Head, Global Oncology Strategic Market Research & Advanced Analytics Innovation

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Takeda Oncology is seeking a highly motivated, insightful, and strategic leader to join the Global Insights & Analytics function as a Head, Global Strategic Market Research & Advanced Analytics Innovation . This role will serve as a critical thought partner to Global Oncology leadership, shaping objective, forward-looking external market understanding that acts as a catalyst behind strategy, portfolio decisions, launch, and lifecycle execution across pipeline and inline assets. This leader will define and lead the strategic market research vision for Oncology while also advancing the evolution of insights and analytics—anticipating industry and competitive signals, modernizing traditional approaches, and enabling foresight driven decision making. Operating with a global mindset, the role balances enterprise consistency with local relevance, connects insights across verticals in partnership with I&A peers, and brings stakeholders together at critical decision moments. As a member of Takeda Oncology, your work will contribute to our bold, inspiring vision: We aspire to cure cancer. Here, you’ll build a career grounded in purpose and be empowered to deliver your best. Responsibilities: Strategic Market Research Serve as an objective and proactive voice of customers, translating business priorities into insight driven decision support for Global Oncology Business Unit, Therapeutic Area, Global Brand, and New Product Planning leadership. Own the global strategic market research vision across Oncology pipeline, launch, and lifecycle stages, ensuring insights are anticipated, forward looking, and aligned to portfolio and brand priorities. Lead strategic market research with a globally consistent, locally relevant approach—setting global Oncology standards while enabling flexibility to address regional and market specific needs—and oversee the design and execution of high impact primary market research across healthcare professionals, patients, and caregivers (e.g., segmentation, concept and message testing, demand and adoption research, journey mapping, and tracking). Proactively identify and frame critical business questions ahead of decision points, designing research that challenges assumptions, surfaces risks and tradeoffs, and positions market research and insights as a catalyst shaping strategic direction. Establish and maintain best practices for market research excellence, including methodological rigor, study design standards, vendor briefs, analytical quality, and executive level insight storytelling. Navigate and lead across complex, disparate stakeholder groups—building alignment, managing tradeoffs, and constructively addressing conflicting priorities—while bridging new stakeholders to expand the impact of the team. Along with Oncology I&A peers, lead as an enterprise connector, using deep understanding of forecasting, analytics, competitive intelligence, and market research to recognize where connections matter most and ensure the appropriate functions are brought together to inform decisions. Advanced Analytics Lead the transformation of insights and analytics by anticipating industry and competitive signals, setting a clear vision aligned to enterprise priorities, and modernizing traditional data approaches (including GenAI), while identifying, piloting, and scaling innovative analytics and emerging technologies in close partnership with enterprise leaders and Global Capabilities Centers—to enable foresight driven strategy, decision making, and immediate business impact. Lead global analytics in support of BD, NPP, and early launch assets, ensuring early stage decisions are grounded in robust, data driven analytics leveraging claims/EMR/etc., to shape opportunity assessment, clinical trial patient identification, forecasting, and strategic choices. Education and Experience: BA or BS degree required. Master's degree in Computer Sciences, Business, or related field preferred 10+ years of experience in pharmaceutical or biotech Insights & Analytics, with deep expertise in strategic market research, in particular with launch brands.  Global experience a plus. 5+ years’ experience in the bio/pharmaceutical or related field with direct responsibilities in advanced analytics (e.g., predictive analytics, machine learning, patient level data triggers, marketing mix, machine learning) and GenAI. Demonstrated leadership skills managing matrix teams, influence outcomes and build consensus in strategic and tactical decisions, specific to digital and analytics 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 for greater outcomes Track record of having built and managed high-performing teams; strong people manager with ability to manage and inspire Demonstrated leadership o