Associate Director, Market Access Analytics

Role Summary

Join Takeda as Associate Director, Market Access Analytics, to develop strategic insights that support decision-making within the USBU. This role combines advanced analytical expertise, industry knowledge, and leadership to inform business strategies and improve patient access. You will report to the Director of Market Intelligence and Analytics. Location: Massachusetts - Virtual (remote).

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic analytics and insights to support market access strategies, analyzing payer coverage, policies, payer and provider economics to generate actionable insights for launch products.
• Convert business questions into structured analyses using data sources such as claims, formulary, and specialty pharmacy data.
• Collaborate with Market Access teams and cross-functional stakeholders to help shape access strategies, value propositions, and pull-through initiatives.
• Drive pre- and post-launch analytics for new products, including customer segmentation, KPI tracking, and competitive analysis.
• Partner with Data Science, Data Center of Excellence, and IT teams, as well as external vendors, to identify, define, and implement enhancements to data infrastructure, including the creation of analytics-ready datasets.
• Lead the identification, prioritization, and development of high-value market access analytics use cases to ensure the organization is prepared and educated on how to leverage the forthcoming analytic-ready dataset.
• Mentor junior analysts and promote excellence in analytical methodologies, documentation, and presentations.
• Act as a subject matter expert, leading cross-functional teams to maximize product access and profitability.
• Build relationships with internal stakeholders (Market Access & Channel leads, Brand teams, Commercial Analytics & Insights, etc.) and external vendors (IMS, Symphony, MMIT).

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience working in a market access environment, with proven skills in analytics and the ability to influence leadership through insightful presentations and recommendations.
• Proficient in analyzing and interpreting healthcare data (e.g., MMIT, DRG, Symphony Health, IQVIA, MarketScan).
• Experience in tools such as Excel (complex spreadsheets), R, SAS, SQL, Python, Qlik/Tableau, preferred.
• Demonstrated expertise in data storytelling and visualization to provide actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Strong understanding of government and commercial insurance environments, particularly in specialty and rare disease markets.
• Skilled in project management and collaboration across cross-functional teams.
• Knowledgeable in data governance policies and infrastructure enhancement.
• Ability to design and execute models independently to drive informed decision-making.
• Experience mentoring team members and fostering analytical best practices.

Skills

• Data storytelling and visualization to provide actionable insights and strategic recommendations.
• Proficiency with healthcare data sources and analytics tools (e.g., MMIT, DRG, Symphony Health, IQVIA, MarketScan); strong experience with Excel, R, SAS, SQL, Python, Qlik/Tableau.
• Ability to design and execute analytical models independently.
• Strong communication and leadership, with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.
• Project management and cross-functional collaboration.
• Knowledge of data governance policies and infrastructure enhancements.
• Mentoring and developing junior analysts.

Education

• Bachelor's Degree

Additional Requirements

• Travel 10-15%