Title: Executive Coordinator – R&D Operational Excellence Location: USA - MA - Cambridge Job Description: By clicking the “Apply” button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda’s Privacy Notice and Terms of Use.  I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge. Job Description Job Summary: The Executive Coordinator, R&D Operational Excellence provides administrative and operational support to the Head of R&D Operational Excellence and the broader Operational Excellence (OpEx) organization. The role supports day-to-day leadership operations while enabling coordination, tracking, and communication of OpEx initiatives across Takeda R&D. This position is suited for a highly organized professional who can operate effectively in a senior-leader environment and support execution of transformation, continuous improvement, and governance activities. Key Responsibilities: Administrative & Executive Support - Manage complex calendars and meeting schedules for the Head of OpEx or OpEx leadership, as assigned. - Coordinate onsite, hybrid, and virtual meetings, including agendas, materials, and follow-up actions. - Partner with administrative colleagues across R&D and the enterprise to support leadership coordination. - Process purchase orders, invoices, expense reports, and basic budget tracking in line with company policies. - Support onboarding/offboarding logistics, organization charts, headcount tracking, and internal communications. - Maintain Teams, SharePoint, and other Microsoft 365 collaboration spaces. - Provide backup administrative support as needed. Operational Excellence Coordination - Coordinate OpEx governance forums, leadership meetings, and working sessions. - Track actions, milestones, and deliverables across OpEx initiatives. - Support execution of transformation, continuous improvement, and change initiatives. - Maintain trackers, templates, dashboards, and documentation repositories. - Prepare presentations, summaries, and briefing materials for leadership. - Support planning and logistics for workshops, meetings, and offsites. Qualifications: Education & Experience - Bachelor’s degree preferred. - 2–4 years of experience in administrative, operations, or coordination roles. - Experience supporting senior leaders preferred. - Experience in pharmaceutical, biotech, healthcare, or regulated environments preferred. - Exposure to operational excellence, transformation, or strategy work is a plus. Skills & Competencies - Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, SharePoint). - Strong organizational, prioritization, and time-management skills. - Attention to detail and commitment to quality and follow-through. - Professional written and verbal communication skills. - Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities. - Discretion in handling confidential information. - Adaptable, proactive, and continuous-improvement oriented mindset. Additional Information: - This role offers exposure to senior R&D leadership and the opportunity to contribute to enterprise-wide operational excellence and transformation initiatives within a strategically critical function. - This position is currently classified as “hybrid” in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy. 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. Hourly Wage Range: $28.27 - $44.42 The estimated hourly wage range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual hourly wage 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 hourly wage 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 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 No It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

• Conducting site qualification, initiation, monitoring, and close-out visits for clinical trials. • Ensuring protocol compliance, data integrity, and patient safety throughout the trial process. • Collaborating with investigators and site staff to facilitate smooth study conduct. • Performing data review and resolution of queries to maintain high-quality clinical data. • Contributing to the preparation and review of study documentation, including protocols and clinical study reports

