Lead, Global Advanced Analytics

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Takeda Oncology is searching for a highly motivated, insightful, and resourceful individual to join the Global Advanced Analytics function in re-imagining and building the digital and analytics solutions.

The Lead, Global Advanced Analytics reports to the Senior Director of Market Research and Advanced Analytics, this candidate will have the unique opportunity to support (including design and implementation) the transformation of advanced analytics for global Oncology Business Unit (OBU). This high visibility role will be primarily responsible for accelerating excellence in enabling advanced analytical functions, and in ideating, designing, deploying, and leading a data driven future at Takeda Oncology, contributing to strategy thought partnership for the senior leadership team in the Takeda Oncology Business Unit.

The desired candidate should be a leader - solutions-oriented, highly passionate storyteller, highly fluent with genAI, to lead Takeda into the next generation of advanced analytics.

The Associate Director will have a deep understanding of pharma data sources, proactively leverage advanced analytics to solve complex business problems and tell a compelling story. He will lead the delivery of new advanced analytics capabilities to optimize the marketing experience and the commercial strategy for Takeda Oncology’s assets. The Associate Director will work closely with Takeda Oncology Global Marketing & business unit heads (both at Cambridge, MA and globally).

Ability to build strong relationships and partner with key functions and LOCs to go a long way to drive success. Comfort with executing advanced analytics, including hands-on experience and strong communication skills are critical success factors to inspire the transformation to a data driven function

• Lead execution of long-term OBU advanced analytics strategy that integrates broader strategic goals and organizational initiatives to aid data-driven decision making and growth

• Understand key business questions in the context of the OBU vision/objectives, then develop hypothesis, design and execute key analytics to address the business questions

• Conduct above-market analytics to enable launch excellence and improve in-market performance

• Develop standardized analytics frameworks to guide regions and share best practices among insights and analytics community

• Become the change agent by driving innovation with use of latest GenAI and ML approaches to solving complex analytical problems

• Build relationships with business users of advanced analytics insights to support their requirements through effective communication, data governance and documentation

• Execute innovative use of data assets and decision sciences methods to assist other OBU teams in answering challenging questions including using latest genAI and ML approaches

• BA or BS degree required. Master’s degree in computer sciences, Statistics, Business, or related field preferred

• Minimum 8 + years’ related experience in commercial and advanced analytics required

• 3+ years’ experience in the bio/pharmaceutical or related field with direct responsibilities in advanced analytics, data strategy and governance required

• Demonstrated ability to translate strategy into action; excellent analytical skills and an ability to communicate complex issues in a simple way and to orchestrate plans to resolve issues & mitigate risks

• Experience working with all levels of management and consulting with key business stakeholders. An ability to influence greater outcomes

• Knowledge of advanced analytics approached and methodologies and best practices of leveraging data to drive informative decisions

• Proficiency in using advanced analytics to drive business value including…