Senior Director, Marketed Products Evidence Lead

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 230,000 - 361,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Boston, MA seeks a Senior Director to shape evidence generation strategy for complex assets and indications.

You will partner with global, regional, and local stakeholders to align priorities across the product lifecycle, guiding studies from concept through execution and communication. You will coach colleagues, oversee budget and governance, influence investment decisions, and ensure scientifically rigorous, compliant evidence plans that support registration,

Qualifications

• Doctorate with at least 11 years of relevant experience or master’s degree with at least 13 years of relevant experience.
• Advanced degree in a relevant scientific, medical, or quantitative field.
• Experience in medical affairs, clinical development, epidemiology, evidence generation, outcomes research, or a related field.
• Significant experience developing evidence strategies that address the needs of multiple stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated ability to lead evidence strategy and cross-functional evidence teams in a highly matrixed global environment.
• Strong understanding of evidence generation across the product lifecycle and its role in stakeholder decisions across geographies.
• Ability to influence without formal authority through strategic thinking, communication, active listening, and stakeholder management.
• Ability to adapt quickly, manage competing priorities, build alignment, and drive delivery through direct and matrixed teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead evidence generation strategy by identifying priorities and developing integrated plans for assigned assets and indications across the product lifecycle.
• Guide cross-functional evidence teams by setting direction, aligning stakeholders, and communicating recommendations, risks, assumptions, and trade-offs.
• Oversee scientific delivery by guiding studies from concept development through execution, interpretation, and communication.
• Inform investment decisions by providing budget oversight and supporting evidence generation prioritization for assigned assets and indications.
• Partner across functions to identify high-impact projects that support patients, decision-making, registration, launch, differentiation, access, and value.
• Represent evidence generation in governance forums by presenting strategic recommendations, scenario analyses, and trade-off options.
• Build organizational capability by coaching colleagues and supporting those who serve as evidence generation contacts for assets or indications.

Skills

Evidence generation strategy

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Communication

Adaptability

Education

Doctorate OR Master’s with 11+ or 13+ years experience

Advanced degree in scientific/medical/quantitative field

Job description

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Boston, MA seeks a Senior Director to shape evidence generation strategy for complex assets and indications.

You will partner with global, regional, and local stakeholders to align priorities across the product lifecycle, guiding studies from concept through execution and communication. You will coach colleagues, oversee budget and governance, influence investment decisions, and ensure scientifically rigorous, compliant evidence plans that support registration,