New · posted Oct 31
Takeda · Pharmaceuticals
Senior Medical Director, Clinical Science, NS TAU - Sleep Medicine
- Cambridge, MA
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- Director
The role
Are you looking for a patient-focused company that will inspire you and support your career? If so, be empowered to take charge of your future at Takeda. Join us as a Senior Medical Director, Clinical Science Neuroscience, in our Cambridge, MA office.
At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission
Empowering Our People to Shine
Learn more at takedajobs.com.
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What you need
EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS
MD or internationally recognized equivalent plus 7 years of clinical research experience within the pharmaceutical industry, CRO health-related consulting company, or biomedical/clinical experience within academia (or a combination of afore mentioned).
Previous experience successfully leading a clinical development team/matrix team with responsibility for studies in multiple regions.
NDA/MAA/Submission experience preferred.
Management experience
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Clinical Development team participation and leadership
Leads Global (US/EU/Japan) Development Team managing both the US/EU Development Team and the Japan Development Team for a given product. May lead the US/EU Development Teams and represents Clinical Science on the Global (US/EU/Japan) Development Team to ensure that activities are aligned with the global strategy.
Establishes and drives Development Team strategy and deliverables producing the Development Strategy, Clinical Development Plan and Clinical Protocols. Recommends scope, complexity and size, and influence the budget of all aspects of a program. Provides continual critical evaluation of the development strategy to maintain a state-of-the-art development plan that is competitive and consistent with the latest regulatory requirements, proactive identification of challenges, and development of contingency plans to meet them.
Responsible for high impact global decisions: monitoring and interpreting data from ongoing internal and external studies, assessing the medical and scientific implications, and making recommendations that impact regional and global development such as “go/no go” decisions or modification of development plans or study designs that may have a significant impact on timelines or product labeling. A significant error in judgment may result in loss of approvability and commercial viability of a product.
- Synopsis / Protocol Development, Study Execution, & Study Interpretation
Drives clinical science activities relating to the preparation / approval of synopses, protocols and the conduct of clinical studies. Serves as an advisor to other clinical scientists involved in these activities, and is accountable for the successful design and interpretation of clinical studies. Presents study conclusions to Management and determine how individual study results impact the overall compound strategy.
Interprets data from an overall scientific standpoint as well as within the context of the medical significance to individual patients.
- Trial Medical Monitoring
Responsible for medical monitoring activities, assessing issues related to protocol conduct and/or individual subject safety. Assesses overall safety information for studies and compound in conjunction with Pharmacovigilance. Oversees non-medical clinical scientists with respect to assessment of these issues.
Makes final decisions regarding study conduct related to scientific integrity.
External Interactions
Directs activities involved in interactions with regulatory authorities / agencies and clinical development activities undertaken to establish and maintain strong relationships with key opinion leaders relevant to assigned compounds and therapeutic areas. These responsibilities include leadership roles in meetings with the regulatory organizations or key opinion leaders, establishment of strategy for assigned compounds, and the direction of clinical scientists involved in developing documents required to outline the Company positions on research programs or regulatory applications (e.g. briefing reports), materials used for meeting presentations, and formal responses to communications received from the regulatory organizations or opinion leaders. Lead roles will also be taken on the incorporation of advice / recommendations received into the design of clinical studies / programs as appropriate; accountable to senior leadership for the successful completion of related objectives.
Due Diligence, Business Development and Alliance Projects
Responsible for identification and evaluation of potential business development opportunities, conduct due diligence evaluations, and development and negotiation of clinical development plans for potential alliances and or in-licensing opportunities. Assesses scientific, medical, and development feasibility, evaluating strategic fit with overall portfolio, evaluating complete or ongoing clinical trials, assessing regulatory interactions and future development plans, interacting with upper management of potential partner/acquisition companies during DD visits and alliance negotiations, and representing clinical science on internal assessment teams in conjunction with TPNA/TPEU/TPC.
Serves as clinical contact point for ongoing alliance projects and interface with partner to achieve Takeda’s strategic goals while striving to maintain good working relationship between Takeda and partner.
