Therapeutic Policy and Advocacy Lead, GI

Takeda • Lexington, MA

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About The Position

The Therapeutic Policy and Advocacy Lead , GI (Associate Director) executes patient advocacy strategies that advance shared priorities for the US Business Unit (USBU) , Strategy and Portfolio Development (SPD), and the International Business Unit (IBU) for an assigned therapeutic portfolio of in-line and pipeline medicines. The role drive s strategic engagement with patient group partners across the development and commercialization continuum, including addressing access policy and barriers to optimal care. This role also ensure s patient s’ and caregivers ’ perspective s are included in company discussions and decision making .

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• 5 + years in patient advocacy or related experience in the pharmaceutical industry, or another health care sector
• Knowledge of government and commercial payer sector/reimbursement, government affairs or policy development preferred
• Demonstrated ability for advocacy, coalition building, and/or grassroots mobilization
• Experience supporting effective engagement with advocacy organization and professional societies
• Exceptional strategic thinking and planning skills
• Strong interpersonal skills. Demonstrated ability to quickly form lasting and trusted relationships
• Strong communication skills and professional presence to support effective engagement with stakeholders, including the ability to engage and advance sensitive topics
• Team player who can collaborate, support and implement both internal and external strategic initiatives to advance corporate objective s

Responsibilities

• E xecute advocacy strategies aligned w ith assigned franchise/product goals and serv e as point on cross functional workstreams .
• Serve as the primary point of contact to franchise /product teams , including brand planning, strategy development, and insight generation across the product life cycle.
• Act as the key relationship manager to priority therapeutic area advocacy partners, represent company interests , assess organizations’ priorities, and determine shared interests .
• Conduct strategic advocacy dialogue with internal and external stakeholders to align priorities , ensure timely information exchange and issue responsiveness .
• Under guidance of Director, TPA, c reate and execute collaborative initiatives with external stakeholders that improve patient outcomes.
• Anticipate and address external environment trends and policies impacting Takeda.
• Contribute to shaping the environment to support Takeda’s franchise - specific development and business objectives through strategic public affairs initiatives in collaboration with U SBU and IBU p ublic a ffairs and other functions.
• M anage program budgets to support policy and advocacy objectives .

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