Clinical Science Lead

Takeda Pharmaceutical; Zürich; On-site; CHF 177,000 - 244,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Zürich, Switzerland invites an experienced Director-level leader to shape scientific and operational strategy for clinical studies across Phase 3B, Phase 4, and real-world evidence initiatives.

You will drive study design, governance, and vendor oversight while leveraging digital and AI-enabled tools to strengthen planning, oversight, analytics, and decision-making. The role emphasizes quality, compliance, and business priorities across interventional and

Qualifications

• Advanced degree in scientific/clinical/epidemiologic/quantitative or health-related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in clinical development, evidence generation, clinical research, or related disciplines involving interventional and non-interventional studies.
• Significant experience in clinical science, clinical development, study implementation, epidemiology, real-world evidence, or related biopharmaceutical functions.
• Strong experience authoring, reviewing, and approving clinical trial protocols and related study documentation.
• Experience leading global or multi-country clinical studies through implementation and publication.
• Extensive knowledge of interventional and non-interventional study designs, good clinical practice, applicable regulations, ethics, quality standards, and standard operating procedure-driven practices.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex clinical and safety data and communicate findings effectively to diverse audiences.
• Strong program leadership, stakeholder management, vendor oversight, decision-making, and team leadership skills, including experience using digital and artificial intelligence-enabled tools in a regulated environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide scientific and operational leadership for planning, implementation, oversight, execution, and reporting of clinical, real-world evidence, and externally sponsored studies.
• Lead study design and document development through creation, review, and approval of protocols, amendments, study concepts, and related materials.
• Ensure study quality and feasibility by aligning study designs and execution plans with evidence generation priorities and stakeholder needs.
• Manage study delivery and performance by overseeing timelines, enrollment, budgets, operational metrics, risks, and quality indicators.
• Interpret and communicate clinical findings by translating complex clinical and safety data into recommendations, reports, publications, and decision-support materials.
• Partner across functional teams to support compliant study governance, vendor oversight, contracting, reporting, and archiving activities.
• Lead vendor and external partnership management while maintaining budget stewardship across the assigned portfolio.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation through the adoption of digital and AI-enabled tools that enhance evidence generation and study management.

Education

Advanced degree in scientific/clinical/epidemiologic/quantitative or health-related discipline

Job description

Job Description

About the Role:

In this Director level role, you will help shape the scientific and operational strategy for clinical studies across a diverse evidence generation portfolio. You will play a key role in advancing Phase 3B and Phase 4 interventional and non-interventional studies, real-world evidence initiatives, collaborative research, and investigator-initiated activities. Working across functions, you will help ensure studies are scientifically robust, operationally feasible, and delivered with a strong focus on quality, compliance, and business priorities. You will be part of a team that supports evidence-based decision-making while advancing efficient, scalable, and digitally enabled approaches to clinical research. Your work will contribute to the successful design, implementation, governance, and delivery of studies that generate meaningful evidence and support organizational goals, while promoting the appropriate use of digital and artificial intelligence-enabled tools to strengthen planning, oversight, analytics, and decision-making.

How You Will Contribute:

• Provide scientific and operational leadership for the planning, implementation, oversight, execution, and reporting of clinical, real-world evidence, and externally sponsored studies.
• Lead study design and document development through the creation, review, and approval of protocols, amendments, study concepts, and related materials.
• Ensure study quality and feasibility by aligning study designs and execution plans with evidence generation priorities and stakeholder needs.
• Manage study delivery and performance by overseeing timelines, enrollment, budgets, operational metrics, risks, and quality indicators.
• Interpret and communicate clinical findings by translating complex clinical and safety data into recommendations, reports, publications, and decision-support materials.
• Partner across functional teams to support compliant study governance, vendor oversight, contracting, reporting, and archiving activities.
• Lead vendor and external partnership management while maintaining budget stewardship across the assigned portfolio.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation through the adoption of digital and artificial intelligence-enabled tools that enhance evidence generation and study management.

Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in a scientific, clinical, epidemiologic, quantitative, or health-related discipline.
• 10+ years of experience in clinical development, evidence generation, clinical research, or related disciplines involving interventional and non-interventional studies.
• Significant experience in clinical science, clinical development, study implementation, epidemiology, real-world evidence, or related biopharmaceutical functions.
• Strong experience authoring, reviewing, and approving clinical trial protocols and related study documentation.
• Experience leading global or multi-country clinical studies through implementation and publication.
• Extensive knowledge of interventional and non-interventional study designs, good clinical practice, applicable regulations, ethics, quality standards, and standard operating procedure-driven practices.
• Demonstrated ability to interpret complex clinical and safety data and communicate findings effectively to diverse audiences.
• Strong program leadership, stakeholder management, vendor oversight, decision-making, and team leadership skills, including experience using digital and artificial intelligence-enabled tools in a regulated environment.

Locations

Zurich, Switzerland

Base Salary Range:

CHF177,400.00 - CHF243,980.00

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.

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Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time