Senior Director, US Medical Rheumatology (Cambridge)

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Job Description Senior Director, US Medical Rheumatology Takeda Pharmaceutical Cambridge, MA About the role:

Join Takeda as the Senior Director, US Medical Rheumatology in Cambridge, MA. This is a critical role within the US Medical Affairs (USMA) organization that reports to the Vice President US Medical, Dermatology and Rheumatology. The role has responsibility for the zasocitinib Rheumatology programs/indications and is accountable for medical strategy, ensuring that TA and product-specific strategies are developed and executed in collaboration with the Medical Unit.

The role serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), representing the USMA on relevant internal committees and with external experts/committees. The role is accountable for overseeing data generation activities, including phase 4 clinical studies, providing coaching/mentorship to team managers, as appropriate. Further, the Senior Director will contribute to the medical unit insights, including ad boards, and communications with cross-functional partners. -functional partners.

How you will contribute:

Overarching Responsibilities:

• Strategic responsibility for zasocitinib rheumatology Phase 4 programs

• TA and/or product focus may evolve to support priorities of the organization (e.g. additional TA or product specific responsibilities may change based upon strategic direction of the organization).

• Oversee and/or delegate execution of medical strategies by the medical unit partner with the PM to track progress against strategic plans, including development + communication of periodic reports.

Develop US Product Medical Strategy:

• Co-develop/coordinate with the medical unit and provide medical input into the near-term and long-term strategic direction for assigned product/franchise.

• Accountable for development and ongoing updates to relevant product specific medical strategies, in partnership with medical unit, and in alignment with the commercial brand strategy and global product teams

• Collaborate with Value and Evidence Generation (VEG) team to develop evidence generation strategy.

• Develop long-term lifecycle management strategy + tactics (HEOR etc.).

• Collaborate with PM (as applicable) to develop and maintain medical landscape and insights to inform strategy.

Medical Expert:

• Serve as the in-house medical and scientific expert for therapies within the assigned TA and represent medical affairs at various internal and external meetings for zasocitinib rheumatology programs/indications.

Insights Generation:

• Generate Insights – Develop and execute ad board strategies, which may be done in partnership with the PM (as applicable), and insights from field medical / additional sources.

• Understand and Communicate Insights: Synthesize summarized insights + implications from relevant sources (e.g., ad boards, field medical) to medical unit and cross-functional stakeholders, and update medical landscape + medical strategy (as appropriate).

External Engagement:

• Develop external KOL relationships and insights through Advisory Boards, professional associations/meetings and conferences etc.; manage global interactions with US KOLs. Partner with US Strategic Medical Alliances group on external partnership, as appropriate (e.g., external affairs/government affairs).

Budget Management:

• Accountable for budget and ongoing budget management in partnership with the PM or delegates, and in concert with TA Head.

Execution / Content Creation:

• Partner with the medical unit functional leads to ensure strategic alignment related to execution of the relevant franchise / product medical strategy and how it is pulled through into tactics (e.g. Grants, Medical Communications (e.g. SCP, ICP, Slide Decks), Publications, Research, Field Medical, Etc.).

• Support medical review of appropriate materials as part of medical and commercial review processes.

Internal Engagement:

• Lead / coordinate with the medical unit, including attending regular meetings, and representing on the SLT

• Represent medical affairs (i.e., be the point of contact) on cross-functional / cross-division meetings (representation on global medical forums, commercial / product forums, etc.).

• Provide input into confidential new business development.

Leadership Behaviors:

• Demonstrates strategic enterprise thinking finding innovative ways to serve patients, and build trust, reputation and business

• Creates the environment that inspires and enables people to move the organization forward

• Focuses on a few priorities and delivers superior results

• Elevates the capabilities of the organization for now and the future

• Demonstrated ability to communicate and influence up, down, cross-functionally with ability to influence internally, and externally

• Executive Presence & strategic storytelling

• Ability to oversee and delegate, and manage stakeholders

• Demonstrates strong partnerships and collaboration

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Advanced Doctoral Degree (e.g., MD, DO, PhD, PharmD)

• 12+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience; 7+ years of relevant clinical practice, research, academic

• Experience with clinical research, publication activities, congress presentations, and public speaking.

• Dermatology and/or rheumatology experience

• Travel up to 30%, primarily domestic

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

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:

USA - MA - Cambridge

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$228,900.00 - $359,700.00

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 employee s may be eligible for s hort - t erm and/ or l ong- t erm incentive s . 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.

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Locations USA - MA - Cambridge Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time

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