Sr. Scientific Director, Global Medical Affairs Oncology

Takeda•Boston, MA

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About The Position

The Senior Scientific Director, Medical Affairs is responsible for leading global launch, including in key geographies of US, Japan, Europe, and Canada. This role will also lead the integrated evidence planning globally, initiate expanded access program, lead the development of medical strategy globally, and lead key scientific communication strategy and internal capability building. This is a new therapeutic area at Takeda. The Senior Scientific Director will provide scientific leadership and guidance across global medical affairs activities for GI cancers, involving evidence data generation, data analysis and interpretation, publications, medical communication, medical training, and medical information. The role includes supporting market access and reimbursement through data generation, analysis, and publications. Focusing on product launches, business performance, and comprehensive medical affair strategies for launches and in-market assets, this leaders will also spearhead global integrated evidence generation and amplification activities. Collaboration will be key - with multifunctional, matrix organizations, working alongside global medical affairs functions, medical communication, GMA operations, MSL teams, as well as global and regional commercial, clinical development, marketing, access & reimbursement departments, Takeda’s patient advocacy team, and Oncology Business Units (OBUs) medical leads and regional medical leads. This role demands compliant execution of global medical affairs tactics, maintaining excellence in standards and practices while fostering strong relationships with healthcare practitioners, research groups, payers, and patient advocacy groups. The ideal candidate will have proven experience in senior scientific or medical leadership roles, capable of working independently with limited supervision, demonstrating the ability to lead across various functions and regions within Takeda.

Requirements

MD, PhD or PharmD required
10+ years scientific or pharmacology experience or related one
7+ years Medical Affairs experience or related industry experience
3+ years budgetary and direct/indirect people management experience
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Demonstrated focus on patients’ interest
Experience in oncology and/or hematology-oncology
Requires experience and success in working in a matrix, cross-functional environment; excellent collaboration skills; experience working across functions to achieve results
Ability to work effectively in a fast paced, rapidly changing technology environment
Strong interpersonal skills partic u larly mot i vational, negotiation, liste n in g , judgment, analytic, and confl i ct manageme n t ski l ls, demonstrated by ability to le a d teams.
Advanced technology skills, including MS Office365 and customer relationship management platforms such as Veeva
Experience and familiarity with Artificial Intelligence based tools preferred
Travel Expectations: Up to 20% travel

Responsibilities

Develop an in-depth understating of the needs of oncology patients and demonstrate a focus on activities to meet those needs
Lead brand medical strategy development and execution consisting of evidence data generation, data analysis and interpretation, publications, medical communication, medical training, medical information and congress strategy
Provide input into product asset strategy, clinical development program, brand team strategy & tactical plan
Provide scientific expertise across broad range of global medical affairs activities
Provides strategic, scientific leadership and decision making for Takeda Medical Affairs sponsored Phase 3b/4 studies, including interventional and observational research and investigator initiated studies (IISR) program. They will also shape real world evidence and Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR) plans for the relevant assets.
Accountable for leading global advisory board meetings and assure communication of key findings and insights across the organization (global clinical development, medical affairs and commercial teams)
Provide guidance and leadership for global publication strategy development and execution of publication plan
Provide strategic and scientific input into internal training plan, congress plan and company sponsored symposia
Foster research relationships with key global cancer research organizations and institutions
Establishes, maintains and directs compliant interactions with key opinion leaders relevant to assigned therapeutic area and molecules.
Accountable for development & execution of global KOL engagement plan
Build long term cross functional relationships with global functions, GBTs, clinical development, regional functions and Local Operating Country (LOC)