Senior Director, US Medical Affairs Head of Dermatology

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Job Description

About the role:

Join Takeda as the Senior Director US Medical Affairs - Head of Dermatology in Cambridge MA. This is a critical role within the US Medical Affairs (USMA) organization that reports to the Vice President US Medical Dermatology and Rheumatology. You will be accountable for medical strategy ensuring that TA and product-specific strategies are developed and executed in collaboration with the Medical Unit.

You will serve as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) representing the USMA on relevant internal committees and with external experts/committees. The role is accountable for overseeing data generation activities including phase 4 clinical studies providing coaching/mentorship to team managers as appropriate. Further the Senior Director will contribute to the medical unit insights including ad boards and communications with cross-functional partners.

How you will contribute:

Overarching Responsibilities:

• TA and/or product focus may evolve to support priorities of the organization (e.g. additional TA or product specific responsibilities may change based upon strategic direction of the organization).
• Oversee and/or delegate execution of medical strategies by the medical unit partner with the PM to track progress against strategic plans including development communication of periodic reports.

Develop US Product Medical Strategy:

• Co-develop/coordinate with the medical unit and provide medical input into the near-term and long-term strategic direction for assigned product/franchise.
• Accountable for development and ongoing updates to relevant product specific medical strategies in partnership with medical unit and in alignment with the commercial brand strategy and global product teams
• Collaborate with Value and Evidence Generation (VEG) team to develop evidence generation strategy.
• Develop long-term lifecycle management strategy tactics (HEOR etc.).
• Collaborate with PM (as applicable) to develop and maintain medical landscape and insights to inform strategy.
• Leverage advanced artificial intelligence tools and data analytics to inform shape and support medical strategies foster innovation improve efficiencies and decision-making processes.
• Identify critical opportunities to leverage emerging AI technologies to improve dermatology patient care and the broader healthcare landscape.

Medical Expert:

• Serve as the in-house medical and scientific expert for therapies within the assigned TA and represent medical affairs at various internal and external meetings.

Insights Generation:

• Generate Insights Develop and execute ad board strategies which may be done in partnership with the PM (as applicable) and insights from field medical / additional sources.
• Understand and Communicate Insights: Synthesize summarized insights implications from relevant sources (e.g. ad boards field medical) to medical unit and cross-functional stakeholders and update medical landscape medical strategy (as appropriate).

External Engagement:

• Develop external KOL relationships and insights through Advisory Boards professional associations/meetings and conferences etc.; manage global interactions with US KOLs. Partner with US Strategic Medical Alliances group on external partnership as appropriate (e.g. external affairs/government affairs).

Budget Management:

• Accountable for budget and ongoing budget management in partnership with the PM or delegates and in concert with TA Head.

Execution / Content Creation:

• Partner with the medical unit functional leads to ensure strategic alignment related to execution of the relevant franchise / product medical strategy and how it is pulled through into tactics (e.g. Grants Medical Communications (e.g. SCP ICP Slide Decks) Publications Research Field Medical Etc.).
• Support medical review of appropriate materials as part of medical and commercial review processes.

Internal Engagement:

• Lead / coordinate with the medical unit including attending regular meetings and representing on the SLT
• Represent medical affairs (i.e. be the point of contact) on cross-functional / cross-division meetings (representation on global medical forums commercial / product forums etc.).
• Provide input into confidential new business development.

Leadership Behaviors:

• Demonstrates strategic enterprise thinking finding innovative ways to serve patients and build trust reputation and business
• Creates the environment that inspires and enables people to move the organization forward
• Focuses on a few priorities and delivers superior results
• Elevates the capabilities of the organization for now and the future
• Demonstrated ability to communicate and influence up down cross-functionally with ability to influence internally and externally
• Executive Presence & strategic storytelling
• Ability to oversee and delegate and manage stakeholders
• Demonstrate strong partnerships and collaboration

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Advanced Doctoral Degree (e.g. MD DO PhD PharmD)
• 12 years of pharmaceutical industry experience; 7 years of relevant clinical practice research academic
• Experience with clinical research publication activities congress presentations and public speaking.
• Dermatology and/or rheumatology experience
• Proficiency in evaluating adopting and embedding AI-powered solutions and platforms within medical affairs enhancing both internal processes and/or external stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to leverage advanced artificial intelligence tools and data analytics to inform and guide medical strategies.
• Dedication to ongoing education in emerging AI technologies trends and their implications for the advancement of dermatology patient care and the healthcare industry at large.
• Commitment to upholding the highest standards of data privacy ethics and regulatory compliance in the application of AI within medical affairs activities.
• Travel up to 30% primarily domestic

More about us:

At Takeda we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer Takeda offers stimulating careers encourages innovation and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive collaborative workplace in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This position is currently classified as hybrid in accordance with Takedas Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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U.S. Base Salary Range:

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position years of relevant experience specific and unique skills level of education attained certifications or other professional licenses held and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical dental vision insurance a 401(k) plan and company match short-term and long-term disability coverage basic life insurance a tuition reimbursement program paid volunteer time off company holidays and well-being benefits among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive per calendar year up to 80 hours of sick time and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

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