Global Market Access Strategy Franchise Head – Senior Director

Role: Lead global market access strategy for Takeda's Neuroscience franchise, overseeing pipeline, launch, and lifecycle management to optimize patient access worldwide. Responsibilities: develop and execute integrated access strategies, incorporating payer perspectives, evidence, pricing, and policy considerations; lead and mentor a team of Market Access Strategy Leads; drive launch readiness, regional implementation, and cross-functional collaboration with teams including R&D, Medical, and Commercial; generate insights on payer ecosystems, HTA requirements, and market dynamics; shape evidence generation, value propositions, and negotiation strategies; and manage franchise priorities, budget, and risks. Qualifications: university degree required; advanced degree (MBA, MPH, PharmD, PhD) preferred; extensive industry experience in global/regional payor strategies, HTA, reimbursement, and pricing, especially in specialty or rare diseases; strong leadership and stakeholder management skills; understanding of US, Europe, Japan, China payer systems; ability to synthesize complex evidence for strategic decision-making; excellent negotiation, communication, and influence skills; ability to operate in ambiguity and drive enterprise initiatives. Preferred: franchise experience in Specialty Care. High-Value Details: focus on neuroscience, lifecycle management, global markets including US, Europe, Japan, China; hybrid work setup based in Cambridge, MA; travel as needed.