Global Medical Affairs Lead, PDT Immunology (Director)

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Job Description

The Global Medical Affairs Lead, PDT Immunology is responsible for co-leading the development and execution of a multi-year global medical strategy for the PDT immunoglobulin portfolio, with a focus on therapeutic areas including primary immunodeficiency (PID), secondary immunodeficiency (SID), and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). The role partners across PDT R&D, Global Medical Affairs, clinical, regulatory, safety, compliance, regional and local teams to deliver scientific strategy, medical education, evidence generation, and stakeholder engagement that support patient-centered innovation and differentiated medical value. This is a hybrid role based in Cambridge, MA.

Key Responsibilities

• Co-lead development and execution of the multi-year global medical strategy for the PDT immunoglobulin portfolio across PID, SID, CIDP, and related disease areas.

• Co-lead scientific communication and education strategy, including publications, congress activities, healthcare professional engagement, and disease area or brand scientific communication platforms.

• Develop and update educational materials and medical assets that differentiate SCIG products and support individualized treatment, including integration of relevant digital technologies, device innovation, and technology-enabled patient support approaches.

• Execute medical education initiatives and educational assets to share best practices and advance understanding of immunoglobulin treatment personalization.

• Provide internal stakeholder education on the immunoglobulin portfolio, related disease areas, device innovation, digital health, and emerging technology trends through Takeda Plasma University and other educational platforms.

• Collect and synthesize insights on treatment burden, unmet needs, new devices, digital solutions, artificial intelligence, data-driven tools, and other emerging technologies to inform evidence generation, medical education, and strategic planning.

• Gather insights through global advisory boards, steering committees, local operating company surveys, congress engagements, and one-to-one interactions with key opinion leaders and other external experts.

• Gather internal insights from local operating companies, regions, global cross-functional medical units, and functions to inform global medical strategy.

• Build and manage purposeful relationships with external stakeholders, including KOLs, scientific societies, centers of excellence, and patient advocacy groups; foster cross-therapeutic area collaboration where innovation spans the broader portfolio.

• Lead internal capacity-building efforts through scientific training strategy and execution, aligned with overall business, R&D, clinical, regulatory, safety, compliance, and cross-functional priorities.

• Represent the company with external scientific leaders, patient organizations, scientific societies, and regulatory authorities, as appropriate.

• Provide input to development and management of the PDT R&D medical budget and manage the medical budget for the assigned product or disease area.

• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory partners to ensure proper, ethical, and compliant interactions between PDT Global Medical Affairs personnel and external stakeholders.

• Plan, design, and manage PDT global medical advisory boards, as appropriate.

• Provide medical review and approval of Investigator Initiated Research proposals and other grants through the grant approval process.

• Support design and execution of designated evidence generation led by Medical Affairs, including Phase IIIb/IV studies, disease registries, observational studies, and noninterventional research, in collaboration with Therapeutic Area Unit representatives and Global Clinical Operations.

• Monitor and communicate progress against the medical plan; propose and initiate adjustments to address evolving disease area requirements and opportunities for innovation.

Qualifications, Leadership Expectations, and Desirable Qualities

Technical and Functional Expertise

• Comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry and Medical Affairs, including publications, medical information, knowledge systems, evidence generation, and scientific engagement.

• Strong global Medical Affairs expertise with demonstrated ability to collaborate and lead across cross-cultural, cross-functional teams.

• Ability to think strategically from a medical perspective and develop scientifically appropriate approaches that support differentiated value for patients, healthcare professionals, and the business.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to persuasively convey complex ideas, scientific data, and strategic recommendations verbally and in writing.

• Credible and effective team player who builds confidence within and outside the organization.

• Desirable: Demonstrated curiosity and working knowledge of artificial intelligence, digital health, real-world evidence, data analytics, device innovation, and other technology-enabled advances that can improve medical decision-making, education, and patient outcomes.

Leadership

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a global environment across functions, regions, and cultures.

• Enterprise-level leadership with the ability to inspire, motivate, and drive results through influence and collaboration.

• Strong leadership presence, confidence, and ability to communicate a clear vision.

• Embraces and demonstrates a diversity, equity, and inclusion mindset and role models inclusive behaviors for the organization.

• Demonstrated business acumen and ability to connect medical strategy to enterprise priorities.

• Ability to successfully influence and negotiate across and outside the organization.

• Desirable: Passion for innovation and continuous learning, including interest in how AI, automation, digital platforms, and emerging technologies can responsibly advance medicine, improve stakeholder engagement, and enhance patient-centered solutions.

Decision-Making and Autonomy

• Excellent decision-making capabilities, including the ability to make complex decisions that impact the department, PDT R&D, and broader medical strategy.

• Ability to incorporate feedback, assess risk and opportunity, and make timely decisions that enable high-quality execution.

• Applies sound judgment in balancing scientific rigor, patient needs, compliance requirements, and business priorities.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement

• Effectively navigates changing external and internal environments and leads others through change by creating an inspiring and engaging workplace.

• Ability to implement PDT R&D partnership strategy and build strong, productive relationships across internal and external stakeholders.

• Builds strong partnerships and drives role clarity with interfacing functions, including Global Medical Affairs Centers of Excellence, GPSE, local operating companies, Market Access, Global Outcomes Research, and other relevant functions.

• Collaborates across therapeutic areas and functions to identify opportunities where technology, digital innovation, and medical advancement can create value across the portfolio.

Innovation

• Forward thinking, with the ability to influence and drive organizational change and continuous innovation.

• Comfortable challenging the status quo and bringing forward innovative, scientifically grounded solutions.

• Ability to take appropriate risks when implementing innovative solutions and accelerating responsible adoption of new approaches.

• Seeks diverse input from multiple stakeholders to shape innovative solutions that address patient, healthcare professional, and organizational needs.

• Accountable for designing and implementing the vision and strategy for the designated scope.

• Desirable: Strong interest in the responsible application of artificial intelligence, machine learning, digital health technologies, advanced analytics, and device innovation to advance medicine, improve care delivery, generate insights, and support evidence-based decision-making.

• Desirable: Curiosity about emerging scientific and technological advancements and the ability to translate innovation trends into practical Medical Affairs opportunities while maintaining scientific integrity, ethical standards, and compliance.

Complexity

• Ability to distill complex issues and ideas into clear, comprehensible terms for diverse audiences.

• Ability to operate in a global internal and external ecosystem with significant scientific, organizational, cultural, and regulatory complexity.

• Breadth of knowledge across therapeutic areas, indications, modalities, and evolving treatment paradigms.

• Experience operating in a multidisciplinary drug development environment, including international experience and exposure to a variety of therapeutic areas.

• Ability to identify and evaluate medical, scientific, digital, and technological trends that may influence the future of immunology, plasma-derived therapies, and patient-centered care.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• A medical degree (MD), PharmD, PhD or country specific equivalent is required

• Clinical experience in Immunology, Neurology Hematology, Devices is a plus

• Experience in rare diseases (i.e. neurology and/or immunology) is required

• >5 years of experience in pharmaceutical medicine/medical affairs

• >3 Years experience in global/international medical affairs is preferred

• Experience in field-based roles (e.g. Medical Director, Medical Science Liaison) is a plus

• Experience in clinical development is a plus

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

• Availability of traveling up to 30% of time

• Some activities may call for early or late meetings and attendances at scientific meetings on holidays and weekends

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.

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