Tender & Pricing Lead

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Our team is growing and for this we need bright minds with creativity and flexibility what talent do you have

AsTender and Pricing Lead you will own and drive end-to-end pricing and tender activities acrossDenmark and Iceland. You will ensure timely high-quality and compliant submissions for tenders of critical commercial importance while supporting pricing strategy market access and business continuity.

Working across the Nordic organization you will translate market data competitive intelligence and customer insights into clear recommendations that support sound commercial decisions. You will also play a key role in modernizing tender and pricing processes through digital tools automation and responsible use of AI.

How you will contribute

• Own and manage the full lifecycle of national hospital tenders in Denmark and Iceland as well as bi-weekly list-price tenders for pharmacy-distributed products in Denmark.

• Lead tender analysis scenario modelling risk assessments and business cases to support internal decision-making and approvals.

• Coordinate high-quality tender submissions in accordance with Takedas processes policies ethical standards and applicable regulatory requirements.

• Drive standardization of tender processes templates workflows data capture and governance.

• Support tender strategy and shaping by analyzing customer needs market dynamics competitive intelligence and tender criteria.

• Manage pricing planning implementation coordination and external reporting across relevant products and markets.

• Maintain accurate controlled and traceable pricing data across internal and external systems including appropriate version control and audit trails.

• Monitor pricing developments tender outcomes contract requirements product uptake and competitor activity proactively identifying risks and opportunities.

• Collaborate closely with Supply Chain and Demand Planning to align supply with tender commitments and strengthen forecasting and early-warning processes.

• Provide clear insight-based updates and decision support to stakeholders including the Country Head Finance Commercial teams Business Units and Nordic Market Access.

• Act as the local pricing champion and coordinate with the Global Pricing function to ensure effective system governance and alignment.

• Identify and implement process improvements using dashboards digital collaboration tools automation and AI-enabled analysis.

What you bring to Takeda

• A masters degree in finance economics business market access life sciences or another relevant discipline.

• 3-5 years of experience in market access pricing tender management or business planning within the biopharmaceutical or healthcare sector.

• Practical knowledge of Danish healthcare systems and tender processes ideally covering both primary and secondary care.

• Proven experience managing tenders and pricing activities in Denmark; experience involving Iceland or broader Nordic markets is an advantage.

• Strong analytical skills including forecasting financial modelling business impact analysis discount analysis and database management.

• The ability to synthesize complex data and commercial insights from multiple products and Business Units into clear actionable recommendations.

• Excellent organizational and project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and meet tight deadlines.

• Strong communication and stakeholder-management skills including the ability to influence without formal authority.

• Experience improving processes systems data quality and repeatable reporting.

• Confidence working with digital tools and AI responsibly with appropriate quality control and source validation.

• A proactive accountable and business-oriented mindset with sound judgement and a continuous-improvement approach.

• Fluency in written and spoken Danish and English.

Empowering our people to shine

At Takeda we earn the trust of society and our customers through our values of Takeda-ism: Integrity Fairness Honesty Perseverance. We incorporate these values in everything we do. They represent who we are and how we act. They help us make decisions that we can be proud of today and in the future. We enable our employees to develop their full potential. As a global top employer we offer exciting career paths promote innovation and strive for top performance in everything we do. Takeda fosters an inclusive collaborative and international work environment where our teams are united by their relentless commitment to our goal of improving peoples health and creating a better future for the world.

Diversity Equality and Inclusion

Takeda is committed to foster diversity equality and inclusion. Hiring decisions are based entirely on qualifications and are made regardless of gender ethnic origin religion sexual orientation age or disability.

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