Director, US Medical Rheumatology

Takeda•Cambridge, MA

1d•$192,400 - $302,390•Onsite

About The Position

The Director is a critical role within the US Medical Affairs (USMA) organization that reports to the Vice President. The role has tactical accountability grounded in science, disease state, and competitive clinical data in support of one or more products, and supports the development, and ongoing updates to relevant product-specific medical strategies, in partnership with the Vice President and Medical Unit. As designated by the Vice President, and representing for their specific area of accountability, the role serves as a Subject Matter Expert (SME), representing the USMA at the Global level for a product/franchise, on relevant internal committees. Further, the Director drives overall medical unit insights, including ad boards, and communication to cross-functional partners.

Requirements

Advanced Doctoral Degree (e.g., MD, DO, PhD, PharmD) or other advanced degreed professionals considered depending on past relevant experience, including at least 4 years pharmaceutical industry experience, and/or clinical work, research, or academic endeavors.
Minimum 2 years’ experience with clinical research, publication activities, congress presentations, and public speaking.
Maintain minimum standards of education/certification in individual professional discipline.

Responsibilities

Tactical accountability grounded in science, disease state, competitive clinical data in support of one or more products.
In collaboration with Vice President/Sr Director(s), oversee execution of medical strategies by the medical unit and partner with the PM to track progress against strategic plans, including the development + communication of periodic reports.
Support Vice President/Sr Director(s) to Lead/co-develop/coordinate with the medical unit and provide medical input into the near-term strategic direction for assigned product/franchise and/or specific area of focus.
Support development and ongoing updates to relevant product specific medical strategies, in partnership with Vice President/Sr Director(s). And medical unit, and in alignment with the commercial brand strategy and global product teams.
Support development of long-term lifecycle management strategy + tactics (HEOR etc.)
Collaborate with PM (as applicable) to develop and maintain medical landscape and insights to inform strategy.
As directed by the Vice President and Sr. Director(s), serve as the in-house medical and scientific expert for therapies within the assigned TA and represent medical affairs at the Global level for a product/franchise.
Support execution of ad board strategy, which may be done in partnership with the PM (as applicable), and insights from field medical/additional sources.
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).
Support insights developed through Advisory Boards, professional associations/meetings, and conferences etc.
Manage global interactions with US KOLs and vice-versa (subject to delegation from the Vice President/Sr Director(s) or the needs of the program).
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.
Demonstrates strategic enterprise thinking finding innovative ways to serve patients, and building trust, reputation, and business.
Creates an 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, and cross-functionally with the ability to influence internally, and externally.
Executive Presence & strategic storytelling.
Ability to oversee and delegate, and manage stakeholders.