Leadership, Task Force Participation, Upper Management Accountability
Interacts directly with research division based on pertinent clinical and development expertise and with TPNA/TPEU to provide knowledge / understanding of market environment in line with status as TGRD scientific content matter expert for assigned compounds. May represent clinical science on multidisciplinary task forces across divisions (e.g. TGRD and TPNA/TPEU/TPC). Lead TGRD internal teams and may lead global cross-functional teams, as appropriate.
Hires, manages, mentors, motivates, empowers, develops and retains staff to support assigned activities. Conducts performance reviews and drive goal setting and development planning.
Superior communication, strategic, interpersonal and negotiating skills
Ability to proactively predict issues and solve problems
Ability to drive decision-making within a multi-disciplinary, multi-regional, matrix teams
Diplomacy and positive influencing abilities
Knowledge
Therapeutic area knowledge relevant to mechanism of action
Preferably with expertise in sleep medicine
Regional/global Regulatory requirements
GCP/ICH
Emerging research in designated therapeutic area
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS
Ability to drive to or fly to various meetings or client sites, including overnight trips. Some international travel may be required.
Requires approximately 15 - 25% travel.
This position is currently classified as “hybrid” in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy.
What you'll do
OBJECTIVES
The Medical Director leads and drives strategy for the overall global (US/EU/Japan) clinical development taking into consideration the medical, scientific, regulatory and commercial issues for assigned Takeda pipeline compounds.
Leads a multi-disciplinary, multi-regional, matrix team through highly complex decisions. This individual has the ultimate responsibility for development decisions assessing and integrating the input from various disciplines to create, maintain, and execute a global clinical development plan that will result in the regulatory approval of the assigned compound in multiple regions. Applies clinical/medical decision making to clinical development issues.
This individual interacts with and influences TGRD and TPC senior leadership decision-making for the projects by setting strategic direction. Success or failure directly translates to the ability of TGRD to meet its corporate goals and for Takeda to have future commercial products.
Pay
$257,600 – $404,800 a year
Employer providedU.S. Base Salary Range
$257,600.00 - $404,800.00
The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.
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We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.
Where you'll work
Cambridge, MAHybridOpen in Maps (opens in a new tab)
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Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
From the posting
About Takeda
For Location
USA - MA - Cambridge
Job Exempt
YesIt is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Job intelligence
The context around this role
Live data · October 31, 2026
Salary intelligence
How the pay compares
This role's midpoint is 11% above the US median for Clinical Development roles at this level.
This roleEmployer provided
Director roles in Massachusetts40 roles publishing pay
Director roles in the US93 roles publishing pay
| Annual base pay | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| This role | $257,600 | — | $404,800 |
| Massachusetts (middle half) | $255,000 | $298,000 | $308,250 |
| All US (middle half) | $258,000 | $298,000 | $318,500 |
This role: Takeda's own published range. Comparisons: the base pay employers published on open Clinical Development roles at the same level on Regulatory Jobs, October 31, 2026. Nothing is estimated.
Career trajectory
Where this role sits in Clinical Development
The general path across 116 open Clinical Development roles on Regulatory Jobs, with the titles they carry most. Not Takeda's own promotion track.
Skills DNA
What this role leans on
How many of the posting's 42 duty, requirement and summary lines touch each area. The posting's emphasis, not a proficiency score.
- Collaboration and leadership16
- Clinical trial conduct11
- Regulatory submissions2
- GMP and compliance1
- Documentation and SOPs1
Regulatory intelligence
The rules behind this role
Frameworks and standards this posting's work falls under, matched from its own words, each linked to the official source.
- ICHICH quality guidelines(official source, opens in a new tab)Q1 stability, Q2(R2) analytical validation, Q7, Q9 risk management, Q10 quality systems
- ICHICH E6 good clinical practice(official source, opens in a new tab)The international standard for the conduct of clinical trials
- FDAFDA NDA(official source, opens in a new tab)New Drug Applications
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Takeda on Regulatory Jobs
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By discipline
- Regulatory24 38%
- Clinical21 33%
- Quality18 28%
By level
- Director37 58%
- Senior & Principal12 19%
- Manager9 14%
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Senior Medical Director, Clinical Science, NS TAU - Sleep Medicine at Takeda
Open until filled. $258K–$405K a year, employer provided.