Clinical Scientist - Oncology

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Clinical Scientist in our Cambridge 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.

About the role

The Clinical Scientist represents, and may lead, clinical science on the regional (US or other region) clinical development of assigned Takeda pipeline compounds. Leads a multi-disciplinary, matrixed team ensuring that scientific issues are appropriately considered with respect to highly complex data findings. This individual has the responsibility for influencing the creation, maintenance, and execution of a clinical development plan that will result in the regulatory approval of the compound in multiple regions.

Responsibilities

• Represents Clinical Science on US/EU Development Teams and may serve as leader of this team. Supports the Global Development Team (US, EU, Japan) to ensure that the US/EU Development Team activities are aligned with the global strategy.
• Responsible for deliverables producing the Development Strategy, with significant contributions to assigned sections of the Clinical Development Plan and Clinical Protocols.
• Participates in recommending scope, complexity and size, and influences 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.
• Contributes to high-impact global decisions by monitoring and interpreting data from ongoing internal and external studies and making recommendations that impact regional and global development (e.g., “go/no go” decisions or modification of development plans or study designs).
• Responsible for the creation and securing governance approval of the Synopsis/Protocol Development, Study Execution, & Study Interpretation.
• Assumes primary responsibility for the completion of protocol synopsis, obtaining scientific and corporate review committee approval, including presentation and defense of the Synopses during review committee meetings, and review/approval of documents related to study Protocols (e.g., Statistical Analysis Plans and Safety Management Plans).
• Provides scientific contributions and overall content approval of written responses required by IRB/Ethics Committees and critical study training meetings (e.g., Investigator Meetings).
• Responsible for review of study data, interpretation of results, and communication of study conclusions within the company for assigned sections.
• Manages collection of necessary information to assess issues relating to protocol conduct and/or individual subject safety. Provides preliminary assessments to Medical Monitor for review and approval. Reviews and assesses overall safety information in conjunction with Pharmacovigilance and Medical Monitor of record.
• Successfully contributes to interactions with regulatory authorities/agencies and key opinion leaders relevant to assigned compound and participates in meetings with representatives of regulatory organizations.
• Influences establishment of strategy for the compound, and the development of 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 by the Company.
• Responsible for successful incorporation of advice/recommendations received from organizations or specialists into the design of clinical studies/programs as appropriate.
• Interacts directly with research division based on pertinent clinical and development expertise to provide knowledge/understanding of market environment in line with status as Development scientific content matter expert for assigned compounds.
• May represent clinical science on internal task forces and lead internal teams as appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and 6 years, master’s degree and 4 years, PharmD degree and 2 years, or PhD and 1 year of clinical research and/or clinical development experience within the pharmaceutical industry, CRO, health-related consulting company, or biomedical/clinical experience within academia (or a combination of the aforementioned).
• Superior communication, strategic, interpersonal, and negotiating skills.
• Ability to express oneself clearly and concisely to external partners or within the team.
• Ability to proactively predict issues and solve problems.
• Ability to drive decision-making within a multi-disciplinary, multi-regional, matrix team.
• Diplomacy and positive influencing abilities.
• Therapeutic area knowledge relevant to mechanism of action.
• Regional/global Regulatory requirements.
• GCP/ICH.
• Emerging research in designated therapeutic area.

Pay

For Location: Boston, MA, the U.S. base salary range is $116,000.00 - $182,270.00. 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, 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.

Benefits

• Short-term and/or long-term incentives.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Basic life insurance.
• Tuition reimbursement program.
• Paid volunteer time off.
• Company holidays.
• Well-being benefits.
• Up to 80 hours of sick time per calendar year.
• New hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation per calendar year.

Schedule

This position is currently classified as “hybrid” in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy.