Job Description

Director, R&D DD&T Business Partner - Pharmaceutical Sciences (Cambridge, MA)

At Takeda, everything we do begins with our commitment to putting patients first. As the Director, Technology Business Partner for Pharmaceutical Sciences R&D Data Digital and Technology (R&D DDT), you will serve as a strategic and trusted partner to PharmSci, driving digital transformation in alignment with scientific and operational priorities. As a member of the PharmSci R&D DDT leadership team, you will provide thought leadership and domain expertise, shaping and delivering innovative technology solutions that accelerate drug development, enhance scientific and operational excellence, and deliver measurable value for patients and the organization.

Accountabilities

• Lead the development and oversight of a comprehensive digital and technology strategy for Pharm Sci biotherapeutics and synthetic molecule drug and device development and clinical manufacturing through shared partnerships.
• Serves as a strategic advisor and technology domain expert for Pharmaceutical Sciences/CMC scientific and clinical manufacturing informatics and digital solutions
• Represent PharmSci in strategic planning, investment prioritization, and global technology governance forums.
• Create and maintain strategic roadmaps at functional and regional levels, ensuring alignment with PharmSci business objectives, enterprise priorities, and long-term digital transformation goals
• Act as the primary liaison between RDDT and business stakeholders, fostering trust and collaboration across global, crossfunctional teams
• Provide executivelevel governance for digital initiatives, overseeing budgets, resource allocation, and timelines, and actively participating in steering committees to ensure strategic alignment, timely delivery, and measurable business value
• Ensure PharmSci demand is effectively captured and routed by leading intake processes, shaping requests into actionable items and aligning with fitforpurpose technologies and processes
• Serve as Single Point of Contact for addressing PharmSci technology needs, inclusive of services and support and ensuring timely routing to the right DDT teams
• Guide the selection, implementation, and optimization of key systems (e.g., ELN, PLM, SDMS, ERP, MES and lab informatics), ensuring scalability, interoperability, and compliance with global regulations (e.g., GxP, 21CFRPart11).
• Identify, evaluate, and drive adoption of emerging and existing technologies, including AI/M applications to enable innovation and accelerate drug development.
• Champion the adoption of existing digital solutions across PharmSci, ensuring they are embedded into workflows, deliver measurable value, and evolve with business needs
• Develop strategy, process and governance for overall technology management, including, business interactions, new technology needs, crossfunctional programs, regulated and nonregulated lab informatics
• Responsible for stakeholder management, driving crossfunctional collaboration and communication to ensure smooth project/product delivery and alignment with stakeholder expectations.
• Drive a culture of transparency, integrity, and continuous improvement across all technology engagements.
• Lead and coordinate crossfunctional teams to deliver the portfolio of DDT initiatives supporting PharmSci including oversight of internal contributors, matrixed team members and external partners
• Collaborate effectively with external partners including vendors, solution providers and strategic collaborators to ensure alignment with PharmSci priorities and successful delivery of technology initiatives
• Coaches, mentors, and develops, business analysts and business partners along with product managers in the PharmSci domain and/or technology functions, fostering a product mindset
• Participate in PharmSci leadership team meetings and provide regular updates on planned initiatives and on PharmSci

Required

Education & Competencies (Technical and Behavioral)

• Bachelors degree in Life Sciences, Information Technology, or related field (advanced degree preferred).
• 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical clinical development, with at least 5 years in a digital strategy, IT leadership or business partner leadership role.
• Proven track record in delivering enterprisescale CMC technologies and digital solutions in a GxPregulated environment.
• Deep knowledge of the Drug Discovery, PharmSci CMC functional areas including drug devices and its supporting technologies
• Operational knowledge of emerging technologies such as GenAI, automation and data analytics platforms
• Strong strategic portfolio planning, stakeholder engagement, and change leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a highly matrixed, global organization and navigate crossfunctional decisionmaking with clarity and integrity.
• Experience managing external partners, vendors, and multiyear digital portfolios.

Preferred

• Masters degree in Information Technology, Bioinformatics, Science or a related field.

Technical Competencies

• Knowledge of current industry trends and emerging technologies in R&D and Pharmaceutical Sciences including automation, laboratory of the future and lab informatics
• Knowledge of project management principles and agile methodologies with a proven track record in delivering complex technology projects.
• Exposure to CMC digital solutions including Tetrascience, QbDVision, PASX, SAP or Databricks
• Understanding of regulatory standards in pharmaceutical industry

Behavioral Competencies

• General curiosity and constant desire to learn new scientific domains and technologies
• Executive level stakeholder management and communication skills
• Ability to engage in customer dialogue to understand needs before recommending solutions
• Demonstrated problemsolving skills with adaptability under pressure and shifting priorities
• Creativity in addressing technical challenges in a highly regulated and complex environments
• Resilience and ability to thrive in dynamic settings.
• Effectiveness in crosscultural collaboration across time zones and geographies.
• Strong influencing skills and ability to drive consensus across diverse stakeholder groups
• Foster solutionsoriented thinking by fostering a culture of performance, accountability, simplicity, empowerment, external orientation and curiosity.
• Enterprise level leadership with the ability to inspire, motivate and drive results
• Ability to present complex information clearly and with confidence

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

Location

Cambridge, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range

$174,500.00 - $274,230.00

Benefits

U.S. based employees may be eligible for shortterm and/or longterm incentives. Additional benefits include medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, shortterm and longterm disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, wellbeing benefits, sick time, and paid vacation.

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

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