Director, Field Medical Readiness and Enablement
Takeda
June 24, 2026
Remote
United States
$192,400 - $302,390 USD yearly
Medical Affairs
OBJECTIVE
- Lead US Field Medical Readiness & Enablement as a key member of the US Field Medical leadership team, elevating scientific engagement and medical impact with healthcare professionals. Build and execute department-wide programs aligned to US Medical strategies.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Onboarding/Training/Development
- Develop and implement standards/processes for onboarding, training, and competency assessment.
- Design and deliver core skills/competencies training for effective external stakeholder engagement.
- With HR, design and deliver skills/competencies training for people leaders (coaching, executive presence, influence, matrix leadership).
Innovation
- Track field-medicine engagement innovation via industry associations and meetings; conduct external benchmarking and drive enhancements.
- Develop/oversee launch excellence framework and processes.
- Develop/oversee research support framework/processes for compliant Takeda-sponsored research.
Operations/Digital Tools/Internal Communications
- Oversee KOL/HCP engagement monitoring framework (with Legal/Ethics).
- Oversee annual external engagement planning/approval (tactical and territory plans).
- Support SOPs/guidance.
- Optimize adoption of analytics/digital tools (including AI) for planning, execution, reporting; advance field medical insights capture/translation.
- Communicate CRM enhancement needs; maintain communications plan and reporting templates/dashboards.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Required
- Master’s degree in health sciences (e.g., MSN, NP, PA).
- 5+ years pharmaceutical industry experience; strong Medical Affairs/Field Medical experience.
- Strategic/analytical thinking; project leadership; change implementation.
- Teamwork and matrix influencing; lead/mentor experience.
- Excellent written/verbal communication and organization; executive presence.
- Proficiency in technology/analytics; digital tools incl. AI.
- Experience designing skills/competencies training.
- Vendor management (time/budget).
- Understanding of compliance/ethical/legal/regulatory guidelines.
TRAVEL
- Up to 40% travel; some overnight/weekend.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS (if applicable)
- Base salary range (MA Virtual): $192,400–$302,390. Potential incentives; medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability/life, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, holidays, and well-being; up to 80 sick hours/year; up to 120 hours paid vacation for new hires.
- Lead US Field Medical Readiness & Enablement as a key member of the US Field Medical leadership team, elevating scientific engagement and medical impact with healthcare professionals. Build and execute department-wide programs aligned to US Medical strategies.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
Onboarding/Training/Development
- Develop and implement standards/processes for onboarding, training, and competency assessment.
- Design and deliver core skills/competencies training for effective external stakeholder engagement.
- With HR, design and deliver skills/competencies training for people leaders (coaching, executive presence, influence, matrix leadership).
Innovation
- Track field-medicine engagement innovation via industry associations and meetings; conduct external benchmarking and drive enhancements.
- Develop/oversee launch excellence framework and processes.
- Develop/oversee research support framework/processes for compliant Takeda-sponsored research.
Operations/Digital Tools/Internal Communications
- Oversee KOL/HCP engagement monitoring framework (with Legal/Ethics).
- Oversee annual external engagement planning/approval (tactical and territory plans).
- Support SOPs/guidance.
- Optimize adoption of analytics/digital tools (including AI) for planning, execution, reporting; advance field medical insights capture/translation.
- Communicate CRM enhancement needs; maintain communications plan and reporting templates/dashboards.
EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Required
- Master’s degree in health sciences (e.g., MSN, NP, PA).
- 5+ years pharmaceutical industry experience; strong Medical Affairs/Field Medical experience.
- Strategic/analytical thinking; project leadership; change implementation.
- Teamwork and matrix influencing; lead/mentor experience.
- Excellent written/verbal communication and organization; executive presence.
- Proficiency in technology/analytics; digital tools incl. AI.
- Experience designing skills/competencies training.
- Vendor management (time/budget).
- Understanding of compliance/ethical/legal/regulatory guidelines.
TRAVEL
- Up to 40% travel; some overnight/weekend.
COMPENSATION & BENEFITS (if applicable)
- Base salary range (MA Virtual): $192,400–$302,390. Potential incentives; medical/dental/vision, 401(k) match, disability/life, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, holidays, and well-being; up to 80 sick hours/year; up to 120 hours paid vacation for new hires.