Associate Director / Associate Directoress, EUCAN / GEM Global Medical Evidence Lead

Objectives/Purpose

- Work within a multidisciplinary, matrixed organization to support the development and creation of EUCAN / GEM evidence strategies. Focus on elucidating unmet clinical, economic, and patient-centered needs, along with value propositions that differentiate Takeda's innovative medicines for payers, policymakers, healthcare providers, patients, and other stakeholders.

- Lead multiple evidence workstreams, such as, but not limited to:

• Registries or other data network collaborations.
• Retrospective studies of existing databases to assess patient characteristics, treatment patterns including drug utilization and adherence, and associated clinical, economic, and/or Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs).
• Cross-sectional surveys of patients, caregivers, healthcare professionals (HCPs), and/or payers.
• Literature reviews and assessments exploring the burden of illness and/or comparative efficacy and effectiveness.

- Promote effective communication of study findings through conference presentations, publications, and dossiers. Engage with relevant internal and external audiences, which may include regulators, HCPs, payers, and patients.

- Develop and manage strong collaborations with evidence Key Opinion Leaders (KOLs) and contribute to building and strengthening relationships with external clinicians.

Scope

- Provide highly experienced strategic input and leadership to project teams during the peri- and post-registration stages of development, maximizing patient access to Takeda’s innovative medicines.

- Deliver specialized research to enhance the effectiveness of real world evidence contributions to value and access across various therapy areas and products.

- Offer expertise regarding the design of clinical and epidemiological/outcomes research programs and commercialization.

- Provide methodological leadership and input to real world evidence strategies.

- Identify and validate external data sources.

- Develop relationships with international opinion leaders and collaborative groups to identify data opportunities and enhance Takeda's standing within the external scientific and academic community. Drive value creation by forming and developing relationships with external entities such as academic research centers, health systems, policy committees, and international consortiums. Participate on external policy committees, societies, and consortia, and engage with payers and other subject matter experts.

- Effectively navigate technology, analytical, legal, and privacy complexities to achieve objectives.

- Collaborate with cross-functional team members to define global evidentiary needs of key stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, HCPs, patients/caregivers, payers, and HTA bodies, to meet the evolving healthcare environment.

- Enhance collaboration between various groups within Takeda through the sharing of data and best practices.

- Prepare and review research protocols from regions and local operating companies (LOCs), statistical analysis plans (SAPs), and reports reflecting ongoing or completed work.

- Participate as a strategic and functional expert on cross-functional leadership teams.

- Ensure compliance with all policies and standard operating procedures (SOPs).

- Manage the product annual plan budget and oversee contract/budget management.

Dimensions and Aspects

Technical/Functional Expertise:

• Advanced level understanding of research and the pharmaceutical industry.
• In-depth knowledge of systems.

Education, Behavioral Competencies, and Skills

• Minimum MSc degree required (preferably PhD), preferably in a health sciences-related field with 6-8 years of research-related experience and/or pharmaceutical industry experience.
• Strong and effective communication skills are absolutely essential.
• Broad and deep knowledge of Real World Evidence (RWE) activities and their relation to product development and commercialization processes at all life-cycle stages, with experience in late-stage clinical studies and research collaborations.
• Demonstrated expertise and hands-on experience in applied medical evidence, such as health services evaluation, patient registries, retrospective or prospective observational studies, and PROs/HRQoL.
• Influencing skills in one-on-one and group settings, with the ability to effectively drive decision-making.
• Ability to collaborate, communicate, and interact thoughtfully, transparently, and effectively with various multicultural stakeholders, both internal and external to Takeda.
• Broad experience in collaborating with research partners and managing multiple tasks and complex projects is required.
• Strong written and verbal presentation skills, with the ability to translate technical issues to non-technical experts.
• Solid networking, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to lead cross-functional teams.
• Ability to influence without authority, especially individuals at senior levels.

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