Top 172 Executive research directors Jobs in Boston, Ma

Global Head - Small Molecule In Vitro Pharmacology (Automation)
Takeda Pharmaceutical —Boston, MA
- $212,000 - $333,190 a year
- Hybrid work
- 11+ years
- Analysis skills
- Continuous improvement
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Director, Clinical Science
BioNTech AG —Cambridge, MA
- $168,100 - $268,700 a year
- Full-time
- Background check
- Nursing
- Management
Research Senior Scientific Director, Head of Hit ID and Sample Management (Automation)
Takeda Pharmaceutical —Boston, MA
- $212,000 - $333,190 a year
- Hybrid work
- Bachelor of Science
- 11+ years
- Presentation skills
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Senior Director / Director Clinical Development, Oncology
BioNTech AG —Cambridge, MA
- $168,100 - $318,300 a year
- Full-time
- Background check
- Medicine
- Mentoring
AIRx, Sr. Director, Nonclinical Safety Lead
Takeda Pharmaceutical —Boston, MA
- $212,000 - $333,190 a year
- Call employer
- Hybrid work
- 11+ years
- Business development
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Clinical Research Director - Immunology and Inflammation
Sanofi EU —Cambridge, MA
- $206,250 - $343,750 a year
- Hybrid work
- Medicine
- English
- Analysis skills
- Parental leave
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Executive Director, AIRx Program Lead: Biologics
Takeda Pharmaceutical —Boston, MA
- $238,000 - $374,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- 11+ years
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Senior level
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Global Biomarker Lead, Inflammation, GI2 TAU
Takeda Pharmaceutical —Boston, MA
- $154,400 - $242,550 a year
- Full-time
- 7 years
- Analysis skills
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Head of Automated Small Molecule Synthesis
Takeda Pharmaceutical —Boston, MA
- $177,000 - $278,080 a year
- Full-time
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor's degree
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Head, AIRx Biologics Discovery
Takeda Pharmaceutical —Boston, MA
- $212,000 - $333,190 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- 11+ years
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Senior level
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Clinical Scientific Director
Takeda Pharmaceutical —Cambridge, MA
- $177,000 - $278,080 a year
- Full-time
- 3 years
- Business development
- Bachelor's degree
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Sr Principal Scientist / Associate Director, Biomarker Assay Development Laboratory
Novartis —Cambridge, MA
- $152,600 - $283,400 a year
- Full-time
- Medicine
- Continuous improvement
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Paid parental leave
- Parental leave
Associate Director, Oncology Drug Discovery Unit
Takeda Pharmaceutical —Boston, MA
- $154,400 - $242,550 a year
- Full-time
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Mentoring
- Senior level
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
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Senior Director, AIRx Discovery Biology Lead
Takeda Pharmaceutical —Boston, MA
- $212,000 - $333,190 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- 11+ years
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Associate Director, ADC platform in Oncology Drug Discovery
Novartis —Cambridge, MA
- $152,600 - $283,400 a year
- Full-time
- 5 years
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Mentoring
- Health insurance
- 401(k) matching
Senior Director, AIRx Medicinal Chemistry
Takeda Pharmaceutical —Boston, MA
- $212,000 - $333,190 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Management
- 11+ years
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Paid holidays
- Disability insurance
Vice President of Clinical Research Development
Mangrove Management Partners —Burlington, MA
- $140,000 - $200,000 a year
- Hospital
- Office
- Outpatient experience
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Associate Director, Program Portfolio - Research
Bose —Framingham, MA
- $228,600 - $314,400 a year
- Full-time
- Computer Science
- Research
- Office
- Health insurance
- 401(k)
Sr. Director, U.S. Cancer Biology
Servier —Boston, MA
- $229,000 - $280,000 a year
- Full-time
- Writing skills
- 11+ years
- Office
- Disability insurance
- Health insurance
Vice President, Portfolio Cluster Lead, Oncology Research
Bayer —Cambridge, MA
- $265,440 - $398,160 a year
- 11+ years
- Databases
- Doctor of Philosophy
- Health insurance
- Dental insurance

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Global Head - Small Molecule In Vitro Pharmacology (Automation)

Takeda Pharmaceutical -
Boston, MA

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Job Details

$212,000 - $333,190 a year

Benefits

Paid holidays
Disability insurance
Health insurance
Dental insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Paid time off
Vision insurance
401(k) matching
Volunteer time off
Life insurance

