Head of US OBU Medical Affairs

Role Summary

The Head of Medical Affairs, Oncology Business Unit (OBU) will provide and drive near and long-term strategic direction, as well as development and oversight, of the medical activities in support of the product strategies for the US Oncology portfolio. This role involves providing leadership through multiple levels and influencing the overall business strategy to ensure alignment with Takeda's mission. This leader will serve as a critical and highly visible member of the U.S. Oncology Leadership Team (US OLT), responsible for driving strategic alignment and execution.

Responsibilities

• Provide Medical leadership, medical strategic planning and resourcing, as well as scientific, medical and clinical oversight in support of medical, payer and patient access strategies for all Oncology products and pipeline
• Lead medical team responsible for overseeing the development and implementation of medical affairs research strategies (including post-approval investigator-initiated research, phase 3b/4 and outcomes research) and medical & scientific communication platform(s) for Oncology, in collaboration with the global medical oncology organization
• Provide medical input into the long-term vision and growth strategies for all products in Oncology
• Lead and direct the medical responsibilities by providing scientific insight and development of strategy for the given products and pipeline within assigned portfolio by leading, or actively participating in cross functional teams to realize Takeda‚Äôs overall vision
• Serve as US medical scientific expert for the full portfolio of Oncology products and represent US Medical on governance committees as appropriate
• Responsible for ensuring launch readiness and leading cross-functional teams through successful execution of product launches
• Work within the US Medical matrix organization and is ultimately accountable for all medical affairs strategic and execution deliverables for all products
• Form integrated partnerships with the corresponding global and US business Unit and the Managed Market Organizations
• Form integrated partnerships with R&D therapeutic area(s), providing US Healthcare system medical insights into ongoing and planned development programs
• Interact internally with senior level management requiring negotiation to guide the overall activities of the entire therapeutic area
• Develop and maintain relationships externally through Advisory Boards, Professional Associations and Meetings, Trade Exhibits etc. to achieve Takeda‚Äôs scientific objectives
• Manage the Medical Affairs budget for US Medical Office therapeutic area
• When requested, provide input to confidential New Business Development opportunities within the therapeutic area of expertise of the director

Qualifications

• Essential: MD credential strongly preferred with at least 12 plus years of experience in pharmaceutical industry and/or academic research, relevant clinical experience, or equivalent combination
• Experience with clinical research, publication activities, congress presentations, and public speaking
• Senior leadership experience in pharmaceuticals or related field, and influencing senior-level management and key stakeholders
• Proven track record of leading and driving business process transformation and organizational culture change
• Operational experience in pharmaceutical drug development with significant direct exposure to clinical development
• Track record of leadership and development of large, multi-disciplinary teams
• Health care business acumen with understanding of the pharmaceutical industry
• Ability to analyze a wide variety of scientific data including financial figures and market research data

Preferred

• Life cycle management experience
• Board certification in Oncology or Hematology

Skills

• Regulatory compliance and ethical standards in clinical activities
• Scientific research methodologies for clinical trials
• Clinical data interpretation for strategic decisions
• Strategic leadership and cross-functional collaboration
• Stakeholder engagement and external relationships

Education

• MD credential strongly preferred

Additional Requirements

• Travel up to 30%
• Hybrid work arrangement with in-office presence required