Senior Director, AIRx Discovery Biology Lead
Research DevelopmentPhd RequiredExecutive Director
Senior Director, AIRx Discovery Biology Lead
Takeda Research is constructing the Discovery Automation & Robotics (DAR) group built on AI, automation, new ways of working, and talent with the singular vision of delivering differentiated medicines to the clinic at speed and cost. To catalyze these efforts, Takeda is creating two complementary units: AI Research Accelerator (AIRx) and The Discovery Automation & Robotics (DAR) group.
AIRx will consist of a dedicated group of experienced drug hunters with the autonomy of a biotech and the resources of a leading pharmaceutical company. It is designed to incubate the future AI-powered operating models and deliver candidates to the clinic at industry leading speed and success rates.
Purpose
Biology is the strategic core of every AIRx program — As Discovery Biology Lead, you will set the mechanistic and translational foundation that determines whether a program deserves to advance, guiding the team from target hypothesis to clinical hypothesis with the intellectual authority that only deep disease biology expertise can provide.
Responsibilities include directing CRO partners with precision and accountability to generate high-quality, interpretable data that feeds into AI-powered DMTA cycles, and connecting experimental biology to translational strategy and clinical outcomes.
The AIRx Discovery Biology Lead combines deep scientific expertise with the agility to thrive in an externalized, AI-powered operating model — leveraging biological depth and pragmatism to direct and integrate biology at speed, while role modeling new ways of working in Discovery Automation & Robotics (DAR) group.
Accountabilities
The position will be based in Cambridge, MA. This position is currently classified as “hybrid” by Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy
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For Location:
Boston, MA
U.S. Base Salary Range:
$212,000.00 - $333,190.00
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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Boston, MA
Employee
Regular
Full time
Job Exempt
Yes