Title: Senior Manager, Strategy Planning & Operations Location: USA - MA - Cambridge Work Type: Hybrid, Full Time Job ID: R0180115 Job Description: By clicking the “Apply” button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda’s Privacy Notice and Terms of Use. I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge. Job Description OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE: This position is responsible for helping to further the strategic advancement of Global Development Organization (GDO) in support of its mission to develop and deliver therapies to patients through innovation and excellence. Primary responsibilities include but are not limited to: - Provides project/program management to ensure internal, cross-functional, cross-divisional project plans are in place for GDO- related initiatives - Work directly with the GDO Functional Heads, and key stakeholders outside departments to support the strategic direction of GDO by leading high-impact, high-priority projects and overseeing department-wide initiatives. - Support the creation, management, and implementation of GDO’s communications strategy and communications - Supporting and leading key initiatives that have cross-functional impact and that are critical to GDO’s business objectives and/or Takeda’s global business objectives. ACCOUNTABILITIES: - Support transformational projects/initiatives and change management activities to advance GDO’s mission to achieve predictable delivery - Support the development and execution of a fit-for-purpose communication strategy pertaining to the GDO organization. - Accountable for communications for GDO including regular newsletters, sourcing relevant content from key stakeholders, and other correspondence/messaging as needed. Track engagement to determine opportunities to improve communication strategy. - Coordinate and support GDO wide events including town halls and roundtable events. - Support the execution of opportunities for the enhancements of core capabilities within GDO functions and efficiencies, including process improvement. - Lead planning and execution of Study/Process Review Forums, including agenda setting, stakeholder coordination, and development of structured summaries and action logs with clear ownership to drive accountability and progress. - Utilize project and program management expertise to drive project teams to achieve clarity on issues and focus on effective contingencies; interface with management and influence decision-making, monitor progress, gaps, risk management to ensure progress and business continuity - Support cross-functional and R&D projects focused on operational excellence, including representing GDO on cross-functional teams. - Support identification of project and resource priorities that align with global business objectives. Work closely with stakeholders to balance operational execution with GDO strategy. - Support activities related to GDO leadership team meetings and workshops (development of agenda, coordination of logistics, facilitation of discussions etc.) - Support activities related to GDO Onboarding and engagement (GDO Playbook, SharePoint, People & Culture Learning, etc.) - Develop and implement tools and templates to enable consistency and transparency across GDO projects - Survey the external environment to keep abreast of industry advances in technologies affecting Clinical Operations, Clinical Supplies, Regulatory Affairs, Data Management, and Pharmacovigilance to support further innovation within GDO. CORE ELEMENTS RELATED TO THIS ROLE - Knowledgeable about the overall R&D portfolio and drug development milestones in order to be strategic in planning, progress oversight, communication, delivering high quality reporting and insights - Expertise in strategy and operations in Pharma R&D organizations of similar size to Takeda - Strong ability to build relationships across R&D as a partner to TAUs, BUs, Finance, and other R&D central organizations - Excellent communication skills related to implementing department wide communications and events. Strong project management skills and ability to liaise with different functions in an effective and timely manner EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS - Advanced degree with MBA, Science or Finance background preferred - 6+ years’ experience in pharmaceutical or biotech industry preferred or a related industry with a focus on Clinical Development and Clinical Operations - Proven track record of leading and driving business process transformation and organizational culture change as well as delivering on programs with complex business deliverables - Excellent time management, organization, analytical and planning skills - Strong business analysis skills, proven meeting facilitation and documentation skills. - Excellent oral and written communication skills, with the ability to share information effectively This position is currently classified as “hybrid” in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. For Location: Boston, MA U.S. Base Salary Range: $137,000.00 - $215,270.00 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 job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

• Tune EDR, SIEM, and XDR detections to reduce false positives and improve alert quality. • Build and maintain detection rules, correlation searches, dashboards, watchlists, and response workflows. • Translate Red Team, Purple Team, incident, and Threat Intelligence findings into repeatable defensive checks. • Validate that EDR policies, prevention rules, logging, sensor health, and response actions work as expected. • Review noisy alerts and tune thresholds, exclusions, lookups, entity context, and suppression logic. • Support SOC analysts with clear alert descriptions, triage steps, severity logic, and escalation guidance. • Improve log coverage, parsing, field normalization, enrichment, and data quality. • Map detections to MITRE ATT&CK where useful. ATT&CK is widely used to describe adversary tactics and techniques based on real-world observations. • Write portable detection content using formats such as Sigma, which is designed as a generic signature format for SIEM detections. • Track detection gaps, false positive trends, alert health, and platform performance

Role Description Alison.ai, the industry leading creative analytics platform, is looking for our Head of North America to lead and build our NA business from the ground up. This is a founder mode commercial leadership role for someone who has lived inside the advertising ecosystem at scale, knows the agency and brand side buyers personally, and is ready to build an operation rather than join one. You will own the NA market end to end: pipeline, revenue, partnerships, hiring, and presence in market. What You'll Do - Build and own the NA commercial strategy and revenue plan - Run the full sales cycle yourself: prospect, pitch, negotiate and close B2B deals with agencies and brand advertisers across verticals (CPG, retail, finance, tech, gaming, DTC, travel, and more) - Open the NA market, set the operational foundations, and hire the team behind you - Represent Alison externally at industry events, with clients, and with partners - Build and maintain executive relationships across the big holdcos, mid sized agencies, brand advertisers and platform partners - Work closely with the global teams in Tel Aviv and London on product, marketing, and delivery, so NA clients are looked after at the highest level Qualifications - 10+ years of experience in advertising, marketing or sales, with a meaningful portion of that time spent in one or more of the following: Ad sales, partnerships or commercial leadership at a major ad platform (Meta, Google, TikTok, LinkedIn, Amazon Ads, Snap, etc) - Senior commercial or growth leadership inside one of the big holdcos or a mid sized agency - Senior commercial role at an adtech, martech or creative tech vendor selling into agencies and brands - A current, active network across NA agencies and advertisers that you can pick up the phone to from week one - A track record of closing complex B2B deals at six and seven figure ACVs - Comfort owning full sales cycles personally, not just managing a team that does it - Genuine startup conviction. You understand that upside in a role like this comes from building, not from corporate style guarantees Bonus - Experience standing up a regional operation from scratch - Existing executive relationships across the holdcos and major brand advertisers - Familiarity with creative intelligence, ad measurement, creative production, or platform algorithm dynamics Compensation and Terms - Competitive base salary, benchmarked to the NA market for a role at this level - Commission tied directly to NA revenue delivered, paid on a defined cycle - ESOP participation in a fast growing, well backed company. Standard market vesting: four years total, with a one year cliff, then quarterly vesting thereafter. Vesting starts from your employment start date - Founding member of Alison NA. Real ownership, real upside, real responsibility - At this stage, the role is fully remote - The role includes travel as part of building and growing the NA market presence

• Manage relationships with partner organisations delivering DofE programmes • Identify and develop new relationships to widen access to DofE • Conduct regular meetings with stakeholders • Work from home when not meeting partners • Contribute positively to the future opportunities of young people