Health Data Ecosystem Alliance Lead

Takeda; Zürich; On-site; CHF 146,000 - 229,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda in Cambridge, MA seeks a Director-level leader to shape partnerships using real-world health data to generate decision-grade evidence. You will monitor data access requirements, assess partner capabilities, and design models aligning with healthcare systems and policy contexts.

Your work connects stakeholders to enable fair value sharing and long-term ecosystem growth, supporting responsible AI in health and faster drug development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years in business development, partnerships, policy, or related field in health, data, life sciences, or healthcare.
• Strong understanding of healthcare systems and health data ecosystems.
• Proven partner management and relationship-building experience.
• Experience designing partnership models with fair value sharing.
• Ability to translate regulatory and data-access requirements into strategies.
• Strong written and verbal communication; experience representing an organization.

Responsibilities

• Monitor health data access requirements across regions and identify partnership models.
• Design partnership strategies and models by evaluating capabilities and opportunities.
• Develop and negotiate strategic partnerships supporting policy objectives and data access.
• Build and manage partner relationships through effective communication with stakeholders.
• Guide multi-stakeholder collaboration in forums advancing real-world data for evidence.
• Assess opportunities and risks in complex health data environments and recommend actions.
• Provide strategic market and policy insights by monitoring trends and evolving needs.
• Support responsible health AI initiatives by addressing data governance and ethics.

Skills

Business development

Partnerships

Policy

Health data ecosystems

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

About the Role

In this Director level role, you will help shape and advance partnerships that transform real-world data into decision-grade evidence in a sustainable way. You will play a key role in monitoring health data access requirements, assessing technology and partner capabilities, and designing partnership models that align with different healthcare systems, policy environments, and value chain dynamics. You will be part of a team that brings together stakeholders across the health data ecosystem to support fair value sharing and long-term collaboration. Your work will contribute to the development of responsible health artificial intelligence models through access to well-curated health data, helping accelerate the emergence of digital twins and supporting more efficient drug development. You will also help strengthen evidence generation strategies by connecting partnership, policy, and ecosystem insights to evolving healthcare and data needs.

How You Will Contribute

• Monitor health data access requirements: across regions and identify partnership models and potential partners that support evidence generation goals.
• Design partnership strategies and models: by evaluating technology capabilities, market positions, and multi-partner collaboration opportunities.
• Develop and negotiate strategic partnerships: that support policy objectives, data access, and long-term ecosystem value.
• Build and manage partner relationships: through effective communication and collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.
• Guide multi-stakeholder collaboration: by participating in forums that advance the use of real-world data as a source of decision-grade evidence.
• Assess opportunities and risks: in complex health data environments and recommend practical actions and partnership approaches.
• Provide strategic market and policy insights: by monitoring trends, policy developments, and evolving partner needs.
• Support responsible health artificial intelligence initiatives: by identifying requirements for creating, governing, and scaling large health data sets while balancing legal, ethical, and data use considerations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• 10+ years of experience in business development, partnerships, policy, or a related field within health, data, life sciences, or healthcare.
• Strong understanding of healthcare systems, health data ecosystems, and healthcare value chain dynamics.
• Proven experience in partner management and building trusted relationships across diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience designing partnership models and developing mutually beneficial arrangements with fair value sharing approaches.
• Ability to interpret regulatory and health data access requirements across countries and translate them into partnership strategies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience representing an organization in meetings and forums.
• Experience in strategic negotiations, business development, and applying knowledge of data ethics and responsible health artificial intelligence to complex partnership environments.

Location

While a primary location is identified for this role, qualified internal : candidates in other locations may also be considered, subject to business needs, role requirements, and local employment considerations.

Compensation

The salary range displayed reflects the primary location associated with this posting. Compensation may vary for candidates considered in other locations. Where applicable, location-specific salary ranges and compensation information will be provided in accordance with local requirements.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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For Location

USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500

U.S. Base Salary Range

$177,000.00 - $278,080.00

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.

EEO Statement

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Locations

USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500Zurich, Switzerland

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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