Value-Based Evidence Generation Lead
Takeda
Summary
In this Director level role, you will help lead the development and execution of global real-world evidence and health economics and outcomes research strategies across designated therapeutic areas. You will play a key role in identifying evidence gaps, shaping integrated evidence-generation plans, and ensuring research activities support launch readiness, value demonstration, reimbursement, market access, clinical adoption, and lifecycle management objectives.
Job description
About the Role
In this Director level role, you will help lead the development and execution of global real-world evidence and health economics and outcomes research strategies across designated therapeutic areas. You will play a key role in identifying evidence gaps, shaping integrated evidence-generation plans, and ensuring research activities support launch readiness, value demonstration, reimbursement, market access, clinical adoption, and lifecycle management objectives.
How You Will Contribute
- Lead global evidence-generation initiatives by developing and executing real-world evidence and health economics and outcomes research projects across therapeutic areas.
- Identify and prioritize evidence gaps by translating stakeholder needs into integrated research plans that support healthcare decision-making and product lifecycle objectives.
- Provide strategic scientific guidance for study prioritization, evidence roadmaps, investments, external partnerships, and portfolio decisions.
- Oversee the design and execution of research programs including observational studies, database analyses, patient registries, comparative effectiveness studies, and external collaborations.
- Develop evidence supporting value demonstration through outcomes research, economic evaluations, evidence synthesis, and value communication activities.
- Build and maintain strategic external partnerships with academic researchers, healthcare organizations, payer groups, patient advocacy organizations, and data partners.
- Lead and develop scientific teams by establishing priorities, allocating resources, building capabilities, and mentoring evidence-generation professionals.
- Champion innovative methodologies and technologies through the adoption of advanced analytics, automation, and artificial intelligence-enabled tools that strengthen evidence generation and decision-making.
Qualifications
- Doctoral degree in health economics, outcomes research, public health, epidemiology, health services research, statistics, economics, pharmacy administration, medicine, or a related scientific discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with 13+ years of relevant experience including senior-level evidence generation leadership.
- Demonstrated expertise in real-world evidence, comparative effectiveness research, outcomes research, health economics, evidence synthesis, and value demonstration.
- Significant experience leading global real-world evidence and health economics and outcomes research strategies supporting launch readiness, reimbursement, market access, and lifecycle management.
- Strong understanding of global healthcare systems, payer decision-making processes, health technology assessment requirements, reimbursement frameworks, and healthcare policy environments.
- Demonstrated success leading and developing teams of scientific professionals within global matrixed organizations.
- Strong scientific judgment with the ability to critically evaluate study designs, data sources, analyses, economic models, and scientific outputs.
- Experience translating complex medical, scientific, and healthcare questions into actionable evidence-generation plans and influencing senior stakeholders.
- Experience leveraging digital tools, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence-enabled technologies to enhance evidence planning, evidence generation, and decision-making.
Requirements
- Doctoral degree in health economics, outcomes research, public health, epidemiology, health services research, statistics, economics, pharmacy administration, medicine, or a related scientific discipline with 10+ years of relevant experience, or a master's degree with 13+ years of relevant experience including senior-level evidence generation leadership
- Demonstrated expertise in real-world evidence, comparative effectiveness research, outcomes research, health economics, evidence synthesis, and value demonstration
- Significant experience leading global real-world evidence and health economics and outcomes research strategies supporting launch readiness, reimbursement, market access, and lifecycle management
- Strong understanding of global healthcare systems, payer decision-making processes, health technology assessment requirements, reimbursement frameworks, and healthcare policy environments
- Demonstrated success leading and developing teams of scientific professionals within global matrixed organizations
- Strong scientific judgment with the ability to critically evaluate study designs, data sources, analyses, economic models, and scientific outputs
- Experience translating complex medical, scientific, and healthcare questions into actionable evidence-generation plans and influencing senior stakeholders
- Experience leveraging digital tools, advanced analytics, and artificial intelligence-enabled technologies to enhance evidence planning, evidence generation, and decision-making
Benefits
- Medical, Dental & Vision
- 401(k) Matching
- Paid Time Off
Company overview
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company founded in 1781 and incorporated in 1925. As one of the world's top 20 largest pharmaceutical companies by revenue and the third largest in Asia, Takeda specializes in developing and commercializing innovative medicines across several therapeutic areas including oncology, rare diseases, neuroscience, gastroenterology, plasma-derived therapies, and vaccines. With approximately 49,095 employees globally, the company operates research and development centers, manufacturing facilities, and commercial operations across 39 U.S. states and numerous countries worldwide. Takeda maintains dual headquarters in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, with significant operations in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where it serves as the largest life sciences employer in the state. The company's patient-focused approach is guided by its Takeda-ism values of Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance, emphasizing a commitment to delivering life-transforming treatments while advancing sustainable healthcare solutions. Takeda's extensive portfolio includes both innovative biologics and small molecule drugs, supported by strategic acquisitions and partnerships that have expanded its capabilities in areas such as immuno-oncology and rare disease treatments.