About EAB At EAB, our mission is to make education smarter and our communities stronger. We work with more than 2,800 institutions to drive transformative change through data-driven insights and best-in-class capabilities. From kindergarten to college to career, EAB partners with leaders and practitioners to accelerate progress and drive results across enrollment, student success, institutional strategy, data analytics, and advancement. We work with each partner differently, tailoring our portfolio of research, technology, and marketing and enrollment solutions to meet the unique needs of every leadership team, as well as the students and employees they serve. At EAB, we serve not only our partner institutions but each other—that's why we are always working to make sure our employees love their jobs and are invested in their communities. See how we've been recognized for this dedication to our employees by checking out our recent awards. For more information, visit our Careers page. The Role in Brief: Associate Director, Research Advisory Services EAB is the leading global provider of research and advice to higher education and K-12 institutions. Our research programs help executives at client organizations educate stakeholders, make research-informed decisions, and speed implementation of industry best practices. EAB Research Advisory Services (RAS) is a division within our research business, providing consultative support and expert advice to our education clients. RAS staff work directly with boards, presidents, and other senior academic and business leaders to help them make meaningful and strategic progress toward their most pressing financial and mission-consequential issues. Through strong communication and storytelling, RAS provides high-impact, outcome-focused presentations, workshops, and unscripted conversations to help partners understand and implement EAB’s advice. We deliver our advice to clients through peer conferences, expert phone consultations, virtual meetings, and onsite at client institutions. In addition to working with current clients, our advisors also support sales efforts in new client development. This position will spend about 80% of time in the market, working with partners both in-person and virtually. The position requires 40-50% travel. This hire may be based in Washington, D.C.; Richmond, VA; or is open to remote employment within the continental United States. This position is also posted at the Director level; candidates are being considered across both levels for the current opening. Primary Responsibilities: Terrain Mastery: Build and maintain issue expertise across research terrains, with a special focus on those most important to members across the university executive cabinet at educational institutions and the teams they lead across the university each day, including the delivery of dynamic strategies to guide transformation, responsiveness to the rapidly evolving policy environment, use of emerging artificial intelligence, enrollment and admissions technology and implementation, tech-enabled teaching and learning, instructional design and assessment, student success architecture, and financial sustainability. Store and curate EAB’s perspective across the breadth of research terrains to give partners the most direct access to EAB’s advice. The candidate will leverage EAB’s insights, best practices, tools, and data to help partners make decisions and implement best practices and develop a deep understanding of assigned terrain, market trends, and evolving client needs. Content Delivery and Facilitation: Work directly with partners to diagnose their problems, challenge their assumptions, guide decisions, and suggest solutions. Deliver EAB’s point of view and advice through phone consultations, virtual meetings, conferences, and on campus presentations to: - Make EAB insights and data accessible and impactful for our partners, bringing clarity and context to their understanding of their challenges; - Present partners with new ideas and potential solutions to those challenges and advocate for adoption; - Act as an expert outside voice, building consensus and educating committees and staff. Combine functional knowledge, with an understanding of higher ed’s unique organizational dynamics, enabling partners to set strategy, lead their institutions, and manage their operations more effectively by: - Diagnosing and giving voice to dynamics that are often felt, but not addressed; - Supporting leaders as they align effort and teams around institutional priorities; - Pathing partners through ranges of viable solutions and their pros and cons; - recommending paths for improvement and serving as their guides and accountability Partners as they progress; - Connecting partner institutions and creating learning experiences. Customer Success and Commercial Support: Collaborate with the research customer success team to execute on a scalable and impactful partner delivery model and deliver high-impact client interactions. Support sales in new partner development. Research Collaboration: Leverage terrain expertise to generate original insight and content in assigned areas (e.g., blog posts, social media posts, briefings, presentations, etc.). Actively participate in ongoing research processes and share market insights with research colleagues to inform future EAB insights and deliverables. Basic Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree, with an excellent academic record and 5+ years of post-graduate, professional experience; or 4+ years of post-graduate, professional experience and advanced degree - Experience working with client executives, either at a college, university, district, or school or as a consultant or advisor - Superior verbal, written, facilitation, and presentation skills - Ability to create a compelling narrative through data visualization, graphics, and slides - Excellent relationship building and collaboration skills; ability to build relationships with and engage and challenge senior-level executives Ideal Qualifications: - Advanced degree - In-depth understanding of education industry and the specific role that senior institutional leadership has in setting strategy and decision making in areas such as strategic information technology, AI, and enterprise data management - Demonstrated ability to distill market and terrain insights, drawing on client interactions - Experience producing written content and deliverables for an executive-level audience (e.g., blogs, social media feeds, reports, briefings) - Commitment to embracing a continual learning environment and contributing to a dynamic and welcoming culture of fairness, authenticity, and belonging in support of EAB’s mission, values, and aspiration If you’ve reached this section of the job description and are unsure of whether to apply, please do! At EAB, we welcome new perspectives and learn from each other’s unique experiences. We would encourage you to submit an application if this is a role you would be passionate about doing every day. Compensation: The anticipated starting salary (base) range for this role is $70,500 - $95,000 per year. Actual salary varies due to factors that may include but not be limited to relevant experience, skills, and location. At EAB, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the starting salary range for their role. This hire will additionally be eligible for discretionary bonus or incentive compensation. Variable compensation may depend on various factors, such as individual and organizational performance. Benefits: Consistent with our belief that our employees are our most valuable resource, EAB offers a competitive and inclusive benefits package. Our benefits currently include: · Medical, dental, and vision insurance plans; dependents and domestic partners eligible · 20+ days of PTO annually, in addition to paid firm and floating holidays · Daytime leave policy for community service and flextime for fitness activities (up to 10 hours per month each) · 401(k) retirement savings plan with annual discretionary company matching contribution · Health savings account, healthcare and dependent care flexible spending account, and pre-tax commuter plans · Employee assistance program with counseling services and resources available to all employees and immediate family · Wellness programs including gym discounts, incentives to promote healthy living, and family access to the leading app for sleep, meditation, and relaxation · Fertility treatment coverage and adoption or surrogacy assistance · Paid parental leave with phase back to work program for birthing and non-birthing parents · Access to milk shipping service to support nursing employees during business travel · Discounted pet health insurance coverage for dog and cat family members · Company-provided life, AD&D, and disability insurance · Financial wellness resources and membership in a robust employee discount program · Access to employee resource groups, merit-based advancement, and dynamic professional growth opportunities Benefits kick in day one; learn more at eab.com/careers/benefits. This opening is not eligible for visa sponsorship at this time; EAB will thus consider candidates who possess U.S. work authorization that does not require employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. At EAB, we believe that to fulfill our mission to “make education smarter and our communities stronger” we need team members who bring a diversity of perspectives to the table and are committed to fostering a workplace where each team member is valued, respected and heard. To that end, EAB is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we make employment decisions on the basis of qualifications, merit and business need. We don’t discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, national origin, veteran status or any other basis covered by appropriate law.

• Monitoring clinical trial sites to ensure adherence to study protocols, regulatory requirements, and Good Clinical Practice (GCP) standards. • Conducting site visits to assess site performance, resolve issues, and provide support to ensure successful trial execution. • Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure timely and accurate data collection and reporting. • Providing training and guidance to site staff and other CRAs to maintain high standards of clinical trial conduct. • Building and maintaining effective relationships with site personnel and stakeholders to facilitate smooth trial operations.