Associate Director, Medical Program Management GI2

Takeda; Cambridge (MA); On-site; USD 169,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda in Cambridge, MA is seeking a senior Program Management Office leader to drive Medical program execution. You will translate asset strategies into actionable plans, establish governance, and ensure milestones, risks, and budgets are transparently managed.

You will partner with Medical leaders to align cross-functional teams, manage dependencies, and provide leadership-ready updates. A data-enabled, high-integrity PMO approach is expected to improve speed and delivery quality.

Qualifications

• 10-12+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or other regulated environments with leadership of complex global programs at the asset level.
• Proven experience partnering with Medical and cross-functional leaders to translate strategy into executable program plans.
• PMP/Agile/change-management credentials preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end execution management for complex Medical programs (asset level).
• Translate program and asset priorities into actionable, sequenced execution plans with clear accountabilities.
• Provide program-level visibility into milestones, risks, dependencies, and budget implications.
• Drive program governance and timely closure of critical decisions.

Skills

Program leadership

PMO partnership

Governance & risk

Budget visibility

Stakeholder management

Digital enablement

Agile

Education

PMP

Agile certification

Change management certification

Job description

Job Description

Objective/Purpose

• Provide strategic program leadership at the asset level for complex Medical priorities, ensuring that TA and asset strategies are translated into executable program plans that are well-governed, transparent, and deliverable with clear accountability and disciplined decision-making.
• Serve as a core PMO partner to Therapeutic Area and Medical leaders, shaping execution approaches, governance frameworks, and cross-functional alignment for key programs, launches, lifecycle initiatives, and transformation efforts within assigned scope.
• Improve program-level execution confidence by integrating milestone management, dependency tracking, risk signaling, budget visibility, and structured escalation pathways across highly matrixed Medical teams.
• Contribute to strengthening the Medical PMO operating model by applying standards, mentoring junior PM talent, and advancing consistent, data-enabled execution practices aligned to GCM principles to improve speed, transparency, and delivery quality.

Scope

• Lead end-to-end execution management for complex Medical programs (asset-level), establishing integrated plans, governance structures, milestone frameworks, and escalation pathways that enable reliable delivery and visibility.
• Partner closely with Medical leaders to translate program and asset priorities into actionable, sequenced execution plans, including clear accountabilities, resource assumptions, interdependencies, and decision forums.
• Provide program-level visibility into execution health, synthesizing milestones, risks, dependencies, budget implications, and operational constraints into clear, leadership-ready updates and recommended actions.
• Drive program-level governance and decision-making, facilitating structured discussions, surfacing trade-offs, aligning stakeholders, and ensuring timely closure of critical program decisions.
• Lead management of complex risks and issues within assigned programs, proactively identifying barriers, coordinating resolution across functions, and escalating appropriately where senior intervention is required.
• Support prioritization and scenario planning with Medical and PMO leadership, helping determine program-level trade-offs, sequencing adjustments, and escalation needs to maintain delivery credibility.
• Provide oversight of program-level budget and resource considerations, partnering with Finance and functional leads to assess feasibility, identify pressures, and inform execution trade-offs.
• Contribute to the evolution of the Medical PMO by applying and refining core standards, governance approaches, and reporting frameworks, and supporting adoption of digital and data-enabled tools at the program level.
• Model Takeda values and reinforce a culture of integrity, scientific credibility, inclusion, accountability, and continuous improvement in all program management activities.

Education, Behavioral Competencies and Skills

• 10-12+ years of relevant experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or other regulated environments, including demonstrated leadership of complex global programs at the asset level.
• Proven experience partnering with Medical and cross-functional leaders to translate strategy into executable program plans and guide key program-level decisions in matrixed organizations.
• PMP, Agile, change management certification, or comparable project/program management credentials preferred.
• Strategic program execution: translates asset and TA priorities into actionable delivery plans, governance structures, and program control mechanisms that enable effective execution.
• Program-level insight and integration: identifies dependencies, trade-offs, and execution risks within and across programs, ensuring alignment and proactive mitigation.
• Leadership communication: synthesizes program status, risks, implications, and recommendations into clear, structured, and leadership-ready communications.
• Stakeholder influence: builds alignment across cross-functional teams and stakeholders to drive execution, facilitate decisions, and maintain focus on delivery outcomes.
• PMO contribution and team development: applies and reinforces PMO standards and contributes to advancing consistent, data-enabled execution practices across programs.
• Digital enablement mindset for PMO: Applies a digital enablement mindset to improve PMO processes, using tools, data, and automation to increase efficiency, reporting quality, and cross-functional collaboration.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location

USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$169,400.00 - $266,200.00

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.

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EEO Statement

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Locations

USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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