Qualifications

Automation
Talent management
In vitro studies
Assay development
Team development
Hiring
Drug discovery
Managing teams of scientists
Technology management
Doctor of Philosophy
Recruiting
Workforce management
Cross-functional collaboration
Cross-functional team management
Project stakeholder communication
Program budgeting
Cross-functional communication
Leading research teams
Senior leadership
Stakeholder management

Full Job Description

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Job Description

Role overview

Takeda is building our Lab of Tomorrow, which will create a fully automated, closed loop, AI-integrated, drug discovery platform. As part of this build, we are seeking a Head of Small Molecule In Vitro Pharmacology. This senior leader will drive the scientific vision and operational strategy across discovery, build and lead a distributed team, and collaborate closely with cross‑functional and external partners to deliver world‑class assay capabilities, rigorous data quality, and translational pharmacology that accelerate portfolio decision making.

Purpose

Lead, define and shape the global strategy, execution, and continuous evolution of the IVP function, ensuring alignment with Takeda’s enterprise R&D priorities.

Core responsibilities

Global strategy for in vitro pharmacology across small and large molecule programs; define and lead the global IVP strategy, aligning capabilities to R&D portfolio priorities and company objectives.

Organize and lead a high performing, geographically distributed team of directors, managers and scientists, and operations staff; recruit, mentor, and develop leaders.
Assay standards: set and enforce best practices for assay design, validation, miniaturization, throughput, automation readiness, and reproducibility.
Operational excellence: establish scalable screening cascades for HTS, hit triage, SAR/DMTA profiling.
Translational integration: ensure quantitative pharmacology readouts support hit to lead, lead optimization, candidate selection, and IND enabling decisions; serve as a key cross-functional leader in alignment with ADME, DMPK, translational sciences, and clinical biomarker teams.
Technology investment: lead scouting and implementation for the technology infrastructure to support a highly integrated and AI-leveraged capability.
Metrics and reporting: define team KPIs such as assay turnaround, miniaturized assay performance, data quality, and predictive value; report impact to senior R&D leadership and the executive team.
External representation: Act as a primary external scientific leader for IVP; represent the company at alliances, conferences, advisory boards, and regulatory interactions and contribute to publications and patents.
Business Accountability: Own resource allocation, investment decisions, and budget for the global in vitro pharmacology function; make trade-offs across programs to optimize enterprise value and pipeline progression.
Capability and culture building: establish a culture of innovation, collaboration, and continuous improvement; drive adoption of new technologies, methodologies, and ways of working

Required qualifications

Expected: PhD in Pharmacology, Biochemistry, Cell Biology, or related discipline with 15+ years industry experience, including progressive leadership at the discovery and early development interface.
Proven executive leadership track record running discovery pharmacology teams with global responsibilities, budgets, and strategic outcomes.
Deep hands-on expertise in in vitro pharmacology including biochemical and cell-based assays, target engagement, orthogonal counter-screens, and quantitative dose response analysis.
Experience with assay miniaturization, automation, informatics and HTS readiness.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills with ability to influence cross functional and executive audiences.
Proven ability to hire, develop and retain senior scientific leaders.

Preferred experience

Significant leadership experience in biotech/pharmaceutical organizations with responsibility for global teams, budgets, and cross‑functional program outcomes.
Experience with IND enabling programs and regulatory interactions.
Familiarity with high content imaging label free techniques TR FRET SPR BLI and other biophysical modalities at scale.
Use of advanced analytics data pipelines or machine learning to improve assay QC and predictive performance.
Background in therapeutic areas such as oncology, neuroscience or immunology and designing translational PD and biomarker strategies.
Prior success in global matrix organizations and leading organizational change.

What we offer

A senior role reporting to the Global Head of Automation and Robotics, directly integrated to Takeda’s portfolio, supporting small and large molecule programs.
Part of a senior Leadership team responsible for Sample Management, Hit Identification through DEL and HTS, IVP, High Throughput in vitro ADME and Automation.
Competitive executive compensation equity and comprehensive benefits.
Opportunity to build and scale a global multidisciplinary function with significant scientific and translational impact.
Support for professional development conference participation and external scientific engagement.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

The position will be based in Cambridge, MA. This position is currently classified as “hybrid” by 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:

Boston, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$212,000.00 - $333,190.00

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.

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.

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.

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Boston, MA

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Employee

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Regular

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Yes

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