Evidence Generation Lead, Uk & Ireland

Takeda; Greater London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 117,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda in London announces an Associate Director-level role to shape and deliver the UK&I evidence generation strategy. You will identify local gaps and translate them into scientifically rigorous, feasible plans addressing healthcare stakeholders and decision-makers.

You will connect local priorities with regional/global planning, drive high-quality real-world evidence, observational research, and collaborations, using digital analytics and AI-enabled approaches.

Qualifications

• Ten to twelve years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical industry, healthcare research, academia, or related environment.
• Demonstrated leadership of evidence generation activities including non-interventional and real-world studies.
• Strong knowledge of evidence generation strategy and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Professional fluency in English with strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead evidence generation strategy by identifying local gaps with medical, market access, and cross-functional partners.
• Guide research across the study lifecycle from concept to dissemination and close-out.
• Develop scientific study materials including protocols, analysis plans, reports, abstracts, and manuscripts.
• Ensure scientific quality and regulatory compliance per company policies and standards.
• Coordinate integrated evidence planning with local, regional, and global teams.
• Oversee the evidence portfolio including budgets, timelines, contracts, vendors and risks.
• Build strategic scientific relationships with healthcare professionals and institutions.
• Apply digital and analytical capabilities to strengthen planning and execution.

Skills

Evidence strategy

Leadership

Project management

English fluency

Education

Bachelor's degree in medicine, pharmacy, life sciences or related field

Job description

About the Role

In this Associate Director level role, you will help shape and deliver the evidence generation strategy for the United Kingdom and Ireland. You will play a key role in identifying local evidence gaps and translating them into scientifically rigorous, feasible, patient-focused, and compliant plans that address the needs of healthcare stakeholders and decision-makers. As part of the Global Evidence Generation organization, you will connect local priorities with regional and global evidence planning, research priorities, and investment decisions. Your work will contribute to high-quality real-world evidence, observational research, database studies, research collaborations, and investigator-initiated research. You will also help strengthen evidence planning and execution through innovative thinking, digital technologies, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence-enabled approaches.

How You Will Contribute

• Lead evidence generation strategy by identifying and prioritizing local evidence gaps with medical, market access, and cross-functional partners.
• Guide research across the study lifecycle from concept development and governance review through execution, analysis, reporting, close-out, and dissemination.
• Develop scientific study materials with internal experts and external partners, including protocols, analysis plans, reports, abstracts, and manuscripts.
• Ensure scientific quality and compliance by applying company policies, ethical standards, research practices, and relevant regulatory requirements.
• Coordinate integrated evidence planning with local, regional, and global partners across medical, research, access, regulatory, data, and operational functions.
• Manage the evidence portfolio by overseeing priorities, budgets, forecasts, contracts, vendors, timelines, performance, and material risks.
• Build strategic scientific relationships with healthcare professionals, patient organizations, institutions, investigators, networks, and scientific societies.
• Apply digital and analytical capabilities to strengthen evidence planning, portfolio oversight, communication, and execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in medicine, pharmacy, life sciences, public health, epidemiology, health economics, or a related field.
• Ten to twelve years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare research, academia, or a related environment.
• Demonstrated leadership of evidence generation activities, including non-interventional, real-world evidence, observational, database, or other Medical Affairs studies.
• Strong knowledge of evidence generation strategy, research methods, good research practices, and applicable ethical and regulatory requirements.
• Strong understanding of United Kingdom healthcare systems, health technology assessment requirements, reimbursement decisions, and evidence needs.
• Ability to translate medical and healthcare questions into clear evidence needs and executable research plans.
• Strong scientific judgment and experience evaluating study designs, data, analyses, and scientific outputs.
• Professional fluency in English with strong project, portfolio, vendor, budget, stakeholder influence, matrix leadership, communication, and digital skills.

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.

Locations

London, Great Britain

Base Salary Range

£84,800.00 - £116,600.00

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.

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time