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Associate Director, AI/ML

boston, MA

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Job description

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About the Role

We invite individuals with deep knowledge of machine learning and artificial intelligence to join our ShinrAI Center for AI/ML at Takeda, based in Cambridge, MA. In this role, you will work with scientists, engineers, and data scientists to advance AI applications across pharmaceutical R&D, delivering innovative solutions that directly impact patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Educate, demonstrate, and enable the application of AI/ML across pharmaceutical R&D operations and scientific domains.

Partner with data science teams, domain experts, and business units to identify and prioritize opportunities to leverage machine learning.

Translate business needs into clearly scoped machine learning projects and steer solution design and implementation.

Identify, monitor, and validate relevant external AI/ML developments and report emerging novel developments within the organization.

Build internal relationships, contribute to internal and external collaborations, and write opinion pieces for internal decision makers.

Serve as the leading voice for building common capability and adopting best practices across the organization.

Work with Ethics and Governance teams to ensure AI/ML applications are developed ethically and provide broad benefits.

Help talented, driven AI/ML engineers and data scientists grow professionally.

Measure, document, and communicate impacts of the Center’s efforts.

Required Qualifications

Advanced degree (M.S., Ph.D.) in mathematics, statistics, computer science, machine learning, or a related field; 6+ years of experience architecting, building, launching, and maintaining end-to-end ML systems at scale.

Deep expertise in at least two AI/ML domains (computer vision, natural language processing, reinforcement learning, multimodal learning, etc.) with solid understanding of model architectures and extensions.

Experience designing, tuning, and deploying large language models for domain‑specific applications.

Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate complex technical topics to broad audiences.

Experience in life sciences, healthcare, and in a global organization is a plus.

Passion for asking questions, learning new things, and an entrepreneurial mindset.

Location & Compensation

Boston, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range: $153,600.00 – $241,340.00

Benefits include a 401(k) plan with company match, medical, dental, vision insurance, paid vacation and sick time, tuition reimbursement, and more.

Equal Employment Opportunity

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.

Job Details

Mid‑Senior level | Full‑time | Engineering & IT

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Worksite address

boston, MA, 02298, US

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