Takeda · 2 weeks ago
Sr. Director, Statistics
Boston, MA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$208K/yr - $327K/yr
12+ years expTakeda is a company dedicated to serving patients by creating the medicines they need and driving innovation. The Senior Director in Statistics will lead execution and delivery within R&D, ensuring strategic mission implementation and optimizing business impact through effective risk management.
BiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Play key role in execution and delivery leadership of Therapeutic Area Unit (TAU), Business Unit (BU), or SQS function or specialty area in preclinical / clinical / translational
Be the cross functional leader and accountable execution and delivery decision maker that has direct impact on R&D
Define and contribute to execution and delivery strategic mission and the respective implementation for the promotion of R&D seamless and predictable delivery
Proactively identify risks and mitigation strategies to optimize R&D business impact in terms of costs, quality, and timeliness
Be accountable for growth and development of SQS delivery capabilities through processes, systems and oversight mechanisms
Show influential execution and delivery leadership both within and outside of Takeda with vendors and partners
Provide strategic vision for long-term delivery innovation
Qualification
Required
PhD degree in a scientific discipline with 12+ years' experience, or MS with 15+ years' experience
Experience with at least one NDA/CTDs or other regulatory submissions
Experience representing Statistics function in interactions with regulatory agencies
Advanced knowledge of clinical study designs, analysis methodology and data interpretation
Advanced knowledge of pharmaceutical industry, overall drug development process with expertise in the cross-functional interfaces with the Statistics function
Advanced knowledge of FDA and ICH regulations and industry standards applicable to the design, analysis of clinical trials and regulatory submissions
Strong statistical programming skills
Excellent oral and written communications skills
Specialized statistical expertise in multiple therapeutic areas or development phases
Strong interpersonal and people management skills
Strong project management skills
Strong collaborative skills and ability to work with a cross-functional team
Ability to inspire and motivate staff
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.
Company
Takeda
Takeda is a biopharmaceutical company that researches and develops pharmaceutical drugs.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
Takeda has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not
guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your
reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
Distribution of Different Job Fields Receiving Sponsorship
Represents job field similar to this job
Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (45)
2024 (39)
2023 (38)
2022 (34)
2021 (44)
2020 (18)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.46B2025-06-27Post Ipo Debt· $2.4B
2016-09-01Grant· $19.8M
2016-05-08Grant· $38M
Leadership Team
Christophe Weber
President and CEO
Schuyler Fairfield
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Supply Chain
Recent News
2026-01-25
legacy.thefly.com
2026-01-23
2026-01-22
Company data provided by crunchbase