Senior Director, Global Program Leader - Oncology, Solid Tumors

Role Summary

Senior Director, Global Program Leader - Oncology, Solid Tumors. The role is a seasoned, enterprise leader responsible for overarching Global Program(s) from discovery to marketplace, defining asset strategy and leading development and lifecycle management activities. This position requires partnering across functions to drive regulatory approval, launch, and global patient access, while maximizing asset value in alignment with Takeda’s Patient-Trust-Reputation-Business framework. Located in Cambridge.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Global Program in setting vision, strategy, goals, priorities, and long-term plans; align cross-functional and cross-divisional project goals with Takeda business needs.
• Provide strategic, process, and operational leadership to multiple Global Program Teams (GPTs) and Takeda functions, delivering projects from discovery to commercialization and lifecycle management.
• Coordinate GPT cross-functional sub-teams and ensure transparency of program-related activities; manage 3–5 projects across all development phases.
• Lead the Asset Strategy with the commercial leader, considering unmet medical need, competitive landscape, and critical product attributes to ensure global patient access.
• Act as the single leader of a cross-functional GPT; ensure deliverables meet scope, objectives, budget, and timelines with full functional support.
• Provide matrix management and leadership to GPT members; ensure sub-team objectives are met and accountable to the GPL.
• Jointly manage program operating budgets with the Global Program Manager; monitor expenditures and maintain alignment with Takeda financial objectives.
• Report program progress, risks, and changes to TA Unit and executive management; lead with governance processes as required.
• Manage multiple assets and demonstrate Enterprise GPT operating model through job attributes; lead business initiatives and feasibility assessments for potential global programs.
• Promote organizational reputation by engaging internal and external stakeholders and collaborating within the GPL community.

Qualifications

• Required: Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) or MBA
• Minimum 10 years related experience in the pharmaceutical industry with knowledge of R&D and commercial operations
• Minimum 8 years interdisciplinary global experience with complex projects including strategy, execution, and matrix team management

Preferred

• Advanced degree in science or business is desired
• Broad business/enterprise orientation is highly preferred
• Managed multiple NME global approvals

Skills

• Passionate about developing others into future leaders
• Project Management Professional certification from PMI desired

Education

• Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD) or MBA

Additional Requirements

• Travel willingness to various meetings or client sites, including overnight trips; some international travel may be required
• Approximately 20–25% travel