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
About the role:
Join Takeda as a Director, Dermatology, US Medical where you will have product level strategic responsibility for one or more products and may have broader responsibility for later in lifecycle TA. You will also be accountable for medical strategy, ensuring that dermatology and product-specific strategies are developed and executed in collaboration with the Medical Unit. You will be a Subject Matter Expert (SME), representing the USMA at the Global level for a product on relevant internal committees. You will be accountable for the relevant budget, and coaches/mentors team managers, as appropriate. Further, the Director drives overall medical unit insights, including ad boards, and communication with cross-functional partners. This is a critical role within the US Medical Affairs (USMA) organization that reports to the Therapeutic Area (TA) Head or the Senior Director. This is a hybrid role based in Cambridge, MA.
How you will contribute:
Overarching Responsibilities:
- Product Level strategic responsibility for one or more products, may have broader responsibility for later in lifecycle TAs.
- 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 the strategic direction of the organization).
- Oversee and/or delegate the 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:
- Lead/co-develop/coordinate with the medical unit and provide medical input into the near-term and long-term strategic direction for assigned product.
- Accountable for the 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 team to develop evidence generation strategy.
- Develop long-term lifecycle management strategy + tactics (HEOR etc.)
- Collaborate with PM (as applicable) to develop and maintain the medical landscape and insights to inform strategy.
Team Management:
- Manage Associate Directors (aligned with Sr. Director), to effectively develop and execute medical strategy, including delegation of responsibilities, providing ongoing oversight and coaching to ensure the team is achieving the objectives of the medical strategy (as applicable).
Medical Expert:
- Serve as the in-house medical and scientific expert for therapies within dermatology and represent medical affairs at the Global level for a product.
- Generate Insights – Develop and execute 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 the 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 and vice-versa.
- Partner with US Strategic Medical Alliances group on external partnership, as appropriate (e.g., external affairs/government affairs).
Budget Management:
- Accountable/Responsible for budget at the Product level, and ongoing budget management in partnership with the PM or delegated to Associate Director, and in concert with Sr. Director + Dermatology Head.
- Coordinates with the medical unit and functional leads.
Execution / Content Creation:
- Partner with the medical unit functional leads to ensure strategic alignment related to the execution of the relevant 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 (assuming most medical units are product-level, but may be broader).
- Represent medical affairs (i.e., be the point of contact) on cross-functional / cross-division meetings (representation on global medical forums, commercial / product forums, NPP, etc.).
- Primary point of contact: Ensure appropriate delegation for dermatology/product-specific single point of contact for Medical Affairs; (e.g., ensure representation on GPT – R&D, GMA, Commercial Teams (e.g., IBD insights team)).
- Provide input into confidential new business development.
Leadership Behaviors:
- Demonstrates strategic enterprise thinking finding innovative ways to serve patients, and building trust, reputation, and business.
- Creates an 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, and cross-functionally with the ability to influence internally, and externally.
- Executive Presence & strategic storytelling.
- Ability to oversee and delegate, and manage stakeholders.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
Required:
- Advanced Doctoral Degree (e.g., MD, DO, PhD, PharmD).
- Other advanced degreed professionals considered depending on past relevant pharmaceutical industry experience, and/or clinical work, research, or academic endeavors.
- Experience with clinical research, publication activities, congress presentations, and public speaking.
Preferred:
- Advanced Doctoral Degree (e.g., MD, DO, PhD, PharmD) preferred with at least 5 years of relevant clinical practice, research, academic and/or pharmaceutical industry experience.
- Experience in dermatology
LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: Maintain minimum standards of education/certification in individual professional discipline
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Periodic travel required (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:
Cambridge, MAU.S. Base Salary Range:
$169,400.00 - $266,200.00The 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.
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.