Senior Lead, Tumor Genomics & Target Credentialing

USA - 3316 Takeda Development Center Americas, Inc.; Kendall Square (MA); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define scientific questions, ensure data quality, and deliver interpretable evidence for decision-making in target identification, biomarker discovery, and patient stratification.

Qualifications

• PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Human Genetics, Genomics, Data Science, or related discipline.
• 7+ years of relevant post-degree experience with a demonstrated scientific impact.
• Experience integrating multimodal data to support oncology target identification and biomarker development.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of tumor-genomics analyses and evidence packages for Oncology Research.
• Provide scientific leadership in cancer genetics, tumor genomics, and quantitative analysis.
• Establish rigorous standards for target credentialing and data provenance.
• Collaborate with AI/ML, data science, software engineering, and data engineering teams.
• Define AI-enabled approaches and reusable computational capabilities for the portfolio.

Education

PhD in Computational Biology or related field

7+ years post-degree experience

Strong data integration and cancer genomics expertise

Job description

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to define scientific questions, ensure data quality, and deliver interpretable evidence for decision-making in target identification, biomarker discovery, and patient stratification.