Takeda

Project Management Analyst

Takeda$89K — $141K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, Life Sciences, or related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in PMO or related project and portfolio environment.
  • Demonstrated experience in governance routines and leadership communications.
  • Strong knowledge of project and portfolio management fundamentals.
  • Experience in developing dashboards and performance reports for leadership review.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee site-level project governance processes and portfolio performance.
  • Drive continuous improvement in governance and project execution.
  • Monitor portfolio health via key performance indicators and recommend corrective actions.
  • Deliver portfolio status updates and performance summaries to senior leadership.
  • Track project progress and escalate issues as necessary.
  • Manage the site risk management process, including risk identification and monitoring mitigation actions.
  • Lead annual crisis management drills as the site crisis coordinator.

Benefits

  • Eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with company match.
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage and basic life insurance.
  • Tuition reimbursement program and paid volunteer time off.
  • Up to 120 hours of paid vacation and 80 hours of sick time annually.
Full Job Description
Job Description

About the role:

As a Project Management Analyst, you will oversee site-level project governance and portfolio performance, promote continuous improvement, advance projects, and monitor key performance indicators. You will identify performance gaps, recommend corrective actions, and report progress to senior, executive, and above-site leadership. Additionally, you will serve as the site crisis coordinator, manage the site risk management process, and lead annual crisis management drills.

How you will contribute:

  • Provide site-level oversight of project governance processes and portfolio performance to support effective prioritization, visibility, and decision-making.
  • Drive a continuous improvement mindset across the portfolio by identifying opportunities to strengthen governance routines, reporting, and project execution practices.
  • Monitor portfolio health through key performance indicators, identify underperformance or emerging risks, and recommend corrective actions to improve overall project outcomes.
  • Prepare and deliver regular portfolio status updates, performance summaries, and risk-related insights to Senior Leadership, Executive Leadership, and above-site leadership.
  • Support advancement of projects across the site portfolio by tracking progress, highlighting issues requiring escalation, and helping ensure timely follow-through on key actions.
  • Own and maintain the site risk management process, including risk identification, assessment, escalation, and monitoring of mitigation actions.
  • Serve as the site crisis coordinator and lead annual crisis management drills to strengthen preparedness, response readiness, and organizational resilience.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure portfolio information is accurate, governance expectations are clear, and decisions are supported by timely and reliable data.
  • Maintain clear and audit-ready documentation related to governance activities, portfolio reporting, risk management, and crisis management processes
  • Promotes continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to strengthen governance processes, reporting practices, and portfolio visibility.
  • Leverages digital tools and data to improve the efficiency, consistency, and insightfulness of portfolio reporting and tracking.
  • Encourages knowledge sharing and adoption of effective practices that enhance site performance and organizational readiness.


What you bring to Takeda:
  • Bachelor's degree in Project Management, Business, Engineering, Operations, Life Sciences, or a related field.
  • 5+ years of experience in PMO, portfolio management support, governance, business excellence, project controls, or a related project and portfolio environment.
  • Demonstrated experience supporting governance routines, portfolio reporting, KPI tracking, risk and issue management, and leadership communications.
  • Strong knowledge of project and portfolio management fundamentals, including governance, performance monitoring, corrective action follow-up, and structured reporting.
  • Experience developing dashboards, reports, presentations, and performance summaries for Senior Leadership and Executive Leadership review.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to identify trends, assess underperformance, highlight risks, and recommend practical actions.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across functions and influence stakeholders at multiple levels.
  • Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities, maintain attention to detail, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
  • Proficiency in tools such as Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, Smartsheet, Project, or similar systems used for analysis, reporting, and tracking.
  • Experience working in cross-functional teams and supporting site-level governance, stakeholder meetings, risk processes, and documentation practices.
  • Understanding of regulated environments, quality systems, compliance expectations, or crisis/risk management processes in site-based operations.


Important Considerations:

At Takeda, our patients rely on us to deliver quality products. As a result, we must follow strict rules in our manufacturing facilities to ensure we are not endangering the quality of the product. In this role, you may:
  • Work in a controlled environment requiring special gowning and wear protective clothing over the head, face, hands, feet and body. This may include additional hearing protection for loud areas.
  • Need to remove all make-up, jewelry, contact lenses, nail polish and/or artificial fingernails while in the manufacturing environment.
  • Work in a cold, wet environment.
  • Work multiple shifts, including weekends, or be asked to work supplemental hours, as necessary.
  • Work around chemicals such as alcohol, acids, buffers and Celite that may require respiratory protection.


For Location:
USA - CA - Thousand Oaks - Rancho Conejo

U.S. Base Salary Range:
$89,900.00 - $141,240.00

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.

Locations
USA - CA - Thousand Oaks - Rancho Conejo

Worker Type
Employee

Worker Sub-Type
Regular

Time Type
Full time

Job Exempt
Yes

About Takeda

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is a global pharmaceutical company that develops and markets pharmaceutical products. The company's products are used to treat a wide range of medical conditions, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, respiratory diseases, and cancer. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited was founded in 1781 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company has operations in more than 80 countries and employs more than 49,000 people worldwide.
Learn more about Takeda
Size
47,347 employees
Market Cap
$48.2 billion
Industry
Founded
1781
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