• Lead and implement hands‑on requirements discovery and business analysis in partnership with local functions.

Frame the underlying business problem, elicit needs, map current‑state processes and data flows, identify root causes and determine whether the issue is best addressed through data, process or technology.

Produce clear problem statements, options and trade‑offs assessments to support informed decisions.

• Lead and implement foundational data management practices for data products, including data sourcing and ingestion of local datasets, data cataloguing, security, access and quality controls, and local data contracts in partnership with data owners and delivery teams.
• Contextualize analytics outputs with local business realities.

Interact with cross‑functional stakeholders to interpret dashboards and analytical models, challenge assumptions, reconcile discrepancies and translate outputs into locally meaningful actions for commercial teams.

• Partner with ICC/GCC for scalable delivery.

Lead and implement the connection between business needs and ICC/GCC delivery teams, ensuring DD&T data products and services are implemented effectively, feedback is captured, and improvements are prioritized and acted upon.

• Act as a recognized thought leader for analytics and data science and as a hands‑on data ambassador to raise data fluency across LOCs.

Lead and implement practical enablement through training sessions and examples to help teams request, interpret and implement data‑driven decisions with greater confidence and consistency.

What you bring to Takeda

• 5+ years of experience in data and analytics, including leading and implementing cross‑functional delivery or adoption of data products in a commercial environment.
• Strong understanding of enterprise technology platforms, data landscapes and data architecture within a global pharmaceutical organization, with the ability to partner across business, technology and delivery teams.
• Demonstrated experience with advanced commercial analytics use cases such as marketing mix modeling, promotional effectiveness, elasticity analysis, or scenario simulation in a pharmaceutical or regulated context.
• Ability to translate business needs into data and technical requirements, interrogate analytics outputs and guide cross‑functional teams toward practical implementation.
• Knowledge of Takeda Mar Tech and Salesforce tech stack.

Hands‑on knowledge of data platforms such as Databricks and data modelling.

Knowledge of ETL, APIs and how to connect to databases.

Technical knowledge of digital channels including web, apps and surveys.

• Project management and change management experience.

Proven ability to partner with commercial, medical, technology, data and delivery teams to implement data products and embed new ways of working across markets or LOCs.

• Knowledge of all data sources (customer, financial, patients, etc.) and underlying data structures.

Knowledge of data privacy and compliance requirements in a regulated environment, including UK GDPR and the ABPI Code of Practice.

• Leads and implements through influence, gaining commitment across functions to move ideas from alignment into hands‑on delivery and adoption.

Comfort with ambiguity, structuring complex topics and guiding teams toward practical decisions and measurable outcomes.

• Builds trusted partnerships across functions, leveraging networks to align priorities, remove barriers and deliver outcomes.

Communicates complex data topics clearly to business, technical and delivery audiences.

Leads with cross‑functional teams to develop, embed and continually improve innovative data‑driven growth initiatives.

Extensive expertise in Customer Data domain within Takeda.

Applies Agile ways of working to lead, implement and improve delivery practices across teams.

Commitment to Diversity and Location

At Takeda we unite in diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where individuals are recognized for diverse backgrounds and abilities.

We welcome applications from all qualified candidates.

• Location and Compensation
• Base Salary Range: £70,100.00 – £96,360.00
• Additional Information

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Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.

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S. and Puerto Rico, click here to learn about our commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO).

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