Director, Market Access and Channel Strategy (Boston)

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Job Description

Join Takeda as a Director, Market Access and Channel Strategy within U.S. Patient and Market Access (PAMA) out of our Cambridge or Lexington, MA office. This newly created role focuses on portfolio strategy and operations, acting as an enterprise (franchise/brand-agnostic) resource for Market Access and Channel Strategy as well as cross-functional partners within the U.S. Business Unit (USBU).

As a Director, Market Access and Channel Strategy, you will act as a thought-leader and trusted advisor on pipeline and inline product strategy by determining portfolio considerations and opportunities within and across the Rare Disease, Plasma-Derived Therapies, Gastroenterology, and Neuroscience business units.

How you will contribute:

Core Duties (Portfolio Strategy and Operations)

• Identify, develop, and recommend portfolio-level strategies and opportunities across access levers and work across the USBU to successfully implement and monitor chosen solutions.
• Partner with members of Market Access and Channel Strategy on pipeline and inline product strategy to determine portfolio considerations and opportunities and evaluate how franchise and brand-specific actions impact the broader USBU.
• Monitor and evaluate evolving regulatory and industry dynamics (e.g., pricing reform) to ensure proactive and leading market access and channel strategies.
• Consider the current and future landscape when evaluating and recommending solutions by keeping a pulse on developing competitor and market access trends (e.g., formulary narrowing, pharmacy reimbursement, major stakeholder company strategies, etc.).
• Provide support and collaboration to cross-functional PAMA teams on enterprise priorities to ensure Takeda’s long-term success by translating enterprise work into innovative and portfolio/brand-specific strategies.
• Oversee internal and external operations, including pricing and contracting philosophy, business case team alignment, deliverable standardization, and consultant and agency selection and oversight.

Other Duties (Market Access and Channel Strategy)

• Develop and oversee sustainable market access and channel strategies that will allow patients to gain access to Takeda’s existing and future products.
• Responsible for value story development, contracting strategy, pricing, specialty pharmacy and distribution plans, reimbursement, and marketing resources.
• Ensure close collaboration with other Managed Markets and Patient Access colleagues along with Medical, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Marketing, Finance, Analytics, and Sales to capture relevant payer and channel insights, identify data gaps, develop compelling value propositions, and ensure field-based teams are equipped with the right tools.
• Understand the reimbursement landscape and incorporate knowledge into market access and pricing strategy.
• Collaborate with HEOR in the development of payer evidence needs and ensure it is integrated into the Medical/HEOR evidence plan.
• Align within the organization on metrics to assess impacts of key market access strategies and tactics.
• Manage and execute payer and channel specific marketing plans to achieve patient and business objectives.
• Contribute to the annual brand planning, forecasting, and budgeting process to represent payer and channel customer segments and ensures brand plans incorporate the needs of patients, payers, and healthcare providers.
• Partner with New Product Planning and Business Development functions to inform market access inputs and strategies for early stage/targeted assets.
• Identify, as appropriate, opportunities for innovative arrangements based on portfolio, franchise, and brand strategies in collaboration with other functional areas.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required; MBA, PharmD, or MS in health sciences related field highly preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in biopharma required; biopharma market access experience highly preferred.
• Understanding of U.S. payer market dynamics and how managed care organizations make decisions across commercial and public channels.
• Channel knowledge across payer, PBM, IDN, GPO, specialty pharmacy, etc.
• Knowledge of specialty pharmacy (how they operate, drivers, strengths, etc.) to ensure a positive patient experience.
• Broad knowledge across multiple therapeutic areas and disease states required; knowledge of specialty products preferred.
• Knowledge of the commercial brand planning processes.
• Experience working across Medical, Legal, Finance, Analytics, Public Affairs, etc.
• Financial acumen including resource allocation, budget management and reporting, strategic sourcing, and P&L evaluation.
• Analytical capabilities to ensure robust inputs to decision-making.
• Travel ~10% (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:

Boston, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$174,500.00 - $274,230.00

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.

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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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