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Job Description

Research Investigator, Digital Products

Overview

We are seeking a Research Investigator, Digital Products to support discovery and early development teams by ensuring that research data is accurate, well-documented, compliant, and usable. This role combines data governance, liaison, and technical expertise—acting as a trusted partner to scientists and business functions to surface challenges, promote best practices, and implement solutions that improve data quality and integrity. The successful candidate will learn and support the use of research data systems, champion process improvements, and enable high-quality (FAIR) data for downstream analytics and decision-making.

Key Responsibilities

Data Standards & Governance

• Define, maintain, and advocate for standards for experimental, assay, and compound data.

• Align local research practices with enterprise-wide governance frameworks and FAIR data principles.

Liaison & Change Advocacy

• Engage with scientific teams to identify pain points in data capture and management.

• Drive adoption of improved processes, tools, and cultural practices for data stewardship.

• Serve as a bridge between business functions, research scientists, IT, and data governance groups.

Technical Systems Support

• Develop working expertise in research data systems (e.g., ELN, LIMS, compound registration, SDMS, data catalogs).

• Demonstrate familiarity with both internal and external sources of data (e.g., CROs).

• Support scientific teams with implementation, configuration, and integration of these systems.

• Provide training, documentation, and day-to-day guidance for system users.

• Troubleshoot issues and collaborate with IT/vendors to resolve problems quickly.

Data Quality & Integrity

• Monitor data quality across systems, identify root causes, and coordinate corrective actions.

• Implement best practices for metadata capture, versioning, lineage, provenance, and traceability.

• Ensure data processes support reusability for analytics, AI/ML, and regulatory submissions.

Compliance & Risk Management

• Ensure research data handling aligns with internal policies, IP protections, and regulatory requirements.

• Support audits and inspections with accurate, well-documented data management practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Life Sciences, Information Management, Bioinformatics, or related field.

• 2–5 years of experience in data stewardship, data management, or research informatics in pharma/biotech.

• Technical experience with research systems (ELN, LIMS, compound registration, or related platforms, specifically Benchling & TetraScience products).

• Ability to quickly learn new informatics tools and help others adopt them effectively.

• Strong communication skills to work across scientific, business, and IT teams.

Preferred Skills

• Experience supporting data systems implementations or upgrades in research environments.

• Familiarity with APIs, data integration workflows, or scripting for data extraction/transformation (e.g., Python, SQL, R).

• Knowledge of ontologies, controlled vocabularies, Global Unique Persistent Resolvable Identifiers (GUPRI), and scientific data modeling.

• Experience with change management or process improvement methodologies.

• Skilled in facilitating dialogue between stakeholders with differing priorities, ensuring mutual understanding and alignment.

• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into business-relevant language and vice versa.

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:

Boston, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$99,500.00 - $156,420.00

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.

Locations

Boston, MA

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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