Senior Manager, Business Operations Oncology

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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Sr Manager Business Operations in our Cambridge office.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

OBJECTIVES:   

The Senior Manager, Business Operations, will lead the Oncology Therapeutic Area Unit (OTAU) with end-to-end oversight of OTAU Healthcare Provider (HCP) contracts, sponsorship agreements and external research requests.  

The Senior Manager is accountable for the effective operation of the OTAU HCP contracts ecosystem: from coordinating with key business partners on policy and process, to ensuring each contract is routed efficiently and compliantly through Takeda's internal approvals and processing systems, to training and monitoring junior staff. 

The Senior Manager effectively represents OTAU's interests in contract-related workstreams and change initiatives led by partner functions. 

ACCOUNTABILITIES: 

                                                                                                                                             Leadership 

• Serves as the OTAU lead on all HCP-related workstreams and committees, taking full responsibility for all tools and processes generating out of these bodies and affecting OTAU HCP contracting agility, including escalating risks when necessary 

• Tracks and reports on contracting completion metrics, and escalates gaps or delays to be swiftly addressed 

• Trains and mentors junior members of the OTAU Business Operations team to ensure business continuity and to provide opportunities for career development .

• Works closely with clinical scientists to ensure they locate and partner with HCP’s most value-add to their programs 

• Advises internal OTAU contract requestors on contracting elements, including Fair Market Rate, based