Global Insights Lead, Nephrology

About the role

The Global Insights Lead, Nephrology (Associate Director) is responsible for leading insight generation and competitive intelligence for a nephrology-focused pipeline asset, with potential expansion into transplant and other related indications. This role serves as a trusted strategic partner, delivering actionable, decision-oriented insights that inform clinical development and early commercialization strategies.

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

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
• Collaborative, influence-based leader comfortable operating in ambiguity

Qualifications

• Required: 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
• Collaborative, influence-based leader comfortable operating in ambiguity

Skills

• 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
• Collaborative, influence-based leader comfortable operating in ambiguity

Benefits

At Takeda, we offer a comprehensive benefits package including:

• U.S. Base Salary Range: $154,400.00 - $242,550.00
• Short-term and long-term incentives
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) plan and company match
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Basic life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement program
• Paid volunteer time off
• Company holidays
• Well-being benefits

Pay

Location-specific base salary range: $154,400.00 - $242,550.00

Schedule

Hybrid schedule