Senior Counsel, Global Transactions & DD&T

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

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Boston, MA seeks an experienced biopharma transactions attorney to join the Global Transactions & Corporate Legal team as Senior Counsel (Associate Director).

You will support contracts for the Data, Digital & Technology organization and lead complex transactions, providing pragmatic legal advice to Procurement and business stakeholders. You will help build contracting infrastructure, templates, and playbooks, and act as the primary relationship attorney for category

Qualifications

• J.D. or equivalent legal degree is required.
• At least 6 years of experience as in-house or external counsel supporting contracts and strategic transactions within biopharma.
• Experience advising on data rights, cybersecurity, data privacy/GDPR, AI risks, IP rights, pharmacovigilance, quality and related risks.

Responsibilities

• Provide pragmatic, business-tailored legal advice for strategic transactions and enterprise contracts, including software/cloud agreements and data licensing.
• Lead and negotiate moderately complex contracts; serve as escalation point for risk, and support pre‑contract due diligence and post‑signing issues.
• Develop contracting infrastructure, templates, playbooks, and risk thresholds; collaborate with other Takeda legal teams.
• Manage stakeholder relationships with Procurement and business units, aligning legal guidance with business goals.

Skills

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Due diligence

Regulatory compliance

Data privacy

Education

JD or equivalent

Job description

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Boston, MA seeks an experienced biopharma transactions attorney to join the Global Transactions & Corporate Legal team as Senior Counsel (Associate Director).

You will support contracts for the Data, Digital & Technology organization and lead complex transactions, providing pragmatic legal advice to Procurement and business stakeholders. You will help build contracting infrastructure, templates, and playbooks, and act as the primary relationship attorney for category