Global Insights Lead, Nephrology
About The Position
Reporting to the Global Insights & Analytics Head, this role is responsible for leading insight generation and competitive intelligence for a nephrology-focused pipeline asset, with potential expansion into transplant and other related indications. As a key member of the Global Commercial Team and the Global Insights & Analytics organization within Takeda’s Strategy & Portfolio Development function, the individual serves as a trusted strategic partner, delivering actionable, decision-oriented insights that inform clinical development and early commercialization strategies. The role supports critical decisions related to study design, endpoint selection, and product positioning by integrating market data, stakeholder perspectives, and competitive intelligence. Additionally, the position collaborates across indication teams to ensure aligned franchise strategies and leverages prior commercialization and launch experience to enhance launch readiness and capability development across the broader franchise.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree; MBA, PharmD, or PhD preferred
- 8–10+ years of experience in market research, insights, forecasting, analytics, or strategy
- Background in strategic consulting or competitive intelligence strongly preferred
- Experience supporting drug development and/or commercialization (launch or inline)
- Experience owning and managing patient-based forecasts (inputs, assumptions, tracking overtime)
- Demonstrated experience contributing to launch strategy or commercial readiness efforts
- Strong analytical, synthesis, and communication skills
- Experience in transplant, immunology, or specialty care a plus
- Strategic and agile thinker who translates data and competitive intelligence into actionable strategy
- Experience bridging clinical development and commercialization to inform decision-making across the asset lifecycle
- Strong understanding of how to generate insights that impact both early-stage strategy and downstream execution
- Experience managing and evolving patient-based forecasts
- Ability to operate across indications and contribute to franchise-level thinking
- Collaborative, influence-based leader comfortable operating in ambiguity
Responsibilities
- Lead qualitative and quantitative research to understand treatment landscapes, unmet need, and treatment dynamics
- Monitor competitors, pipeline developments, and evolving standards of care
- Translate insights into clear implications and recommendations for cross-functional teams
- Provide input to indication strategy, study design, endpoints, and positioning
- Inform the Clinical Development Plan (CDP) and early commercial strategy with insight-driven perspectives
- Support development of target product profiles (TPPs), business cases, and strategic narratives
- Inform key forecast assumptions based on insights and competitive intelligence
- Partner with forecasting teams to ensure alignment of inputs, assumptions, and outputs over time
- Support scenario planning and stakeholder alignment
- Serve as insights lead for transplant-related workstreams
- Partner closely with R&D, Medical, Commercial, and regional teams
- Communicate clear, data-driven perspectives to support decision-making
Benefits
- 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
- well-being benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
