Takeda · 1 day ago
Digital Innovation Director, Global Communications
Boston, MA
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$174K/yr - $274K/yr
8+ years expTakeda is a patient-focused company that empowers its employees to take charge of their future. The Digital Innovation Director will lead the Global Communications team in adopting innovative technologies and driving digital transformation to enhance stakeholder engagement and elevate Takeda's brand.
BiotechnologyHealth CareManufacturingMedicalPharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Define and champion the vision, strategy, and roadmap for digital capabilities, operations, and tools across Global Communications
Anticipate and respond to emerging trends across digital communications, media, and stakeholder engagement, ensuring Takeda consistently leads in adopting new strategies and platforms
Lead the integration of AI, generative technologies (e.g., GPT), and emerging MarTech to deliver personalized, data-driven stakeholder experiences
Partner with senior leaders in Global Communications, Global Corporate Affairs and Takeda's Data, Digital and Technology (DD&T) organization to align digital strategies with business objectives and enterprise priorities
Architect, implement, and continuously evolve Takeda's marketing technology stack in collaboration with the Lead, Digital Strategy & Operations, and DD&T
Ensure seamless integration with enterprise systems and global priorities, maximizing efficiency, scalability and accessibility
Evaluate and recommend new digital tools and platforms to keep Takeda ahead of digital marketing and communications trends
Assess AI-related regulations regularly to advise on how they may impact our ways of working and/or use of tools
Drive the strategic prioritization, development, and implementation of digital tools and agent-based solutions to enhance efficiency, intelligence, and automation— transforming how work gets done across the function
Foster an audience-first mindset, leveraging behavioral insights, persona data, and AI to enable teams to deliver personalized content throughout the stakeholder journey for both external and internal audiences
Elevate content strategy and discoverability by proactively adapting to search, social, and digital media platform changes, ensuring Takeda's thought leadership reaches audiences wherever they are
Develop and drive adoption of strategies to enhance Takeda's visibility in answer engines (e.g., Copilot, Google, ChatGPT), ensuring content is discoverable, authoritative, and aligned with user intent
Streamline digital operations and processes to enable frictionless content creation, localization, and deployment across regions and business units
Define and track success metrics and KPIs to measure the impact of digital initiatives, driving continuous improvement and ROI
Collaborate cross-functionally to measure impact and optimize content strategies based on data-driven insights
Leverage AI agent capabilities to automate data collection, reporting, and routine communications processes—freeing up teams for higher-value strategic work
Lead transformational initiatives to optimize digital marketing and communications processes, tools, and capabilities, including through the integration of intelligent agent solutions
Cultivate a culture of curiosity, collaboration, and innovation, to pilot and then rapidly scale best practices across the organization
Serve as Digital Dexterity Champion and change agent, inspiring teams to embrace new ways of working and digital-first approaches
Partner with DD&T on designing and delivering capability development sessions for function
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Communications, Business, Computer Science, or related field
8–10+ years of experience in global digital marketing/communications, MarTech, or related fields, with at least 5 years in leadership roles
A deep understanding of the global communications and digital media landscape, with a proven track record of adapting to evolving platforms, tools, and audience behaviors
Proven success managing digital tools, MarTech platforms, and AI-driven solutions
Demonstrated expertise in identifying, prioritizing, and operationalizing AI-powered solutions (including intelligent digital agents/workflows) to advance organizational efficiency and drive business results
Demonstrated ability to lead digital transformation and manage complex, multi-stakeholder projects
Deep expertise in healthcare, ideally pharmaceuticals, with a strong grasp of channel-specific digital marketing strategies and regulations
Experience in global, matrixed organizations, collaborating across geographies and functions
Growth mindset, curiosity, resilience, and a commitment to continuous learning and experimentation
Direct experience with remote teams and global capability centers
Thrive in fast-paced, dynamic environments, maintaining a focus on results
Preferred
advanced degree preferred
Benefits
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
Well-being benefits
Up to 80 hours of sick time
Up to 120 hours of paid vacation
Company
Takeda
Takeda is a biopharmaceutical company that researches and develops pharmaceutical drugs.
10001+ employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Trends of Total Sponsorships
2025 (45)
2024 (39)
2023 (38)
2022 (34)
2021 (44)
2020 (18)
Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$2.46B2025-06-27Post Ipo Debt· $2.4B
2016-09-01Grant· $19.8M
2016-05-08Grant· $38M
Leadership Team
Christophe Weber
President and CEO
Schuyler Fairfield
Senior Vice President, Global Head of Supply Chain
Recent News
2026-01-07
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