Digital & Ecosystem Partner Lead, DD&T, Chengdu

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Job Description

ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Drive digital partnership strategy by identifying, evaluating, and structuring opportunities that align with Takeda China’s digital innovation and business goals.
• Lead stakeholder engagement across the healthcare ecosystem—including payors, providers, startups, and academic institutions—to build trust and advance collaborative initiatives.
• Develop strategic materials such as partnership proposals, investment assessments, and ecosystem maps to support executive decision-making and governance processes.
• Coordinate cross-functional collaboration with internal teams (e.g., R&D, marketing, development, global innovation) to ensure alignment and execution of partnership objectives.
• Plan and facilitate co-creation sessions and strategic workshops with internal and external partners, including agenda setting, method selection, and stakeholder preparation.
• Capture and synthesize workshop outcomes, translating insights into actionable strategies and ensuring follow-through across relevant teams and stakeholders.
• Oversee operational execution of partnership initiatives, including CRM tracking, documentation, and communication across the full lifecycle—from sourcing to scaling.
• Collaborate with Takeda Spark on discovery projects and New Product Development to ensure Target Digital Product Profile success through partnerships.
• Bridge the China digital innovation ecosystem with global teams including Digital Health, Digital Product Excellence, and Digital Business Development.

DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS ：

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise

• Proficiency with CRM tools, digital health tracking platforms, and partnership management systems to monitor and coordinate Takeda’s digital partner network in China.
• Experience preparing high-impact strategic materials, including briefing decks, investment assessments, and ecosystem maps, using tools like PowerPoint, Excel, and data visualization software.
• Familiarity with digital health technologies, emerging business models, and innovation trends in China’s healthcare ecosystem, with the ability to translate insights into actionable strategies.
• Background working in or with startups, design thinking methodologies, patient journey mapping.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Business, Public Health, Digital Innovation, or a related field. Graduate degree preferred.
• Minimum 5+ years of experience in investing, consulting, digital health, strategic partnerships, or innovation roles—preferably within the healthcare or pharmaceutical industry.
• Proven experience in identifying, structuring, and managing strategic partnerships across diverse stakeholder groups (e.g., payors, providers, startups, academic institutions).
• Familiarity with China’s healthcare landscape and digital health ecosystem is strongly preferred.
• Experience working as a startup founder or in a leadership position viewed favorably.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong strategic thinking and analytical skills, with the ability to translate market insights and emerging technologies into actionable partnership strategies.
• Excellent communication and storytelling abilities to influence internal and external stakeholders and drive alignment across cross-functional teams.
• Experience preparing high-impact materials such as investment assessments, briefing decks, and partnership proposals for executive-level audiences.
• Ability to lead and facilitate strategic workshops and co-development sessions with internal and external partners.
• High-level proficiency in Chinese and professional literacy in English.
• Understanding of agile environments and co-development processes is a plus.
• Experience in healthcare innovation, digital product strategy, or business development is highly desirable.

What you’ll do: 

• Be human-centered: Advocate for the end-user through human-centered methodologies
• Create clarity: Articulate complex ideas simply breaking them down into understandable concepts that evolve and enhance product and service experiences.
• Engage the Ecosystem: Build strong relationships with digital, academic and industry partners who share our co-creation vision for better health, brighter future.
• Bias towards action: Engage in portfolio prioritization to help set the strategy for the team. 
• Radical collaboration: Engage and build alignment across different stakeholders, partners, and teams. 
• Storytelling: Radiate information and celebrate success and failure. 
• Be mindful of the process: Keep a critical eye on “how” we work, as well as “what” we are working on, and make improvements.

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