Global Value and Access Lead, Solid Tumors, Oncology Business Unit

Takeda • Boston, MA

68d • Hybrid

About The Position

As a member of Takeda Oncology, your work will contribute to our bold, inspiring vision: We aspire to cure cancer. Here, you'll build a career grounded in purpose and be empowered to deliver your best. As part of the Patient Value Access team, you will report to the Head of Global Value and Access, Solid Tumors. This is a Director level role and is responsible for developing and continually enhancing best-in-class value proposition and strategies to achieve and/or retain optimal pricing and access for the Takeda Solid Tumors brand.

Requirements

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 8 years’ experience in healthcare consulting or biopharmaceuticals industry
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in pricing, access, health policy, and/or health economics, showcasing increasing responsibility and experience in the same or similar roles; local affiliate experience is a plus
• Strong understanding of the global payer environment and knowledge of US Medicare, commercial and Federal payers; along with an in-depth understanding of ex-US payer landscape including HTA trends and guidance (NICE, IQWiG, JCA, etc…) – such as reimbursement methodologies, pricing/reimbursement authorities’ decision-making process, and current reimbursement issues
• Strong knowledge and hands on experience in health technology assessment tools, methods and filings, payer and global pricing research, price modelling and cost-effectiveness studies
• Prior PMA/HE regional or global experience
• Experience of payer evidence planning and collaboration with R&D teams
• Knowledge of all phases of drug development

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience in Oncology, particularly in solid tumors
• Advanced / graduate degree (PhD, MPH, MPP, MBA)

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and execution of global payer research to understand primary value drivers and requirements for rapid and sustainable access across geographies/ indications.
• Lead the payer evidence strategy (by payer archetype) and its incorporation into the asset evidence generation plan.
• Lead a cross-functional team to develop core payer tools (global value dossiers, health economic models, payer objection handler) to enable reimbursement submissions across the globe.
• Optimize regional/country pull-through by developing and delivering training, mock negotiations, and best-practice sharing workshops
• Partner with Pricing to lead the development of the global pricing strategies for solid tumor brands through design/execution of pricing research and analysis/modelling of multiple pricing and contracting options.
• Proactively shape commercial and R&D strategies to differentiate products and maximize product lifecycle value through critical pricing and access assessments
• Drive a culture of excellence, shared accountability and collaboration within Regions/Local Value and Access Teams.
• Key member of Global Product and Global Brand teams to ensure strategic input that meets global payer customer needs
• Lead strategic horizon scanning and maintain an in-depth understanding of changing regulations and pricing/reimbursement environment, processes, and policies of key global markets.
• Ensure strategies proactively anticipate changes in the competitive environment and healthcare systems

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: Director
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees