Takeda

Digital Health

HeadofDigitalHealthDataandEvidence

$177–278k Boston, Massachusetts, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
The Brief

“Head of Digital Health Data and Evidence at Takeda. Skills: Evidence generation methodologies, Data strategy, AI/ML, Predictive modelling, Data governance, Interoperability, Market access analytics. Define and deliver end-to-end evidence frameworks and data strategies. Establish and oversee data governance, privacy, and interoperability standards”

What You'll Achieve.

Drive measurable business and patient impact; Ensure digital health products, patient services, and data assets are underpinned by robust evidence frameworks, scalable data architectures, and AI-enabled capabilities

Industry & Context.

Digital Health
Problems you'll solve

Problem-solving capability, balancing scientific rigor, technical feasibility, and commercial pragmatism

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Experience with evidence generation methodologies for digital health products, Expertise in healthcare data standards and interoperability frameworks, Experience designing and overseeing end-to-end data strategies, Experience with data governance, privacy, and patient-domain data management, Experience with AI/ML, predictive modelling, and the development of data-driven products in a regulated healthcare environment, Experience with market access, drug pricing, and tender intelligence platforms, Understanding of digital health regulatory and reimbursement environments

Nice to Have

PhD preferred, Specific ML framework experience, Cloud platform certs

What You'll Do.

Define and deliver end-to-end evidence frameworks and data strategies

Establish and oversee data governance

and interoperability standards

Drive the development of data-driven products

Lead market access data strategy

and develop a high-performing global team

Translate business and clinical needs into deployable

scalable data and evidence solutions

Position evidence and data as core enablers of digital health commercialization

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Fostering cross-functional collaboration; Representing the function in senior governance forums; Partnering with R&D, Quantitative Sciences, Global Evidence & Outcomes, and technical engineering teams; Building and sustaining working relationships with senior business leaders, Digital, Data & Technology counterparts, R&D, Medical, and Commercial functions; Acting as a trusted advisor on evidence, data, and analytics matters; Maintaining effective partnerships with external vendors, academic and research institutions, healthcare systems, and technology providers; Fostering alignment across global, regional, and local stakeholders

Communication Scope

Excellent written and oral communication skills; Ability to translate complex technical and scientific content for executive and non-technical audiences; Communicate findings, strategies, and recommendations clearly to internal and external audiences, including senior leadership

Process & Methodology

Driving evidence and data initiatives to completion within agreed timelines, Managing scope, risks, dependencies, and stakeholder alignment

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