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Job Description

Takeda has been translating science into breakthrough medicines for 240 years. Every step of the way, our teams have worked together to tackle some of the most challenging problems in drug discovery and development. Today, we’re a driving force behind innovative therapies that make a lasting difference to millions of patients around the world.

The medical/scientific director will provide scientific & team leadership, guidance across global medical affairs activities including evidence data generation, data analysis and interpretation, publications, medical communication, medical training, medical information, and support market access & reimbursement (PMA) data generation, analysis and publications. Medical/Scientific director will work in a multifunctional, matrix organization with other medical affairs functions (global medical capabilities functions, oncology PMO, MSL teams), as well as with commercial. clinical development, access & reimbursement, Takeda patient advocacy team and Oncology Business Units (OBUs) medical leads and regional medical leads.

This role will be accountable for development and execution of asset medical strategy and tactics, as well as excellence in standards and practices, including advancing external collaborations with health care practitioners/pathologists, research groups, payers and patient advocacy groups, as well as assuring strong collaboration on global, regional and local level across Takeda’s organization.  

How you will contribute:

• Provide scientific/clinical expertise and leadership to lead development of the asset specific medical strategy and associated medical deliverables, including data generation, analysis and interpretation; scientific communications and publications, medical excellence & training, medical information, congress strategy and thought leadership engagement.
• Develop an in-depth understating of the needs of oncology patients and demonstrate a focus on activities to meet those needs.
• Represent Medical Affairs at the Global Product Team (GPT) and business sub teams to provide medical input and insights from practicing clinicians into clinical development to enable more customer and patient-centric clinical and brand planning.​
• Facilitate cross-regional alignment on medical strategy and deliverables and gather feedback from Local Operating Companies (LOCs) for input to development and LCM plans.
• ​Provide input into asset strategy, clinical development program, brand team strategy and tactical plan.
• Lead or support Investigator Initiated Studies (IISR) program.
• Lead and execute global advisory board meetings and assure communication of key findings and insights across the organization, to global clinical development, medical affairs and commercial teams
• Support global publication strategy development and execution of publication plan.
• Provide strategic and scientific guidance into internal training plan, congress plan and company sponsored symposia.
• Foster research relationships with key global cancer research organizations and institutions.
• Establishes, maintains, and directs interactions with key opinion leaders & HCPs relevant to assigned therapeutic area and molecules. Lead or support development & execution of global KOL engagement plan.
• Build long term cross functional relationships with global functions, business sub teams, clinical development, regional functions and Local Operating Country (LOC).
• Represents Takeda Oncology at external engagements (congresses, scientific meetings, etc.).

Minimum Requirements