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Job Description

Join Takeda as a Sr. Manager, IBD Insights out of our Lexington, MA office.  Where you will be responsible for consulting Gastroenterology Business Unit (GIBU) leadership, leading, creating and delivering integrated insights across multiple sources, project management & knowledge management assignments. In this position you will leverage your technical expertise to project manage and provide operational excellence, to 1) engage consultative influence, 2) create cross-source insights, recommendations and alignment for action, 3) develop analysis of business need, knowledge gaps, primary and/or secondary research to fill prioritized gaps, 4) communicate those integrated insights to relevant stakeholders across Takeda, and 5) leverage data and specialty expertise in at least one segment (Patient or Medical (Healthcare Professional or Payer)) external analysis, with internal market planning, business development, strategic or tactical work streams for long-term impact. Responsibilities associated with commercial insights include leading cross-functional teams in predicting and planning solutions to achieve successful execution, driving the team to achieve clarity on issues and action, consulting influence with senior management. You will act as an internal Subject Matter Expert (SME), requiring consultative skills, to meet specific commercial processes and the discipline of Market Research.

How you will contribute:

• Proactively identifies strategic and tactical knowledge and market research consulting needs of GIBU, establishing both long-range and short-term business impact.
• Collaboratively prioritize and build an integrated market research plan for at least one stakeholder (Patient or Medical (Healthcare Professional, Payer)).
• Provide oversight and accountability on all processes related to procurement, vendors, compliance, pharmacovigilance and budget management activities in execution of each research program. Consistent exercise of independent judgment and discretion in matters of quality, comprehensiveness, and timeliness of all process outputs.
• Supervise compliance of relevant SOP and industry ethics for GIBU operations
• Responsible for maintaining and tracking learning/training, compliance and safety
  programs
• Guides and manages the creation of operational processes and presents associated plans to GIBU leadership for approval.
• Sets and provides clear direction in methods, recommendations and secures stakeholder buy-in.
• Develops and manages expectations, highlighting and resolving issues and ensuring
  regular communication of processes enhancements.
• Proactively identifies methods to improve efficiency and quality with respect to Project Planning and Management within GIBU, and influence via leadership across global peers.
• Proactively develops and implements new and innovative solutions to meet business needs and resolve business issues.
• Develops, implements, and maintains project management of primary research in GIBU
• Aligns, monitors and reports on team-specific project delivery, expenses, and other
  insights operation metrics
• Build internal stakeholder relationships from a variety of groups (i.e. marketing, sales, data systems, procurement)

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• B.A./B.S.  required preferably in STEM or analytics field, Master’s degree preferred
• Minimum of 4 years of progressively responsible project management experience within commercial pharmaceuticals
• 2+ years of experience in implementing processes, procedures,  market  research  and competitive intelligence in specialty biologics healthc