Value-Based Evidence Generation Lead

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About the role

Value-Based Evidence Generation Lead (Director)

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.

Working closely with cross-functional stakeholders and partner evidence-generation organizations, you will help drive scientific excellence and advance the strategic direction of evidence generation. Your work will contribute to demonstrating the clinical, economic, and patient-centered value of therapies while supporting healthcare decision-making across diverse stakeholder groups.

You will also lead efforts that strengthen organizational capabilities and advance innovative approaches through the use of digital, data science, and artificial intelligence-enabled technologies that improve evidence generation and decision-making.

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.

Additional information

Location: While a primary location is identified for this role, qualified internal candidates in other locations may also be considered, subject to business needs, role requirements, and local employment considerations.

Compensation

The salary range displayed reflects the primary location associated with this posting. Compensation may vary for candidates considered in other locations. Where applicable, location-specific salary ranges and compensation information will be provided in accordance with local requirements.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

• 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.
• For Location: Boston, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range

$192,400.00 - $302,390.00

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.