Director, New Product Planning and Business Development Forecasting, Global Oncology

Role Summary

The Director will be a key strategic thought partner to the business development and new product planning teams in creating forecasts for pipeline assets and BD opportunities within Takeda's Oncology Business Unit. The role involves performing strategic market analysis for pipeline assets and BD opportunities by integrating secondary data analytics, competitive intelligence, primary market research, and other data inputs to generate quantitative insights for key business decisions. The position requires collaboration with cross-functional teams across commercial, clinical, medical, and access/pricing, and communication with senior leadership to present commercial potential and inform strategic decisions.

Responsibilities

• Ensure that customized, global, strategic forecasts are developed for pipeline assets and BD opportunities with assumptions based on facts and research
• Collaborate with team members from commercial/NPP, market research, analytics, competitive intelligence, global pricing and market access, to make sure all relevant market insights inform the forecasts.
• Lead the consensus-building process to gain alignment and/or endorsement for forecast assumptions with the senior stakeholders and Oncology Leadership Team (OLT)
• Leverage advanced analytics and integrate data available across multiple sources to enhance our understanding of market impact of the assets being considered
• Lead development, training and dissemination of Long Range Forecasting and applicable templates and management summaries for all relevant oncology products to regions and local operating companies of the Oncology Business Unit
• Leverage advanced analytics and integrate data available across multiple sources to enhance our understanding of market impact and as a result, Takeda's brand and business strategy.
• Lead identification, maintenance, and generation of data references/databases, analogs for continuously improving oncology epidemiology and other forecast inputs, across markets
• Create forecasts that are range based, identifying key risk and opportunities of the brands/assets under consideration
• Serve as a strategic thought partner to the commercial/NPP teams and other key stakeholders as they work through the strategy to accelerate pipeline assets and evaluate BD opportunities
• Manage and supervise a team of Takeda resources and vendors (onshore & offshore team) to deliver on key priorities

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree, Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of relevant experience in forecasting, market research, or business analytics in the biopharmaceutical industry.
• Significant experience conducting complex assets valuations in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience with advanced spreadsheets, patient based forecast modeling including dynamic patient models
• Experience in business development forecasting, preferred
• Experience in oncology, solid tumors, heme tumors or similar specialty areas
• Experience with quantitative techniques including smoothing, regression, time series analyses, and simulation; Experience with data analysis and data visualization tools.
• Product launch and Global experience; Consulting experience with forecasting, market research or business analysis firm(s)
• Broad working knowledge of commonly used biopharmaceutical industry databases
• Working knowledge of global access and reimbursement policies, and competitive environment and potential impact on product development and commercialization strategy
• Ability to facilitate large meetings and influence senior stakeholders
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team-based environment, including external vendors
• Demonstrated excellence in project management and effectively managing multiple projects/priorities
• Exceptional oral and written communications skills with the capacity to present effectively to a diverse range of audiences
• Ability to explain complex concepts to stakeholders in simple language and lead/drive consensus building
• Demonstrated analytical skills combined with a client-service mindset
• Demonstrated ability to think strategically, identify key issues and value drivers, and translate strategic insights into an appropriate analytical framework