Sr. Director Transformation Lead
Takeda
August 23, 2026
Remote friendly (Boston, MA)
United States
$212,000 - $333,190 USD yearly
Operations
About the Role
- The AI and Data-Driven Path to Approval (AIDPA) Initiative Lead is accountable for the strategy, execution, and value realization of AI and data transformation in development.
- Leads cross-functional strategy to reimagine drug development through an interoperable, scalable, future-ready data and technology landscape for R&D.
- Integrates AIDPA strategy and execution with other R&D of the Future initiatives, including Global Capability Model (GCM) transformation and Global Regulatory Affairs transformations.
- Reports to the Chief Regulatory Officer; partners with R&D of the Future leaders, data/technology teams, and enterprise stakeholders.
How you will contribute / Key Responsibilities
- Own AIDPA strategy (ambition, outcomes, KPI framework) and translate vision into use cases and redesigned ways of working with milestones and measurable impact.
- Drive value realization (business case, ROI discipline, transparent status/performance) and secure stakeholder accountability across the AIDPA portfolio.
- Establish agile decision pathways; coordinate workstreams; facilitate prioritization, sequencing, and trade-offs.
- Spearhead connectivity across workstreams; enable transparent communication; coordinate input into end-to-end lean process redesign to improve cycle time, quality, compliance, and productivity.
- Champion adoption of new technologies/ways of working; influence AIDPA communications and embed AIDPA into broader transformation narratives.
Minimum Requirements / Qualifications
Required
- 12+ years of leadership experience across R&D functions.
- Ability to make program decisions, hold partners accountable, and build trust/influence across R&D.
- Experience leading complex, multi-workstream portfolios with sequencing, prioritization, and trade-off management.
- Proven enterprise-scale, cross-functional transformation success with measurable value realization.
Preferred
- Deep R&D strategic/domain expertise and data/digital/AI fluency in an R&D context.
- Experience integrating data/technology foundations into business process optimization.
- Prior partnership with data/technology organizations to deliver scalable solutions.
- Knowledge/experience with agile ways of working.
- Advanced degree (PhD, MBA, or equivalent).
Application instructions
- Apply via the “Apply” button; by applying you acknowledge your application process and that submitted information will be processed per Takeda’s Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, and attest information is true to the best of your knowledge.
- The AI and Data-Driven Path to Approval (AIDPA) Initiative Lead is accountable for the strategy, execution, and value realization of AI and data transformation in development.
- Leads cross-functional strategy to reimagine drug development through an interoperable, scalable, future-ready data and technology landscape for R&D.
- Integrates AIDPA strategy and execution with other R&D of the Future initiatives, including Global Capability Model (GCM) transformation and Global Regulatory Affairs transformations.
- Reports to the Chief Regulatory Officer; partners with R&D of the Future leaders, data/technology teams, and enterprise stakeholders.
How you will contribute / Key Responsibilities
- Own AIDPA strategy (ambition, outcomes, KPI framework) and translate vision into use cases and redesigned ways of working with milestones and measurable impact.
- Drive value realization (business case, ROI discipline, transparent status/performance) and secure stakeholder accountability across the AIDPA portfolio.
- Establish agile decision pathways; coordinate workstreams; facilitate prioritization, sequencing, and trade-offs.
- Spearhead connectivity across workstreams; enable transparent communication; coordinate input into end-to-end lean process redesign to improve cycle time, quality, compliance, and productivity.
- Champion adoption of new technologies/ways of working; influence AIDPA communications and embed AIDPA into broader transformation narratives.
Minimum Requirements / Qualifications
Required
- 12+ years of leadership experience across R&D functions.
- Ability to make program decisions, hold partners accountable, and build trust/influence across R&D.
- Experience leading complex, multi-workstream portfolios with sequencing, prioritization, and trade-off management.
- Proven enterprise-scale, cross-functional transformation success with measurable value realization.
Preferred
- Deep R&D strategic/domain expertise and data/digital/AI fluency in an R&D context.
- Experience integrating data/technology foundations into business process optimization.
- Prior partnership with data/technology organizations to deliver scalable solutions.
- Knowledge/experience with agile ways of working.
- Advanced degree (PhD, MBA, or equivalent).
Application instructions
- Apply via the “Apply” button; by applying you acknowledge your application process and that submitted information will be processed per Takeda’s Privacy Notice and Terms of Use, and attest information is true to the best of your knowledge.