Head Marketing Technology (biolife)

Head Of Marketing Technology (BioLife)

Takeda's Data, Digital & Technology (DD&T) organization partners with business and functional leaders to deliver measurable outcomes through technology, data, and digital capabilities. Within Plasma Derived Therapies (PDT), this role is focused on marketing technology in support of BioLife's donor-facing growth agenda.

This role serves as Head of Marketing Technology for BioLife, owning the strategy, roadmap, and end-to-end delivery of consumer-facing marketing technology capabilities across owned channels and marketing platforms. The role partners closely with the Commercial Plasma Portfolio organization, with a strong day-to-day focus on BioLife Marketing, to align priorities, shape the multiyear roadmap, and deliver measurable business value. You will lead a cross-geo team (US-based roles plus India product-development pods) and steward a USD 10-20M portfolio across personnel and project investment.

Key skills & capabilities

Retail consumer technology mindset (mobile-first UX, performance, accessibility, conversion optimization).

Proven digital feature delivery end-to-end (build/QA/release/iterate) using modern product and agile practices.

Strong measurement and experimentation capability (instrumentation, KPI frameworks, A/B testing, attribution/incrementality concepts).

Channel strategy + roadmap leadership: prioritization using value/effort/dependencies/risks; clear tradeoff communication.

MarTech architecture fluency (e.g., marketing automation, CRM, CDP/identity/activation, tagging/analytics, personalization, consent management).

Cloud and Digital infrastructure literacy to support website performance, API integrations, and personalization at scale.

Matrix leadership and stakeholder influence across Commercial Plasma Portfolio, BioLife Marketing, peer DD&T teams, and enterprise platforms; comfort operating in complex governance environments.

People leadership: building high-performing teams, coaching leaders, and driving accountability across geographies.

Qualifications

Bachelor's degree required (relevant field or equivalent experience); advanced degree preferred.

10-15+ years in marketing technology, digital product delivery, consumer digital platforms, growth, CRM/lifecycle, or adjacent domains; 7+ years leading teams/managers.

Track record delivering measurable, multi-channel digital initiatives tied to business KPIs.

Experience leading global delivery across US-based teams and India pods/ICC; strong portfolio/budget stewardship consistent with USD 10-20M scope.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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For Location: Bannockburn, IL

U.S. Base Salary Range: $212,000.00 - $333,190.00

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.

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