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　　Daiichi Sankyo Group is dedicated to the creation and supply of innovative pharmaceutical therapies to improve standards of care and address diversified, unmet medical needs of people globally by leveraging our world-class science and technology. With more than 100 years of scientific expertise and a presence in more than 20 countries, Daiichi Sankyo and its 16,000 employees around the world draw upon a rich legacy of innovation and a robust pipeline of promising new medicines to help people. Under the Group’s 2025 Vision to become a “Global Pharma Innovator with Competitive Advantage in Oncology,” Daiichi Sankyo is primarily focused on providing novel therapies in oncology, as well as other research areas centered around rare diseases and immune disorders.

　　Summary

　　The Global Head of R&D External Collaboration & System Portfolio Lead is responsible for building, deploying, and running a Global Strategy for R&D Application Demand Mgmt. and Portfolio Planning regarding all Development applications. The focus will be on developing a formalized, harmonized approach to capturing, categorizing, trending, measuring, predicting, escalating, mitigating and recycling learnings regarding the Demand and Portfolio Mgmt. processes within and across functions for R&D along with ties to other Functions (e.g., QA, CSPV,DX IT), Corporate and the external landscape. Analytical Resource Management will focus on implementing a data driven approach to optimizing resource planning, deployment, productivity and costs through a outsourced based service delivery mode. Integrated R&D Application System Project Portfolio Management -Plan for and manage the annual Application system planning cycles and ongoing demand processes. -Define, measure, and report on the Application system portfolio KPIs and metrics to ensure overall portfolio health and identify trends and improvement areas. -Ensure optimal resource allocation and forecasting to meet R&D Application System portfolio objectives. -Manage the production of executive level reports and visualization of data to help ensure alignment of the Application system project portfolio and department objectives with the organization's strategic goals -Align with R&D business functions R&D Finance and DX IT as needed on a regular basis. Application System Strategy, Governance, and Stakeholder Partnership -Contribute to the evolution of Global and Regional enterprise SDLC / PPM governance, processes, and systems. -Engage with external functions (QA, DX IT) to drive improvements to the overall strategy around portfolio & demand mgmt. processes and tools to create global integrated processes. Application Demand & Portfolio Planning Systems, Frameworks, and Standards -Conduct regular, detailed interactions with Propel platform service providers as part efforts to continuously improve the system and processes throughout the year.

　　Responsibilities

　　Assist Global Head of Strategy Operations regarding the RD DX Investment Board with IT Project Budget Govrnance, System Strategic Roadmap and Top Dialogue content mgmt. Proactively identify potential changes to the total project cost and the fiscal year budget impact to ensure sound fiscal accountability with regard to RD IT projects.

　　Responsible for the development of the IT Investment Strategy, Business Rationale and Financial Analysis in partnership with Global System Owners and Corporate IT of various IT related programs and activities. Advise, consult and partner with senior executives to identify and target business process opportunities that yield the most ROI and are aligned to the corporate objectives, information technology solutions, investment portfolio management and business priorities. Lead the facilitation and creation of business cases for IT investments and assist with prioritization along with the senior leaders within the organization.

　　Strategy Partnership-Define strategy and roadmap for deployment across all Demand Mgmt. , Portfolio Planning and Application System Resource Mgmt.-Establish linkages/line of sight between functional and geographical differences/opportunities along with connection point to other Non-RD functions and Corporate.-Initiate baseline inventory/need assessments surrounding existing functional processes, people and systems with impact on above three areas.-Design and deliver appropriate operating model, governance and ways of working to effectively deliver these capabilities across RD

　　Responsible for leading and supporting the annual Global RD System Prioritization process in partnership with RD functions and Corporate IT.

　　Responsible for defining, managing and delivering the various collaboration workstreams between DS and external collaboration partners (AZ,MERCK etc.).

　　Demand Mgmt.-Evaluate existing Demand mgmt. processes functionally, locally, globally, organizationally and externally.-Develop technical solution for centralized Demand Mgmt capture, reporting and analytics utilizing ProPel system.-Harmonize grading, categorization and standardization of Demands.-Formalize process for escalation with clear roles and responsibilities.-Develop analytical approach in partnership with DX IT functions to predict, trend and measure effectiveness and execution.-Develop vehicle working with Business Application Training / OCM Lead to socialize learnings, change the culture/mindset and build new content to avoid repeated risks issues.-Maintain a pulse on external landscape, Health Authority focus and emerging risk areas.

　　Portfolio Planning-Evaluate existing inventory of processes within and cross function, seeking optimization, synergy, gaps simplification.-Connect with existing process groups (DX IT) to understand challenges, opportunities, compliance and priorities.-Search for opportunities to automate processes which are manual, labor intensive through the use of data and technology.-Re-design processes which are broken, outdated, time and cost laden and measure impact of change.-Create clear linkages between Processes, Systems and Roles-Develop and mature the Portfolio Mgmt. governance model in collaboration with DX IT to ensure robust and timely view regarding the performance of the portfolio.

　　Qualifications: Successful candidates will be able to meet the qualifications below with or without a reasonable accommodation.

　　Education Qualifications (from an accredited college or university)

　　Bachelor's Degree required

　　Master's Degree preferred

　　Experience Qualifications

　　10 or More Years experience in Organizational Change Management and Business Transformation Management methodologies required

　　4 or More Years experience in the cross-department mgmt. of system portfolio delivery from external delivery partners required

　　Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.

　　At the heart of Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is the fundamental belief that each employee helps shape our success. We have created an exceptional working environment that values and rewards individual contributions, but we also believe in the power of collaboration. We provide employees with the training, tools and technology that they need to excel. Our open communication, emphasis on results, and spirit of personal accountability are hallmarks of our corporate culture and ensures that each employee’s unique abilities are valued and utilized. We invite you to consider a career at Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.