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TakedaAssociate Director, Tumor Genomics and Target Credentialing
Salary$154k – $243k
LocationUSA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500
Work modehybrid
Typefull-time
SeniorityDirector
Experience7+ yrs
DepartmentOncology Computational Biology Delivery
Company size10,000+ people
PostedOct 6, 2026 · 1w ago
Verified live18h ago
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PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Human Genetics, Genomics, Data Science, or related discipline with 7+ years post-degree experience
Deep expertise in cancer genetics, tumor genomics, statistical genomics, bioinformatics, and quantitative analysis of complex biological datasets
Experience integrating multimodal data to support oncology target identification, target validation, biomarker development, patient stratification, or therapeutic development
Experience developing rigorous target-credentialing or evidence-synthesis packages that influence scientific and portfolio decisions
Strong scientific judgment and ability to translate complex computational, biological, and translational findings into recommendations for cross-functional teams
Experience applying AI-accelerated approaches in computational biology
Experience delivering complex computational, data, or AI capabilities across multiple programs and stakeholders
Understanding of modern data-product and AI-product practices including version control, testing, documentation, provenance, reproducible computing, deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management
Ability to set priorities, manage delivery risks, communicate tradeoffs, and influence scientific decisions in a complex matrix environment
Skills
Python
R
AWS
PostgreSQL
TensorFlow
PyTorch
Git
Docker
Kubernetes
Airflow
Databricks
Snowflake
Spark
Hadoop
Hive
Presto
Trino
Kafka
Flink
Cassandra
MongoDB
Elasticsearch
Kibana
Grafana
Prometheus
Terraform
Ansible
Jenkins
CircleCI
TravisCI
Selenium
JUnit
PyTest
Sphinx
Jupyter
RStudio
VS Code
IntelliJ
Eclipse
NetBeans
Android Studio
Xcode
Unity
Unreal Engine
Blender
Maya
3ds Max
AutoCAD
SolidWorks
MATLAB
Simulink
LabVIEW
NI
PLC
SCADA
DCS
MES
ERP
CRM
SAP
Oracle
SQL Server
MySQL
MariaDB
DB2
Redis
Memcached
Solr
Splunk
Tableau
Power BI
Qlik
Looker
ThoughtSpot
Sigma
Alteryx
KNIME
RapidMiner
Dataiku
BigQuery
Redshift
Synapse
HDInsight
EMR
Glue
Athena
Kinesis
Lambda
Step Functions
S3
EC2
ECS
EKS
Fargate
CloudFormation
CloudTrail
CloudWatch
X-Ray
IAM
Organizations
Control Tower
Landing Zone
Security Hub
GuardDuty
Inspector
Macie
WAF
Shield
Firewall Manager
Network Firewall
Route 53
CloudFront
API Gateway
ELB
ALB
NLB
Global Accelerator
Direct Connect
VPN
Transit Gateway
VPC
Subnet
Route Table
NAT Gateway
Internet Gateway
EBS
EFS
FSx
Storage Gateway
Snowball
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Outposts
Local Zones
Wavelength
Ground Station
RDS
Aurora
DynamoDB
Neptune
ElastiCache
MemoryDB
DocumentDB
Keyspaces
QLDB
Timestream
Managed Cassandra
SageMaker
Bedrock
Lex
Polly
Rekognition
Textract
Comprehend
Translate
Transcribe
Kendra
Personalize
Forecast
Fraud Detector
DevOps Guru
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Lookout for Metrics
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Benefits
Health insurance
401(k)
Unlimited PTO
Remote stipend
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Job Description
About the company
Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as an Associate Director, Tumor Genomics and Targeted Credentialingin 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.
Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.
Objective / Purpose
The Associate Director, Tumor Genomics and Target Credentialing will be a key scientific and delivery leader within the Oncology Computational Biology Delivery team in the Computational Biology and Human Genetics organization. Reporting to the Director, Head of Oncology Computational Biology Delivery, this role will lead the development and application of tumor-genomics capabilities, analyses, evidence packages, and reusable computational products that advance Oncology Research pipeline decisions.
