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Job Description

Global Market Access Lead, Neuroscience Pipeline

Takeda Pharmaceutical

Cambridge, MA

About the role:

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as the Global Market Access Lead, Neuroscience Pipeline at the Director level in our Cambridge, MA office. As the Global Market Access Lead, Neuroscience Pipeline, you will deliver Market Access strategy and tactics for key brands to ensure successful pricing negotiations and reimbursement in countries.

How you will contribute:

• Provide a single point of contact for all market access needs and activities for assigned products within the Neuroscience Franchise.

• Provide early input into clinical development programs for pipeline products to ensure the right evidence is collected to support reimbursement and pricing negotiations.

• Understand the access and payer evidence needs and propose strategic, implementable solutions to support reimbursement, sustainable value and patient access

• Be an active member of a cross-functional Global Pricing and Access team within selected Global Product Teams that develop and deliver an integrated patient access and value strategy for all early assets and BD products based on a deep understanding of the science and disease, patient and care giver needs, and the evolving payer landscape and evidence requirements.

• Partner with New Product Planning and Global Market Insights teams to ensure that the market access and value strategy contributes to the definition of the asset strategy of each relevant pipeline product so that at launch the product delivers the value proposition most relevant to payers and is supported by a robust global value story, compelling evidence package, and pricing strategy to maximize both patient access and the life-time value of the product.

• Represent Takeda's neuroscience pipeline products to the internal Market Access and Health Economics community, as well as externally with payer and Health Technology Assessment (HTA) groups, as required. Evaluate and influence evidence generation plans by synthesizing payer/HTA insights. Anticipate the outcomes of key HTA body assessments to determine the implications for value positioning and evidence requirements.

• Develop the global, integrated Market Access Plan (Evidence, Strategic Pricing, Stakeholder Engagement and LOC Implementation) and implement Access deliverables to achieve successful reimbursement and pricing for Takeda's assigned Therapeutic Area products

• Explore and develop innovative access frameworks that consider and anticipate the evolving health care environment to create win-win-win situations for patients, payers and Takeda.

• Lead horizon scanning and in-depth understanding of payer regulations and priorities, and the needs of all payer types (e.g. HTA agencies, institutions and patients) across major countries and/or archetypes.

• Collaborate closely with Regions and Local Operating Companies (LOCs) to ensure external payer focus and recent trends in Therapeutic Area are incorporated into Global asset strategy, and lead training initiatives to enhance the understanding of Market Access with key internal stakeholders

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• University degree required, advanced degree in related field (e.g., MBA, MPH, MPA, PharmD) preferred

• 10+ years of industry experience; 5+ of market access experience with solid track record in developing Market Access strategies and Global and Local level, covering pricing, reimbursement and access

• Strong understanding of global markets and payer environment, (e.g. HTAs, payer coverage and reimbursement, pricing and contracting, formulary management, health technology assessment and payment policy). Direct experience in payer negotiations desirable.

• Strong negotiating skills and ability to develop relationships and appropriately influence internal and external stakeholders, ideally from local experience influencing and leading access and pricing negotiations in relevant geographic markets.

• Excellence in strategic thinking, problems solving, analytical ability and cross-functional collaboration at Global, Regional and Local level.

• Excellent communication, negotiation, presentation, and influencing skills while addressing the needs of multiple stakeholders.

• Ability to make clear business arguments and strategic recommendations leveraging both quantitative and qualitative evidence, and make decisions with limited information.

• Strong project management skills and ability to deliver on time.

• Collaborative spirit, able to build consensus, work effectively with cross-functional teams and lead in a matrix organization.

What Takeda can offer you:

• Comprehensive Healthcare: Medical, Dental, and Vision

• Financial Planning & Stability: 401(k) with company match and Annual Retirement Contribution Plan

• Health & Wellness programs including onsite flu shots and health screenings

• Generous time off for vacation and the option to purchase additional vacation days

• Community Outreach Programs and company match of charitable contributions

• Family Planning Support

• Flexible Work Paths

• Tuition reimbursement

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

In accordance with the CO Equal Pay Act, Colorado Applicants Are Not Permitted to Apply.

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