Global Insights Lead, Nephrology

About the role:

Global Insights Lead, Nephrology (Associate Director) – Reporting to the Global Insights & Analytics Head, this role is responsible for leading insight generation and competitive intelligence for a nephrology-focused pipeline asset, with potential expansion into transplant and other related indications. As a key member of the Global Commercial Team and the Global Insights & Analytics organization within Takeda’s Strategy & Portfolio Development function, the individual serves as a trusted strategic partner, delivering actionable, decision-oriented insights that inform clinical development and early commercialization strategies. The role supports critical decisions related to study design, endpoint selection, and product positioning by integrating market data, stakeholder perspectives, and competitive intelligence. Additionally, the position collaborates across indication teams to ensure aligned franchise strategies and leverages prior commercialization and launch experience to enhance launch readiness and capability development across the broader franchise.

How you will contribute:

Strategic Insights & Competitive Intelligence

• Lead qualitative and quantitative research to understand treatment landscapes, unmet need, and treatment dynamics
• Monitor competitors, pipeline developments, and evolving standards of care
• Translate insights into clear implications and recommendations for cross-functional teams

Clinical & Commercial Strategy

• Provide input to indication strategy, study design, endpoints, and positioning
• Inform the Clinical Development Plan (CDP) and early commercial strategy with insight-driven perspectives
• Support development of target product profiles (TPPs), business cases, and strategic narratives

Forecasting

• Inform key forecast assumptions based on insights and competitive intelligence
• Partner with forecasting teams to ensure alignment of inputs, assumptions, and outputs over time
• Support scenario planning and stakeholder alignment

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Serve as insights lead for transplant-related workstreams
• Partner closely with R&D, Medical, Commercial, and regional teams
• Communicate clear, data-driven perspectives to support decision-making

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Required: Bachelor’s degree; MBA, PharmD, or PhD preferred
• 8–10+ years of experience in market research, insights, forecasting, analytics, or strategy
• Background in strategic consulting or competitive intelligence strongly preferred
• Experience supporting drug development and/or commercialization (launch or inline)
• Experience owning and managing patient-based forecasts (inputs, assumptions, tracking overtime)
• Demonstrated experience contributing to launch strategy or commercial readiness efforts
• Strong analytical, synthesis, and communication skills
• Experience in transplant, immunology, or specialty care a plus
• Strategic and agile thinker who translates data and competitive intelligence into actionable strategy
• Experience bridging clinical development and commercialization to inform decision-making across the asset lifecycle
• Strong understanding of how to generate insights that impact both early-stage strategy and downstream execution
• Experience managing and evolving patient-based forecasts
• Ability to operate across indications and contribute to franchise-level thinking
• Collaborative, influence-based leader comfortable operating in ambiguity

Travel Requirements:

• Required up to 10%.

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world. This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy. #LI-Hybrid

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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For Location:

Cambridge, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$154,400.00 - $242,550.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

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