Strategic Ops Lead - Medical Trial Enablement & Early Pipeline

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co.; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 154,000 - 243,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Oncology is seeking a Strategy & Operations Lead- Medical Trial Enablement & Early Pipeline (Associate Director) in Cambridge, MA. You will translate development plans into Medical requirements and coordinate readiness plans across Global, Regional, and Local Medical teams.

You will partner with Global Medical Affairs, Development Operations, and senior leaders to ensure proactive trial support, governance, and timely decisions, while driving change management and collaboration for

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MPH, PhD, etc.) preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in medical affairs, clinical development, clinical operations, program management, or a related role.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, including experience drafting executive-level content.
• Proven experience developing presentations for senior executives using Microsoft PowerPoint and related business communication tools.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to synthesize technical or operational data into clear narratives.
• Strong stakeholder management skills and the ability to build relationships with senior leaders and diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic initiatives on behalf of the GMAO CMO and Chief of Staff that strengthen Medical’s contribution to clinical trial planning, start-up, execution, and acceleration across the oncology portfolio, ensuring clear responsibilities and coordinated execution across Global, Regional, and LOC Medical teams.
• Lead integrated planning across GMAO clinical trial support activities, including milestones, decision points, dependencies, risks, deliverables, and measures of success.
• Maintain a forward-looking view of trial milestones and Medical support needs. Partner with Regional and LOC Medical leaders to confirm owners, preparation requirements, and resource capacity, and elevate gaps before they affect execution.
• Establish clear governance, roles, handoffs, escalation routes, and communication pathways for GMAO clinical trial support across Global, Regional, and Local Medical teams.
• Ensure appropriate Medical representation in key feasibility, country and site planning, and study execution forums, with clear expectations for input and timely communication of decisions to relevant Medical teams.
• Partner with Global Medical Leads to optimize meeting management and team effectiveness for GMA core and strategic teams for early pipeline program.
• Track Medical recommendations, requests, and escalations through resolution, ensuring decisions, rationale, and next steps are communicated back to contributing teams.
• Represent GMAO on digital innovation efforts to define and prioritize Medical requirements and enhance cross-functional impact on clinical trial execution.
• Continuously assess workflows and processes with cross-functional partners; identify and prioritize improvement opportunities; implement changes that reduce complexity and strengthen execution; and monitor adoption, outcomes, and realized benefits to inform further refinement.
• Develop executive-level updates and decision materials that provide transparent visibility to readiness, milestones, risks, dependencies, and required actions.

Skills

Exceptional written and verbal comms

Executive-level presentations

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA/MPH/PhD preferred

Tools

PowerPoint

Job description

Takeda Oncology is seeking a Strategy & Operations Lead- Medical Trial Enablement & Early Pipeline (Associate Director) in Cambridge, MA. You will translate development plans into Medical requirements and coordinate readiness plans across Global, Regional, and Local Medical teams.

You will partner with Global Medical Affairs, Development Operations, and senior leaders to ensure proactive trial support, governance, and timely decisions, while driving change management and collaboration for