Senior Director, Pharmaceutical Sciences Portfolio Leader

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Job Description

Objective / Purpose:

• The Senior Director, Pharmaceutical Sciences (PS) Portfolio Leader is accountable for both leading high impact PS programs as an individual, as well as managing & developing a high functioning team of senior PS program leaders that lead a significant portion of the R&D portfolio that consists of multiple modalities over multiple therapeutic areas. 

• This role is accountable for delivering Excellence in leadership, Excellence in CMC Strategic Development, and the implementation of playing to win CMC strategies that are in alignment with the Global Project Teams (GPTs) and Therapeutic Area Units (TAUs) strategies/goals/KPIs. 

• This role will require the incumbent to drive forward the highest priority R&D programs from development to commercialization that consists of both internally developed and externally acquired assets.

• This role will be accountable for leading the Pharm Sci evaluations of a portion of due diligences of the highest confidentiality and leading / participating in high impact workstreams across the PS / R&D and the commercial organizations

• The Sr. Director, PS Portfolio Leader is a member of the Pharmaceutical Sciences Program Leadership (PSPL) Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and provides leadership and input into the overall strategic direction of PSPL.

• The role will be accountable for ensuring that stakeholders (including executives) are aligned; that regulatory agencies understand Takeda’s CMC strategies through active participation in key meetings; and that the programs under their portfolio have sound development approaches that have been robustly discussed and agreed upon both within the PS teams / PS leadership and GPTs. 

Accountabilities:                                                                                                                                                                                                  

• Represents Pharm Sci on GPT and has overall accountability for Pharm Sci input into GPT specific activities for their team member’s portfolio and for implementing/executing the GPT asset strategy into the PS Team development plans

• Based on a deep understanding of the internal and external CMC environment, ensures alignment of CMC strategies across Therapeutic Area Units (TAU) by providing leadership, coaching and guidance to PS program leaders and their teams.

• Contributes to setting and meeting the goals of the PSPL organization as a senior leadership member

• Represents PS on other key strategy teams such as the GMS Product team, commercial launch team, R&D wide initiatives and participates in the confidential due diligence assessments

• Ensures that the technical expertise, leadership and management capability and diversity of their team are in place to meet R&D goals

• Inspires and develops the members of their team as well as mentoring members across the PSPL / PS / R&D organizations

• Efficient and timely escalation of urgent issues / risks to the PS Leadership team, GPT, Executives and other stakeholders.

• Ensures that PS wide strategies are considered & implemented into program development plans and PS teams (i.e. digital/China/GEM/knowledge management)

• Creates an environment and culture that inspires confidence, trust and commitment through effective communication and personal actions.<