Takeda
Associate Director, Marketing Portfolio Strategy Lead, US Oncology
Takeda, Boston, Massachusetts, us, 02298
Base Pay Range
$153,600 - $241,340 per year
Job Description As a member of Takeda Oncology, your work will contribute to our bold, inspiring vision. We aspire to cure cancer. Here, you'll build a career grounded in purpose and be empowered to deliver your best. As part of the US Oncology Marketing team, you will report to the Head of US Oncology Marketing and work with key stakeholders across the US Oncology team.
How You Will Contribute
Acts as a strategic partner to the Head of Marketing, ensuring alignment with US OBU business goals.
Facilitates cross‑functional projects and cross‑organizational initiatives, ensuring all efforts support the brand strategy. Identifies portfolio opportunities across brands and functions to realize efficiencies and maximize impact.
Harmonizes efforts of budget management, promotional spend and return on investment analyses and application.
Drives continuous improvement in marketing practices and strategies adapting to market changes and customer needs.
Is a member of the Marketing Leadership team and provides the leadership team and marketing team with clear visibility on priorities by tracking milestones, flagging risks early, and sharing insights to focus resources on greatest value and impact.
Is a dynamic leader with high learning agility and strong emotional intelligence that blends strategic vision, leadership and operational expertise that guides the team towards continuous improvement.
Minimum Qualifications / Requirements
Bachelor’s degree required, MBA strongly desired, sales experience a plus.
8+ years of healthcare science related commercial experience.
Proven experience managing complex cross‑functional initiatives in advanced program or project management.
Strategic leadership and decision making.
Expertise in Launch Excellence and operational excellence approaches strongly desired.
Outstanding working knowledge of change management principles and performance evaluation processes.
Able to thrive in a highly dynamic, fast‑paced, continuously changing global environment with minimal oversight/direction.
Analytical, ability to synthesize data that discovers insights to inform strategies that drive decisions.
Excellent communicator, both oral and written, with strong presentation skills and able to influence without authority.
Able to work collaboratively in a team environment across Commercial departments and all levels of the organization.
Skills in Microsoft suite (Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, & Outlook), CRM and Veeva systems.
Budget and financial acumen.
We are seeking driven, ambitious candidates with prior experience either as consultants to the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors, or who have experience working directly for a commercial pharmaceutical organization participating in the delivery of complex projects and delivering impactful results.
Travel Requirements
Ability to travel (up to 10% of the time, including periodic weekends for meetings and conference).
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.
Location Boston, MA
EEO Statement Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
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Job Description As a member of Takeda Oncology, your work will contribute to our bold, inspiring vision. We aspire to cure cancer. Here, you'll build a career grounded in purpose and be empowered to deliver your best. As part of the US Oncology Marketing team, you will report to the Head of US Oncology Marketing and work with key stakeholders across the US Oncology team.
How You Will Contribute
Acts as a strategic partner to the Head of Marketing, ensuring alignment with US OBU business goals.
Facilitates cross‑functional projects and cross‑organizational initiatives, ensuring all efforts support the brand strategy. Identifies portfolio opportunities across brands and functions to realize efficiencies and maximize impact.
Harmonizes efforts of budget management, promotional spend and return on investment analyses and application.
Drives continuous improvement in marketing practices and strategies adapting to market changes and customer needs.
Is a member of the Marketing Leadership team and provides the leadership team and marketing team with clear visibility on priorities by tracking milestones, flagging risks early, and sharing insights to focus resources on greatest value and impact.
Is a dynamic leader with high learning agility and strong emotional intelligence that blends strategic vision, leadership and operational expertise that guides the team towards continuous improvement.
Minimum Qualifications / Requirements
Bachelor’s degree required, MBA strongly desired, sales experience a plus.
8+ years of healthcare science related commercial experience.
Proven experience managing complex cross‑functional initiatives in advanced program or project management.
Strategic leadership and decision making.
Expertise in Launch Excellence and operational excellence approaches strongly desired.
Outstanding working knowledge of change management principles and performance evaluation processes.
Able to thrive in a highly dynamic, fast‑paced, continuously changing global environment with minimal oversight/direction.
Analytical, ability to synthesize data that discovers insights to inform strategies that drive decisions.
Excellent communicator, both oral and written, with strong presentation skills and able to influence without authority.
Able to work collaboratively in a team environment across Commercial departments and all levels of the organization.
Skills in Microsoft suite (Project, PowerPoint, Word, Excel, & Outlook), CRM and Veeva systems.
Budget and financial acumen.
We are seeking driven, ambitious candidates with prior experience either as consultants to the pharmaceutical and medical devices sectors, or who have experience working directly for a commercial pharmaceutical organization participating in the delivery of complex projects and delivering impactful results.
Travel Requirements
Ability to travel (up to 10% of the time, including periodic weekends for meetings and conference).
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.
Location Boston, MA
EEO Statement Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
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