Head, R&D Automation Platform

Job Description Job location : Cambridge, MA Position : Head, R&D Automation Platform Responsibilities Lead the Research and Development data automation efforts to support Takeda R&D's vision to create a development engine and ecosystem that provides optimal clinical data control and quality in a predictable, automated & cost-effective way. In collaboration with the system and architecture team, drive decisions on end-to-end systems selection & implementation, process improvement and data standards opportunities to ensure and optimize the use of automation and AI/ML. Show influential strategic, execution and delivery leadership both within Takeda and outside of Takeda with vendors and partners. Oversee in-house built, deployment and maintenance of automated tools, scripts and programs to increase management speed and quality of clinical trial data. Provide strategic vision for long-term delivery innovation. Partner with relevant stakeholders within the global data program to define priority use cases and set up execution plan. Develop test & deploy timeline for top priority use cases. Define & develop Proof of Concept approach for top priority use cases. Select vendors (when available), develop & test prototypes. Create operationalization & roll-out roadmap for prototyped use cases, including key activities, milestones, requirements for handing off integration to adjacent functions. Support executive leadership to achieve the vision and direction for the global data program. Report on progress of projects, issues/plans, and critical path schedules to executive leadership. Visibly engage across the organization to ensure transformational impact. Travel: up to 25% domestic travel to meet stakeholders for R&D Engagement week. Remote work: up to 75% remote work allowed. Qualifications Master’s degree in Computer Science, Medical Informatics, Analytics, Bioinformatics, or related field, plus 11 years of related experience. Prior experience must include: Lead enterprise-wide automation initiatives using Robotic Process Automation, Intelligent Document Processing, and supervised machine learning techniques. Define and manage product strategy, scope, and release roadmap for automation and data science platforms exceeding $10M in annual operating budgets. Manage global product and engineering teams to deliver software automation tools for data capture, processing and reporting in clinical and safety domains. Lead interdisciplinary teams to develop and deploy data analytics platforms for healthcare programs involving clinical or pharmacovigilance data. Benefits U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation. Salary Full time. $220,210 to $333,190 per year. Qualified applicants can apply at Please reference job # R0182252. EOE #J-18808-Ljbffr Takeda