Associate Director, Marketing Capabilities

Responsibilities

• Build and sustain enterprise brand marketing capability by diagnosing skill gaps and delivering enablement through training, workshops, and coaching.
• Partner with brand and launch teams to provide strategic advice on core marketing capabilities such as insights generation, positioning, and customer engagement.
• Define and evolve marketing competency models and establish proficiency levels across the US marketing community.
• Design curated learning pathways and curricula with clear objectives and reusable tools/templates.
• Facilitate strategy working sessions for high-value deliverables, including patient journeys, segmentation, and value propositions.
• Coach brand and launch leaders on story lining, decision framing, and the application of best-practice tools.
• Manage resources, project plans, and budgets to deliver against capability roadmaps.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree required; advanced degree (MS/MBA) preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical, biologic/biotech, or medical industry.
• 5+ years of marketing or brand experience across various roles.
• Proven experience designing and delivering applied learning, such as workshops and facilitated sessions.
• Strong stakeholder influence skills with the ability to lead through change without formal authority.
• Excellent project management, organizational, and analytical skills.
• Experience with budget and resource management.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience across different stages of a brand's life cycle (launch, growth, and end of life).
• Experience leading or enabling Annual Brand Planning processes.
• Experience partnering with launch teams to build launch readiness.
• Exposure to Agile ways of working or marketing transformation initiatives.

Benefits

• Competitive base salary.
• Eligibility for short-term and/or long-term incentives.
• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan with company match.
• Paid volunteer time off and tuition reimbursement programs.
• Paid vacation and sick time.

About the Company

Takeda is an industry-leading, global pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients at the center of everything they do. Guided by the values of Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance, Takeda strives toward Better Health and a Brighter Future through leading innovation in medicine.