Senior Manager, Media Architect
Lexington, MassachusettsAt Takeda, it's our people, our values and our culture that make us special. We share a sense of vocation and a desire to serve others that pulses through our entire organization. We're fortunate to be grounded in a history that gives us a long term perspective, the confidence to stick to what we believe in, and the humility to know we don't have all the answers.
We combine this outlook with an agility and tenacity to deliver for our patients that has fueled the growth of our business. But what really sets our company apart is something we call Patient Trust Reputation Business. It's the framework that enables us to translate our purpose and values into action. It's how we synchronize the diversity of our perspectives, strengths and expertise. And it’s what keeps our decision making tethered to what really matters.
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Job Description
Senior Manager,Media Architect
Takeda Pharmaceutical
Lexington, MA
About the Role
Design data-driven omnichannel media strategies that maximize brand growth and customer engagement for DTC and HCP mediastrategies, ensuring strategic alignment, compliance, and performance accountability across internal and external teams
Key Responsibilities
Omnichannel strategy: Design holistic DTC and HCP media plan aligned to brandstrategy/ objectives, ensuring appropriatespend against upper and lower funnelengagement, channel mix, and budget
Media buying: Oversee media buying and placement, ensuring effective campaignexecution, audience prioritization, and fulfillment of deliverables
Agency / Vendor: Serve as the primary account lead for media agency partners,maximizing MROI by managing performance, fostering innovation, providingindependent perspective, and maintaining strong top-to-top relationships
Orchestration: Ensure coordinated deployment across field and digital channelsacross related campaigns and collaborate with brand leads and scrum teams onexecution (e.g., ensuring media placement is aligned to strategy)
Cross-channel planning: Plan and optimize cross-channel media investments /budget by defining and manage channel roles, sequencing, and investment mix –ensuring appropriate media spend against upper and lower funnel conversion
Performance measurement:Establishmeasurement plans (e.g., KPIs) to maximize ROI in commercial / media spend and develop test-and-learn frameworks to inform in-sprint optimizations, partnering with I&A team to perform analytics to translate test insights into actions
Procurement: Support design Requests for Proposal (RFP) associated withmedia, working closely with the procurement team and internal media CoE
Qualifications and essential experience, attributes, skills, and knowledge
Bachelor’s degreerequired,Preferred Advanced degree (MBA, MS, PharmD, or related).
7+ years of digital media planning experience with ownership ofomnichannel strategy or execution in the pharmaceutical orhealthcare sector
Proven leadership of media teams with demonstrated ability toguide workload, priorities, and cross-functional collaboration
Direct experience working in regulated pharma environments
Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen
Structured and data-driven decision-making capability
Collaborative across analytics, brand, and agency partners
Skilled at navigating Medical and Commercial priorities
Exceptional communicationskill, with the ability to collaborate across teams and influence stakeholders
Omnichannel media planning across HCP and DTC environments
Media agency leadership and performance management
Deep understanding of content development strategies and execution, with ability to translate complex ideas into action
Strong knowledge of pharma content lifecycle management
Understanding of MMM, MROI, incrementality testing frameworks
More about us:
At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.
Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
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:
Lexington, MAU.S. Base Salary Range:
$137,000.00 - $215,270.00
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 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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Our embedded Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) strategy enables us to attract and retain exceptional talent, drives innovation, and helps address systemic inequalities in our communities.
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