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Medical Insights COE Lead, Associate Director

Job in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, 02141, USA
Listing for: Takeda Pharmaceuticals
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-07-23
Job specializations:
  • IT/Tech
    Data Analyst, Business Intelligence, Data Science Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below

Job Title

Medical Insights Center Of Excellence Leader

Job Description

Objectives/

Purpose:

• Build and operate the Medical Insights Center Of Excellence as a practical, scalable capability that supports consistent analytics, reporting, and insight generation across Global Medical.

• Lead execution of priority analytics and insights initiatives, translating data into clear recommendations that inform portfolio discussions and leadership decisions.

• Serve as a functional expert for Medical insights, KPIs, performance measurement, and dashboard-enabled decision support.

• Drive high-impact projects that improve Medical impact measurement, insight generation, and adoption of data-driven ways of working within agreed functional direction.

Accountabilities:

Medical Insights COE Operations & Standards Enablement

• Execute the buildout and ongoing operation of the Medical Insights COE, ensuring processes, tools, and ways of working are clear, practical, and consistently applied.

• Operationalize existing functional direction into standard approaches for insight generation, KPI use, reporting rhythms, and dashboard adoption.

• Maintain a scalable insights framework that supports a consistent view of Medical performance, value, and impact across therapeutic areas and functions.

• Partner with therapeutic area and functional stakeholders to improve consistency of data definitions, methodologies, and governance practices.

Analytics Execution & Portfolio Decision Support

• Lead execution of analytics work streams that integrate data, business context, and stakeholder input into actionable insights.

• Prepare portfolio intelligence and decision-support materials for Global Medical leadership, including prioritization, resource, risk, and trade-off discussions.

• Identify trends, risks, opportunities, and business implications; recommend actions and escalate material issues for leadership consideration.

Medical Impact Measurement & Value Demonstration

• Implement frameworks and metrics that measure Medical value, impact, outcomes, and contribution to portfolio and enterprise objectives.

• Translate activity-based reporting into more meaningful impact and outcome measures, working within agreed performance-management direction.

• Develop clear approaches to communicate Medical contribution, value realization, and insight implications to cross-functional stakeholders.

Insights Excellence & Stakeholder Enablement

• Act as a functional expert and trusted partner for Medical insights, analytics, KPIs, dashboard interpretation, and performance-management practices.

• Guide stakeholders on how to apply standard methods, interpret insights, and use dashboard outputs to support decision-making.

• Drive adoption of data-driven ways of working through practical guidance, stakeholder engagement, and continuous improvement.

High-Impact Projects & Capability Improvement

• Lead high-impact projects that improve insight generation, analytics delivery, portfolio reporting, and Medical impact measurement.

• Partner with DD&T, Data & Analytics teams, and external partners to enhance platforms, dashboards, data flows, and advanced analytics capabilities.

• Contribute to the Medical Insights and Analytics capability roadmap by identifying needs, testing improvements, and recommending scalable solutions.

Dimensions and Aspects

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise (Breadth and depth of knowledge, application and complexity of technical knowledge)

• Strong expertise in portfolio insights, analytics, KPI design, dashboard interpretation, and performance management within Medical Affairs or a comparable environment.

• Ability to integrate multi-source data, business context, and stakeholder input into clear implications and recommendations.

• Practical experience improving reporting, analytics delivery, Medical impact measurement, and insight-generation processes.

Leadership (Vision, strategy and business alignment, people management, communication, influencing others, managing change)

• Leads execution of Medical Insights COE priorities within the broader functional strategy and direction set by PIBO leadership.

• Influences without direct authority across a…

Position Requirements
10+ Years work experience
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