Senior Manager, Media Architect 

Lexington, MA (Hybrid)

$137K/yr – $215K/yrSenior Level7+ years expFull time

Posted 7 weeks ago

Job Summary

Own and optimize omnichannel media strategy and execution for DTC and HCP, lead agency partners, and cross-channel orchestration to maximize ROI across upper and lower funnel activities. Drive measurement, testing, and in-sprint optimization while coordinating with analytics, brand, and procurement in a regulated pharma context.

  • Own omnichannel strategy and media execution
  • Lead agency partnerships and performance management
  • Drive measurement and in-sprint optimization

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Omnichannel strategy: Design holistic DTC and HCP media plan aligned to brand strategy/ objectives, ensuring appropriate spend against upper and lower funnel engagement, channel mix, and budget
  • Media buying: Oversee media buying and placement, ensuring effective campaign execution, audience prioritization, and fulfillment of deliverables
  • Agency / Vendor: Serve as the primary account lead for media agency partners, maximizing MROI by managing performance, fostering innovation, providing independent perspective, and maintaining strong top-to-top relationships
  • Orchestration: Ensure coordinated deployment across field and digital channels across related campaigns and collaborate with brand leads and scrum teams on execution (e.g., ensuring media placement is aligned to strategy)
  • Cross-channel planning: Plan and optimize cross-channel media investments/budget by defining and manage channel roles, sequencing, and investment mix –ensuring appropriate media spend against upper and lower funnel conversion
  • Performance measurement: Establish measurement plans (e.g., KPIs) to maximize ROI in commercial / media spend and develop test-and-learn frameworks to inform in-sprint optimizations, partnering with I&A team to perform analytics to translate test insights into actions
  • Procurement: Support design Requests for Proposal (RFP) associated with media, working closely with the procurement team and internal media CoE

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required, Preferred Advanced degree (MBA, MS, PharmD, or related).
  • 7+ years of digital media planning experience with ownership of omnichannel strategy or execution in the pharmaceutical or healthcare sector
  • Proven leadership of media teams with demonstrated ability to guide workload, priorities, and cross-functional collaboration
  • Direct experience working in regulated pharma environments
  • Strategic thinker with strong commercial acumen
  • Structured and data-driven decision-making capability
  • Collaborative across analytics, brand, and agency partners
  • Skilled at navigating Medical and Commercial priorities
  • Exceptional communication skill, with the ability to collaborate across teams and influence stakeholders
  • Omnichannel media planning across HCP and DTC environments
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Takeda

We strive to transform lives. While the science we advance is constantly evolving, our core purpose is enduring. For more than two centuries, our values have guided us to do what’s right for patients and for society.We know that changing lives requires us to do things differently. We start by listening to and addressing what really matters to patients, the people who love them, and those in the healthcare system who provide care. And that’s what inspires us all to be bold, push boundaries and set new standards that open up greater opportunities.Read our community guidelines: https://takeda.info/communityguidelines

Tokyo, Tokyo, JPN
37K employees (1,941 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$137K/yr – $215K/yr

Taken straight from the job posting.

Media Planning median pay in the United States

$91K/yr

Most pay falls between $73K and $125K. Based on 1,223 salaries.

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Funding

Total Funding
$2.5B
Last Raise
$2.4B
Post IPO Debt, 9 months ago

Funding History

  • Jun 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $2.4B
  • Sep 2016
    Grant • $19.8M
  • May 2016
    Grant • $38M

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
586.5K
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$3.3K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
49%
Direct
38.4%
Referral
8.4%
Social
2.1%
Paid
1.9%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~37.2K
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Senior Manager, Media Architect 

Takeda · Lexington, MA · Hybrid