Manager, Medical Program Management
Takeda
August 22, 2026
Remote friendly (Cambridge, MA)
United States
$116,000 - $182,270 USD yearly
Medical Affairs
Objective/Purpose
- Provide program management leadership for complex Medical programs (asset-level), translating strategies into executable plans with milestones, deliverables, and accountabilities.
- Partner with Medical and cross-functional teams to execute program plans across functions and regions.
- Maintain execution discipline via milestone tracking, dependency management, risk identification, and issue escalation.
- Apply Medical PMO standards/tools for consistent, transparent execution.
Scope
- Lead end-to-end execution: integrated plans, milestone tracking, and cross-functional alignment.
- Convert strategy into workplans; ensure clarity on roles, timelines, and deliverables.
- Provide structured program updates and stakeholder reporting (milestones, risks, dependencies, progress).
- Facilitate governance meetings; prepare agendas, document decisions, and track actions.
- Identify/track/manages program risks/issues; develop mitigations and escalate as needed.
- Support prioritization and re-planning; adapt to changes while maintaining delivery momentum.
- Track/consolidate program budget/resources; coordinate visibility with Finance.
- Adopt standardized PMO tools/templates; drive incremental execution improvements.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree + 5–7 years in regulated pharma/biotech/healthcare; lead complex global asset-level programs.
- Experience partnering with Medical/cross-functional leaders in matrixed organizations to translate strategy into executable plans.
- Preferred: PMP, Agile, change management (or comparable credentials).
- Strengths: program insight/integration, leadership communication, stakeholder influence, PMO contribution, digital enablement mindset.
Benefits/Compensation (if applicable)
- U.S. base salary range: $116,000–$182,270; eligible for incentives and benefits (medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, holidays, well-being).
Application Instructions
- By clicking “Apply,” acknowledge employment application commencement and processing under Takeda Privacy Notice/Terms; attest information is true.
- Provide program management leadership for complex Medical programs (asset-level), translating strategies into executable plans with milestones, deliverables, and accountabilities.
- Partner with Medical and cross-functional teams to execute program plans across functions and regions.
- Maintain execution discipline via milestone tracking, dependency management, risk identification, and issue escalation.
- Apply Medical PMO standards/tools for consistent, transparent execution.
Scope
- Lead end-to-end execution: integrated plans, milestone tracking, and cross-functional alignment.
- Convert strategy into workplans; ensure clarity on roles, timelines, and deliverables.
- Provide structured program updates and stakeholder reporting (milestones, risks, dependencies, progress).
- Facilitate governance meetings; prepare agendas, document decisions, and track actions.
- Identify/track/manages program risks/issues; develop mitigations and escalate as needed.
- Support prioritization and re-planning; adapt to changes while maintaining delivery momentum.
- Track/consolidate program budget/resources; coordinate visibility with Finance.
- Adopt standardized PMO tools/templates; drive incremental execution improvements.
Qualifications & Skills
- Bachelor’s degree + 5–7 years in regulated pharma/biotech/healthcare; lead complex global asset-level programs.
- Experience partnering with Medical/cross-functional leaders in matrixed organizations to translate strategy into executable plans.
- Preferred: PMP, Agile, change management (or comparable credentials).
- Strengths: program insight/integration, leadership communication, stakeholder influence, PMO contribution, digital enablement mindset.
Benefits/Compensation (if applicable)
- U.S. base salary range: $116,000–$182,270; eligible for incentives and benefits (medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid time off, holidays, well-being).
Application Instructions
- By clicking “Apply,” acknowledge employment application commencement and processing under Takeda Privacy Notice/Terms; attest information is true.