Takeda

Pharmaceutical Sciences

PharmaceuticalSciences,Technology&InnovationLead(Sr.Director)

$212–333k Boston, Massachusetts, United States FULL TIME Remote Friendly
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“Pharmaceutical Sciences, Technology & Innovation Lead (Sr. Director) at Takeda. Skills: Technology strategy, Innovation strategy, Platform strategy, Portfolio management. Maintain integrated PharmSci technology strategy. Translate strategy into roadmap”

What You'll Achieve.

Scalable, compliant, value-focused manner; Coherent portfolio; Pipeline progression; Industrialization; Lifecycle robustness; Long-term capability build; Anchored in business outcomes; Measurable adoption; Value realization; Practical business value; Sustainable deployment; Aligned to business needs; Scalable; Compliant; Sustainable; Inspection-ready; Supportive of lifecycle robustness; Actionable partnership models; Capability build; Strategic opportunities; Measurable adoption outcomes; Uplift

Industry & Context.

Pharmaceutical Sciences
Problems you'll solve

Decision-making capability; Value, risk, feasibility; Compliance, readiness, standardization; Lifecycle impact analysis

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

end-to-end understanding of the CMC lifecycle, understanding of CMC technology strategy, platform development and implementation, case framing and decision-making capability, build and manage internal and external partnerships, build collaboration networks, build technology ecosystems, demonstrated change leadership, capability building, implementation support, training programs, adoption playbooks, measurable uplift

What You'll Do.

Maintain integrated PharmSci technology strategy

Translate strategy into roadmap

Align roadmap to business priorities

Align roadmap to lifecycle needs

Align roadmap to enterprise objectives

Provide leadership across CMC technology innovation

Provide leadership across platform strategy

Provide leadership across implementation

Advance critical technology capabilities

Advance standard platforms

Advance innovation opportunities

Serve as integration point across PharmSci technical functions

Serve as integration point across enterprise enabling functions

Serve as integration point across external partners

Connect innovation to coherent portfolio

Connect technology development to coherent portfolio

Connect standardization to coherent portfolio

Connect deployment to coherent portfolio

Support pipeline progression

Support industrialization

Support lifecycle robustness

Support long-term capability build

Ensure technology strategies are anchored in business outcomes

Ensure strategies supported by fit-for-purpose governance

Ensure strategies supported by cross-functional collaboration

Ensure strategies supported by network partnerships

Ensure strategies supported by measurable adoption

Ensure strategies supported by value realization

Drive PharmSci technology portfolio

Identify early opportunities

Scout external/internal opportunities

Prioritize opportunities

Standardize opportunities

Implement opportunities

Scale-up opportunities

Connect innovation to practical business value

Ensure sustainable deployment

Act as primary PharmSci integrator

Ensure technology solutions aligned to business needs

Ensure digital enablers aligned to business needs

Ensure data capabilities aligned to business needs

Ensure solutions are scalable

Ensure solutions are compliant

Ensure solutions are sustainable

Establish cross-functional governance

Run cross-functional governance

Manage intake for initiatives

Manage prioritization for initiatives

Manage resource planning for initiatives

Manage investment planning for initiatives

Manage dependency management for initiatives

Manage decision cadence for initiatives

Manage escalation for initiatives

Provide leadership for implementation aspects

Connect scientific opportunity with operational readiness

Connect scientific opportunity with industrialization requirements

Connect scientific opportunity with manufacturability

Connect scientific opportunity with platform deployment

Connect scientific opportunity with business adoption

Drive portfolio performance management

Define success metrics

Track value realization

Monitor business outcomes

Integrate reporting into performance management framework

Ensure interface alignment across Research/CMC

Ensure interface alignment across development

Ensure interface alignment across manufacturing

Ensure interface alignment across quality/compliance

Ensure interface alignment across regulatory

Ensure interface alignment across external partners

Ensure innovation solutions are feasible

Ensure innovation solutions are scalable

Ensure innovation solutions are inspection-ready

Ensure innovation solutions support lifecycle robustness

Build internal collaboration network

Build external collaboration network

Translate relationships into actionable partnership models

Translate relationships into technology choices

Translate relationships into capability build

Translate relationships into strategic opportunities

Lead change management

Lead adoption at scale

Provide common frameworks

Provide decision tools

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional collaboration; Network partnerships; External partners; Enterprise enabling functions; PharmSci technical functions; Senior stakeholders; PharmSci leadership team; Internal collaboration network; External collaboration network; Vendors; Academia; Consortia; Peer companies; Enterprise partners

Process & Methodology

Portfolio management, Roadmap planning, Resource planning, Investment planning, Dependency management, Decision cadence, Escalation

Full Job Description

By clicking the “Apply” button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda’s [Privacy Notice](https://jobs.takeda.com/privacynotice) and [Terms of Use](https://www.takeda.com/terms-and-conditions/). I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge. ## **Job Description** ** _Objectives/Purpose:_** * This is a senior business, scientific, and technology leadership role in Pharmaceutical Sciences, R&D, accountable for shaping and maintaining an integrated PharmSci technology and innovation strategy and translating it into a prioritized multi-year roadmap aligned to business priorities, lifecycle needs, and enterprise objectives. * The role provides leadership across CMC technology innovation, platform strategy, and implementation, ensuring that critical technology capabilities, standard platforms, and innovation opportunities are advanced in a coordinated, scalable, compliant, and value-focused manner across PharmSci. * The role serves as the integration point across PharmSci technical functions, enterprise enabling functions (e.g. DD&T), and external partners to connect innovation, technology development, standardization, and deployment into a coherent portfolio that supports pipeline progression, industrialization, lifecycle robustness, and long-term capability build. * Working closely with senior stakeholders within and beyond the PharmSci leadership team, the role ensures that technology and innovation strategies are anchored in business outcomes and supported by fit-for-purpose governance, cross-functional collaboration, strong network partnerships, and measurable adoption and value realization. **_Accountabilities:_** * Maintain the integrated PharmSci technology and innovation strategy across key CMC domains (e.g., DS/DP processing, analytical/PAT/APC, device and packaging te

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