Head of Healthcare Strategic Partnerships

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Job Description

Join Takeda’s Center for External Innovation as Head, Healthcare Strategic Partnerships, to enable win-win partnerships between Takeda and Academic Research Centers/Healthcare organizations that align with Takeda’s therapeutic area strategies (GI, Oncology, Neuroscience) and pipeline needs, to accelerate the development and delivery of life-changing medicines to patients.  

Ensure partnerships  

In this role, you’ll build relationships with healthcare system leaders to learn about their Research capabilities (Clinical and translational research) in Takeda’s areas of interest.   You will collaborate with Takeda R&D leaders across Research, and Development (Therapeutic Area Units, and R&D Functions) to understand current or anticipated portfolio/Research enablers which might be addressed by institutions/organizations.  You will identify and prioritize AMCs and health systems with patient populations and operational capabilities that can accelerate Takeda’s clinical trial enrollment and execution. 

Takeda believes that strategic partnerships with healthcare organizations will support our shared goal of bringing transformation medicines to patients, sooner.  

Accountabilities: 

·       Maintain a current knowledge of Takeda’s R&D portfolio and priorities  

·       Leverage data analytics and performance metrics to evaluate institutional strengths, patient demographics, and trial readiness. 

·       Serve as Takeda’s ambassador in academic consortia and external research networks to strengthen visibility and influence  

·       Develop and maintain relationships with the ecosystem of leading AMCs/health systems. 

·       Curate a list of Academic Medical Centers (AMC) with disease area strengths and mature clinical research capabilities which align with Takeda’s portfolio needs.   

·       Serve as a conduit between Takeda and Academic medical centers/health centers; regularly communicat