Business Lead, AI-native Small Molecule Discovery

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Job Description

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Takeda is transforming how medicines are discovered by building a new Research engine where AI, advanced data platforms, and laboratory automation are embedded directly into how scientists design and discover molecules, run experiments, and make decisions. Our Labs of Tomorrow vision connects computational science, scientific data, and automated experimental workflows into a closed-loop discovery engine that will enable us to design smarter studies, shorten learning cycles, and deliver clearer evidence earlier in discovery with the ultimate goal of discovering differentiated medicines for patients.

The Business Lead, AI-native Small Molecule Discovery is central to realizing this vision. The scientist will be responsible for Takeda’s next-generation small molecule discovery AI-native software products: owning the scientific vision, customer experience, product strategy, roadmap, adoption, and ultimately the value it creates for our drug discovery. The Business Lead will define and answer what the small molecule discovery platform should be in a future where AI agents, predictive models, scientific data and automated experimentation are the basis of small molecule drug discovery. Our ambition is for this product to become the primary environment through which Takeda scientists will design and discover the small molecule medicines of the future.

Purpose

The Business Lead, AI-native Small Molecule Discovery is a foundational leadership role, acting as the owner of Takeda's Small Molecule discovery product family, an integrated family of capabilities