Associate Director, US Medical Neuroscience (Orexin)

Role Summary

Associate Director, US Medical Neuroscience (Orexin) at Takeda. Hybrid role in Lexington, MA within the US Medical Affairs organization, supporting product-specific medical strategies and contributing to data-driven medical decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) representing USMA at the Global level for a product/franchise; drive medical unit insights, ad boards, and cross-functional communication.
• Lead strategic and implementation support for clinical research (real world evidence, Phase 4, investigator-initiated research) and digital initiatives.
• Lead strategic partnerships requiring cross-functional coordination; champion AI-powered tools and digital innovation within US Medical Affairs.
• Oversee execution of medical strategies by the medical unit; track progress against strategic plans and communicate periodic reports.
• Integrate AI-powered insights platforms and analytics into research, advisory board analysis, and stakeholder reporting to inform decision-making.
• Support development and updates to product-specific medical strategies; contribute to long-term lifecycle management (HEOR).
• Collaborate with Product Management to maintain medical landscape and insights to inform strategy.
• Serve as in-house medical and scientific expert for assigned therapies; support strategic execution of Clinical research and generate insights from ad boards and field medical sources.
• Engage externally with advisory boards, professional associations, meetings, and conferences; manage global interactions with US KOLs as needed.
• Partner with medical unit leads to align execution of franchise/product medical strategy across tactics (grants, publications, communications, research, Field Medical, etc.).
• Participate in internal engagement as delegated; demonstrate leadership behaviors and executive presence in cross-functional contexts.

Qualifications

• Required: Advanced doctoral degree (MD, DO, PhD, PharmD) or equivalent; at least 4 years of pharmaceutical industry experience and/or clinical/research/academic experience; minimum 2 years of experience with clinical research, publications, congress presentations, and public speaking.
• Preferred: Clinical experience treating sleep disorders; experience with real-world evidence generation using AI or digital data sources; experience leading digital innovation initiatives or using digital health technologies in clinical research or medical affairs.

Skills

• Strategic thinking and enterprise-level problem solving
• Data-driven decision making and ability to leverage AI/digital tools
• Scientific communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Relationship management with external stakeholders and internal teams
• Adaptability to evolving TA/product priorities

Education

• Advanced Doctoral Degree (MD, DO, PhD, PharmD) or equivalent; relevant clinical/research background

Additional Requirements

• Travel: Periodic travel required (20-30%)