Global Insights Lead, Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Disorders (Associate Director)

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Job Description

Global Insights Lead, Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Disorders (Associate Director)

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as the Global Insights Lead, Gastroenterology and Inflammatory Disorders at the Associate Director level in our Cambridge, MA office supporting TAK-755 (a recombinant ADAMTS13 protein treatment for Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura) and new indications for TAK-079 (an anti-CD38 monoclonal antibody).

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.

The Global Product & Launch Strategy (GPLS) group at Takeda is responsible for unlocking the full potential of Takeda’s pipeline and global brands by building product strategies that bring transformative benefits to the lives of patients across many therapeutic areas. GPLS will support high-impact transformative lifecycle initiatives to maximize the impact of pipeline assets and extend the reach of key global brands. The team’s remit is to deliver effective global product strategies and ensure Takeda achieves its long terms goals for our global brands.

The Global Insights Lead is a key strategic thought partner to the Product Strategy Leaders (PSL) and Global Commercial Teams (GCTs) for TAK-755 and TAK-079 driving key insight generation activities to prepare these late-stage assets for commercialization. You will be accountable to ensure we have a deep understanding of the markets, our stakeholders, our competitors, and that we are poised to win on behalf of patients. At Takeda we believe insights are the foundation of product strategy.

POSITION OBJECTIVES:

• Act as trusted advisor to the TAK-755 and TAK-079 Product Strategy Leaders and the Global Commercial Teams helping to catalyze robust decision making as the team prepares for late-stage commercialization of TAK-755 and investigates lifecycle opportunities for TAK-079.
  • Note: TAK-079 is also being investigated as a treatment for IgA nephropathy and for Immune thrombocytopenic purpura. While there will be opportunity to partner with the Insights lead supporting these indications, the focus of this role is new indications for TAK-079
• Successfully design and execute strategic insight projects via primary and secondary market research, competitive intelligence and analytics that deliver high-quality, objective insights that advances the thinking of key partners and supports decision making.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:  

• Lead the design and execution of market research (primary/secondary), competitive intelligence and data-analytics projects that deliver high quality, actionable business insights.  
• Act as a strategic partner to PSL, GCT, GPT and cross-functional team including Regional and Local commercial colleagues, articulating the “what, the so what, and what next” from insights projects.  
• Leverage your pipeline and launch experience to contribute to the development of commercialization strategies in support