Director, Corporate Strategy & Growth (Biopharma)

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 177,000 - 278,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda is seeking a Director, Corporate Strategy based in Cambridge, MA, hybrid. You will lead strategic analyses, cross-functional projects, and enterprise scenario planning to inform long-term direction, portfolio choices, and major corporate decisions, synthesizing scientific, clinical, financial and external information into executive-ready materials.

You will develop market and competitor assessments, monitor biopharma trends including AI and digital health, and prepare high‑quality

Qualifications

• 8+ years in corporate strategy or related roles, pharma/biotech preferred.
• Experience leading analytical workstreams and recommendations.
• Global, cross-functional, matrixed work experience.
• BA/BS required; MBA/PhD/MD preferred.
• Strong strategic and analytical problem-solving, hypothesis-driven.
• Synthesize scientific, clinical, financial, and policy info into insights.
• Familiarity with M&A, divestitures, spin-outs, partnerships, licensing.
• Quantitative/financial skills: business cases, scenario modeling, portfolio analysis.
• Ability to use AI and technology responsibly to improve analytics.

Responsibilities

• Lead defined corporate strategy projects and analytical workstreams.
• Support enterprise scenario planning and evaluate implications.
• Conduct structured analyses of strategic options and risks.
• Develop materials and recommendations for senior leadership and Board.
• Benchmark industry/competitor activity and assess portfolios.
• Monitor biopharma trends and external developments affecting strategy.
• Assess corporate development scenarios including M&A / spin-outs.
• Create market, competitor, portfolio, financial, and strategic analyses.
• Produce executive-ready insights and decision-ready narratives.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Financial modeling

Scenario planning

Stakeholder management

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

AI / advanced analytics

Market analysis

Industry benchmarking

Education

BA/BS degree

MBA preferred

PhD/MD preferred

Job description

Takeda is seeking a Director, Corporate Strategy based in Cambridge, MA, hybrid. You will lead strategic analyses, cross-functional projects, and enterprise scenario planning to inform long-term direction, portfolio choices, and major corporate decisions, synthesizing scientific, clinical, financial and external information into executive-ready materials.

You will develop market and competitor assessments, monitor biopharma trends including AI and digital health, and prepare high‑quality