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Site IT Support Lead

Takeda pharmaceutical
St. Louis, MO Remote Full Time
POSTED ON 9/1/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/1/2026
Job Description Summary:
The Site IT Support Lead is accountable for delivering high-quality service desk and onsite IT support for a single assigned site. This role coordinates daily work and provides technical guidance, manages staffing and service performance, oversees vendor relationships, and works with ITSM practice owners to support consistent use of established processes. The role supports reliable daily service delivery, a positive customer experience, and consistent execution of established support procedures.

Job Description:

Primary Responsibilities

  • Plan workforce coverage, staffing models, and schedules to ensure consistent service delivery across site support queues, channels, and onsite needs.

  • Manage service performance governance, including queue health, backlog aging, escalation management, quality reviews, and operational reporting.

  • Monitor basic service metrics such as customer satisfaction, ticket aging, backlog trends, and resolution performance.

  • Develop and execute continuous improvement plans that enhance customer experience, reduce avoidable volume, and improve operational efficiency.

  • Support consistent use of established ITSM processes for incidents, requests, knowledge articles, changes, and asset-related activities.

  • Maintain knowledge articles, training materials, quality checks, reporting, and support procedures.

  • Coordinate with vendors and escalate service issues where third-party providers support delivery.

  • Provide priority support as needed for site leaders, senior leaders, and priority business situations, with timely response and effective escalation management.

  • Support IT onboarding and offboarding processes, including device readiness, access coordination, asset recovery, user experience, and partnership with HR, Facilities, Security, and contractor teams.

Qualifications

  • 3-5 years of progressive IT support, service desk, desktop support, workplace technology, or IT operations experience; an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience may be considered.

  • 2-4 years of people leadership experience preferred, including direct management or coordination of technical support employees and contractors.

  • Demonstrated ability to manage operational performance, service levels, staffing, escalations, and continuous improvement initiatives.

  • Strong understanding of ITIL-aligned service management practices and the ability to drive consistent process adoption.

  • Preferred experience with incident management, change management, major incident management, and problem management in an ITIL-aligned environment.

  • Experience managing vendor relationships, service reviews, operational governance, and contract performance preferred.

  • Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization, including executives, and partners across IT, business, facilities, security, and vendor teams.

  • Experience with ITSM platforms, reporting dashboards, knowledge management, quality programs, and workforce planning practices.

  • Ability to balance customer experience, operational rigor, compliance, and cost effectiveness in a fast-paced support environment.

  • Support basic training plans, role readiness, and capability development for support staff.

Focus is a leading financial services firm comprised of integrated wealth management, family office, and business management services. Blending deep expertise and expansive resources with a boutique, client-first fiduciary philosophy, Focus helps individuals, families, and institutions navigate complex financial situations with highly personalized solutions tailored to their unique needs. To learn more about Focus, visit or follow the company on LinkedIn.

EEO Statement: Focus is an equal opportunity employer and bases its employment decisions on the employee or candidate's skillset, and without regard to an employee or candidate's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state and/or federal law.

Focus complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact

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For Indiana Applicants: It is unlawful for an employer to discriminate against a prospective employee on the basis of status as a veteran by refusing to employ an applicant on the basis that they are a veteran of the armed forces of the United States, a member of the Indiana National Guard or a member of a reserve component.

For Maryland Applicants: I UNDERSTAND THAT UNDER MARYLAND LAW, AN EMPLOYER MAY NOT REQUIRE OR DEMAND, AS A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT, PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYMENT OR CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT, THAT ANY INDIVIDUAL SUBMIT TO OR TAKE A POLYGRAP OR SIMILAR TEST. AN EMPLOYER WHO VIOLATES THIS LAW IS GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR AND SUBJECT TO A FINE NOT EXCEEDING $100.

For Massachusetts Applicants: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

For Montana Applicants: If hired, the employment relationship is governed by the Wrongful Discharge from Employment Act. Mont. Code Ann. Section 39-2-901.

For Rhode Island Applicants: Focus is subject to Chapters 29-38 of Title 28 of the General Laws of Rhode Island and is therefore covered by the state's workers' compensation law. If you willfully provide false information about your ability to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodations, you may be barred from filing a claim under the provisions of the Workers' Compensation Act of the State of Rhode Island if the false information is directly related to the personal injury that is the basis for the new claim for compensation. The Company complies fully with the Americans with Disabilities Act.

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