The Associate Director will provide scientific leadership in cancer genetics, tumor genomics, statistical genomics, and multimodal data integration to support target identification and validation, biomarker identification, patient stratification, and therapeutic development. The role will partner closely with oncology research scientists, target validation teams, translational scientists, AI/ML scientists, data scientists, and data engineers to define high-value scientific questions and deliver interpretable, actionable evidence.
The successful candidate will combine deep expertise in cancer genomics with strong scientific judgment and delivery leadership. This individual will contribute to AI-enabled ways of working by developing, evaluating, and adopting reusable approaches for data discovery, evidence synthesis, target assessment, analysis planning, quality control, result interpretation, and generation of scientific deliverables.
Accountabilities
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Lead the delivery of tumor-genomics analyses, data resources, target-credentialing evidence packages, and reusable computational capabilities that support Oncology Research and portfolio decisions.
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Provide scientific leadership in cancer genetics, tumor genomics, statistical genomics, bioinformatics, and quantitative analysis of complex biological datasets.
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Integrate complex oncology data types—including tumor-omics, human genetics, clinical, translational, and functional evidence—to generate insights supporting target identification and validation, biomarker identification, patient stratification, and therapeutic development.
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Establish and apply rigorous scientific standards for target credentialing, including evidence evaluation, analytical validation, data quality, reproducibility, provenance, documentation, and transparent interpretation of findings.
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Partner with biology, target validation, translational, pharmacology, and drug discovery teams to define scientific questions, prioritize analyses, and ensure that deliverables are actionable and aligned with program needs.
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Develop reusable, scalable approaches for target assessment and evidence synthesis that improve the speed, consistency, accessibility, and scientific quality of computational biology support across the Oncology portfolio.
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Define and execute AI-enabled approaches within the tumor genomics and target credentialing domain, prioritizing opportunities based on scientific value, user needs, feasibility, and organizational readiness.
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Guide the development and application of reusable AI-enabled skills for activities such as data discovery, literature and evidence synthesis, target assessment, analysis planning, workflow execution, quality control, result interpretation, and scientific communication.
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Collaborate with AI/ML, data science, software engineering, and data engineering teams to translate analytical prototypes and AI concepts into reliable, scalable, and sustainable research capabilities.
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Ensure appropriate standards for version control, testing, documentation, reproducible computing, data and analytical provenance, usability, maintenance, and ownership of the team’s data products and analytical workflows.
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Manage competing program priorities, delivery risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs; communicate progress, risks, emerging opportunities, and scientific impact clearly to the Director and cross-functional stakeholders.
Education & Competencies
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PhD in Computational Biology, Bioinformatics, Cancer Biology, Human Genetics, Genomics, Data Science, or a related discipline, with 7 or more years of relevant post-degree experience and a demonstrated record of scientific impact; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
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Deep expertise in cancer genetics, tumor genomics, statistical genomics, bioinformatics, and quantitative analysis of complex biological datasets.
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Demonstrated experience integrating multimodal data to support oncology target identification, target validation, biomarker development, patient stratification, or therapeutic development.
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Experience developing and communicating rigorous target-credentialing or evidence-synthesis packages that influence scientific and portfolio decisions.
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Strong scientific judgment and demonstrated ability to translate complex computational, biological, and translational findings into clear, actionable recommendations for cross-functional teams.
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Experience applying AI-accelerated approaches in computational biology, including the evaluation and responsible use of frontier AI methods and biological foundation models leveraging cancer-omics data.
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Experience delivering complex computational, data, or AI capabilities across multiple programs, stakeholders, and competing priorities in a robust and reusable manner.
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Understanding of modern data-product and AI-product practices, including version control, testing, documentation, provenance, reproducible computing, deployment, monitoring, and lifecycle management.
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Demonstrated ability to set priorities, manage delivery risks, communicate tradeoffs, and influence scientific decisions in a complex matrix environment.
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law
This position is currently classified as “hybrid” in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy.
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:
USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500
U.S. Base Salary Range:
$154,400.00 - $242,550.00
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.
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EEO Statement
Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
Locations
USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Job Exempt
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