Senior Manager, Evidence Generation Lead, Italy and Greece

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.; Roma; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 96,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Italy (Roma) is seeking a Senior Manager to shape and deliver evidence generation for Italy and Greece.

You will identify local evidence gaps and translate them into rigorous, feasible research plans, guiding studies from concept to dissemination. This role partners with medical, regulatory, access, data and finance teams to align local needs with global priorities and drive impactful real-world research.

Qualifications

• Eight to ten years of relevant experience in pharma, healthcare research or related environment.
• Experience owning evidence generation strategy and leading observational, real-world or database studies.
• Strong knowledge of research methods, good research practices, and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to translate medical questions into executable evidence plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead evidence strategy development by identifying local gaps and translating them into robust research plans.
• Guide studies from concept and protocol through execution, analysis, reporting, and dissemination.
• Align local needs with regional/global priorities in planning and governance.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery with medical, research, regulatory, access, data, legal, compliance, procurement, and finance partners.
• Manage external research partners against scope, quality, budget, and timelines.
• Oversee portfolio planning by forecasting budgets, monitoring progress, and escalating risks.
• Apply innovative research approaches using digital tools, analytics, data visualization, and AI-enabled tools.

Skills

Scientific judgment

Stakeholder influence

Written communication

Verbal communication

Facilitation

Presentation

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s degree in medicine or life sciences

Job description

About the Role

In this Senior Manager level role, you will help shape and deliver the evidence generation strategy for Italy and Greece. You will play a key role in identifying local evidence gaps and translating them into scientifically rigorous, feasible, patient-focused, and compliant research plans. As part of the Global Evidence Generation organization, you will connect local medical and healthcare needs with regional and global evidence priorities, helping inform research plans and investment decisions. Your work will contribute to high-quality peri-approval and post-approval research, including real-world evidence, observational research, database studies, and investigator-initiated research. Through scientific leadership, cross-functional collaboration, and innovative approaches, you will strengthen evidence generation, synthesis, and portfolio decision-making while supporting consistent standards and meaningful research outcomes across Italy and Greece.

How You Will Contribute

• Lead evidence strategy development by identifying and prioritizing local evidence gaps and translating them into scientifically robust, feasible research plans.
• Guide studies throughout their lifecycle from concept and protocol development through execution, analysis, reporting, closeout, and dissemination.
• Align local and global priorities by representing Italy and Greece evidence needs in regional and global planning and governance.
• Coordinate cross-functional delivery with medical, research, regulatory, access, data, legal, compliance, procurement, and finance partners.
• Manage external research partners against agreed expectations for scope, quality, budget, and timelines.
• Oversee portfolio planning and performance by prioritizing activities, forecasting budgets, monitoring progress, and escalating material risks or variances.
• Apply innovative research approaches using digital tools, advanced analytics, data visualization, and artificial intelligence-enabled tools to support planning and decisions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in medicine, pharmacy, life sciences, public health, epidemiology, health economics, or a related field.
• Eight to ten years of relevant experience in the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare research, academia, or a related environment.
• Experience owning evidence generation strategy and leading or overseeing observational, database, real-world evidence, or other medical research studies.
• Strong knowledge of research methods, good research practices, and applicable ethical and regulatory requirements.
• Ability to translate medical and healthcare questions into clear evidence needs and executable research plans.
• Demonstrated project, portfolio, vendor, and budget management skills across multiple complex studies and priorities.
• Strong scientific judgment, stakeholder influence, written and verbal communication, facilitation, presentation, and professional English-language skills.

Location: Roma or Athens

Compensation

Base Salary Range: €70,000.00 - €96,250.00

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

Takeda is an industry-leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda-ism – Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance – and are united by our mission to strive towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine. Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own.

Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.