Associate Director, US Medical Neuroscience (Orexin)

Role Summary

Associate Director, US Medical Neuroscience (Orexin) at Takeda. Hybrid role based in Lexington, MA, within the US Medical Affairs organization, providing tactical, science-grounded accountability and supporting product-specific medical strategies in partnership with senior medical leadership.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) representing USMA at the Global level for a product/franchise; drive medical unit insights and communications to cross-functional partners.
• Lead strategic and implementation support for clinical research (real world evidence, Phase 4, investigator-initiated studies) and digital initiatives.
• Lead strategic partnerships with cross-functional activities requiring Takeda-Partner coordination.
• Champion AI-powered tools and data-driven decision-making; explore digital health technologies and real-world data solutions to drive efficiency and medical strategy.
• Execute against the US Product medical strategy by contributing to near-term strategic direction and updates to product-specific medical strategies, aligned with brand and global teams.
• Develop long-term lifecycle management strategy and tactics (HEOR, etc.); maintain medical landscape and insights with PMs as applicable.
• Serve as in-house medical and scientific expert for therapies within the assigned therapeutic area; provide clinical expertise to support clinical research and medical plans.
• Generate and communicate insights from advisory boards, field medical, and other sources; update medical landscape and strategy accordingly.
• Support external engagement through advisory boards, associations, meetings, and conferences; manage global interactions with US KOLs as delegated.
• Oversee content creation and execution alignment with medical strategy (grants, publications, communications, research, field medical, etc.).
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors: strategic thinking, enabling teams, prioritization, communication, and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

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

Skills

• Medical strategy development and execution
• Clinical research coordination (real-world evidence, Phase 4, investigator-initiated studies)
• Digital health technologies and data analytics
• Advisory boards and external engagement management
• Strategic communication and cross-functional collaboration
• Leadership and stakeholder management

Education

• Advanced Doctoral Degree (MD, DO, PhD, PharmD) or equivalent

Additional Requirements

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