Associate Director, Polycythemia Vera, US Medical Affairs Oncology (Boston)

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Boston, MA 02126

United States

Posted July 6, 2025

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Valid until August 5, 2025

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Associate Director, Polycythemia Vera, US Medical Affairs Oncology

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Job Description
About the role:
As a member of Takeda Oncology your work will contribute to our bold, inspiring vision: We aspire to cure cancer. Here, you'll build a career grounded in purpose and be empowered to deliver your best. As part of the US Oncology Medical Affairs team, you will report to the Scientific Director ofPolycythemia Veraand work with key stakeholders.
How You Will Contribute

Tactical accountability grounded in science, disease state, competitive clinical data in support of one or more products.
Therapeutic Area (TA) and/or product focus may evolve, to support the priorities of the organization.
Oversee execution of medical strategies by the US medical team and partner with the project manager (PM) to track progress against strategic plans, including the development + communication of periodic reports.
Support Sr. Director / Director to Lead/co-develop/coordinate with the US medical and global medical teams and provide medical input into the near-term strategic direction for assigned product/franchise and/or specific area of focus.
Support development and ongoing updates to relevant product specific medical strategies, in partnership with Sr. Dir. / Dir. And medical unit, and in alignment with the commercial brand strategy and global product teams.
Support development of 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

As directed by the Sr. Director / Director, serve as the in-house medical and scientific expert for therapies within the assigned TA and represent medical affairs at the Global level for a product/franchise.
Generate Insights – Support execution of ad board strategy, 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 US and global medical teams and cross-functional stakeholders and update medical landscape + medical strategy (as appropriate).

Budget Management

Subject to delegation from the Sr. Dir. or Dir. or the needs of the program.

Execution / Content Creation

Partner with the US and global medical 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, Slide Decks), Publications, Research, Training, Field Medical, Etc.).
Support medical review of appropriate materials as needed as part of medical and commercial development/review processes.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

Advanced Doctoral Degree (e.g., MD, DO, PhD, PharmD) or other advanced degreed professionals considered depending on past relevant experience, including at least 4 years pharmaceutical industry experience, and/or clinical work, research, or academic endeavors.
Minimum 2 years’ experience with clinical research, publication activities, congress presentations, and public speaking.

Preferred

Prior medical affairs experience
Prior launch experience
Hematology, oncology and/or rare disease experience
Experience using influence and negotiation to secure positive outcomes
Strong communication, prioritizing, problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills
Skilled in strategic planning and execution of complex clinical research projects
Proficient in data analysis and interpretation, capable of making data-driven decisions
Strong leadership skills, able to guide and motivate a team towards achieving research objectives
Experienced in negotiation, able to effectively manage study costs and design
Effective collaborator, adept at working with different stakeholders including external partners

Travel Requirements

Travel up to 20%

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:
Boston, MA
U.S. Base Salary Range
$168,700.00 - $265,100.00
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-termincentives. 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
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Locations Boston, MA
Worker Type Employee
Worker Sub-Type Regular
Time Type Full time
Job Exempt
Yes
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