Associate Director, Market Access and Channel Strategy

Takeda • Lexington, MA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Join Takeda as an Associate Director, Market Access and Channel Strategy within U.S. Patient and Market Access (PAMA) out of our Cambridge or Lexington, MA office. You will develop and oversee sustainable U.S. market access and channel strategies for assigned rare disease and/or plasma-derived therapies within Takeda’s Foundational Therapeutics Platform Business Unit (FTPBU) that will allow patients to gain access to Takeda’s existing and future products. You will also be responsible for value story development, payer/PBM contracting strategy, pricing, specialty pharmacy and distribution plans, and payer/channel marketing resources for in-line and pipeline products.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in related field required; MBA, PharmD, or MS in a health sciences related field highly preferred
• 8+ years of experience in biopharma required; biopharma market access experience highly preferred (across payer, PBM, IDN, GPO, specialty pharmacy, etc.)
• Understanding of U.S. payer market dynamics and how managed care organizations make decisions across commercial and public channels
• Knowledge of biologics and specialty products preferred
• Experience working across Medical, Legal, Finance, Analytics, Public Affairs, etc.
• Financial acumen including resource allocation, budget management and reporting, strategic sourcing, and P&L evaluation
• Analytical capabilities to ensure robust inputs to decision-making
• Knowledge of the commercial brand planning processes preferred

Responsibilities

• Develop and oversee sustainable market access and channel strategies that will allow patients to gain access to Takeda’s existing and future products
• Responsible for value story development, contracting strategy, pricing, specialty pharmacy and distribution plans, reimbursement, and marketing resources
• Ensure close collaboration with other Managed Markets and Patient Access colleagues along with Medical, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Marketing, Finance, Analytics, and Sales to capture relevant payer and channel insights, identify data gaps, develop compelling value propositions, and ensure field-based teams are equipped with the right tools
• Understand the reimbursement landscape and incorporate knowledge into market access and pricing strategy
• Collaborate with HEOR in the development of payer evidence needs and ensure it is integrated into the Medical/HEOR evidence plan
• Align within the organization on metrics to assess impacts of key market access strategies and tactics
• Manage and execute payer and channel specific marketing plans to achieve patient and business objectives
• Contribute to the annual brand planning, forecasting, and budgeting process to represent payer and channel customer segments and ensures brand plans incorporate the needs of patients, payers, and healthcare providers
• Partner with New Product Planning and Business Development functions to inform market access inputs and strategies for early stage/targeted assets

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees