Job Description
Join Takeda as an Associate Director, Market Access and Channel Strategy within U.S. Patient and Market Access (PAMA) out of our Cambridge or Lexington, MA office. You will develop and oversee sustainable U.S. market access and channel strategies for assigned rare disease and/or plasma-derived therapies within Takeda’s Foundational Therapeutics Platform Business Unit (FTPBU). This will enable patients to gain access to Takeda’s existing and future products. Your responsibilities include value story development, payer/PBM contracting strategy, pricing, specialty pharmacy and distribution plans, and payer/channel marketing resources for in‑line and pipeline products.
How You Will Contribute
- Develop and oversee sustainable market access and channel strategies that will allow patients to gain access to Takeda’s existing and future products.
- Responsible for value story development, contracting strategy, pricing, specialty pharmacy and distribution plans, reimbursement, and marketing resources.
- Ensure close collaboration with other Managed Markets and Patient Access colleagues along with Medical, Health Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR), Marketing, Finance, Analytics, and Sales to capture relevant payer and channel insights, identify data gaps, develop compelling value propositions, and ensure field‑based teams are equipped with the right tools.
- Understand the reimbursement landscape and incorporate knowledge into market access and pricing strategy.
- Collaborate with HEOR in the development of payer evidence needs and ensure it is integrated into the Medical/HEOR evidence plan.
- Align within the organization on metrics to assess impacts of key market access strategies and tactics.
- Manage and execute payer and channel specific marketing plans to achieve patient and business objectives.
- Contribute to the annual brand planning, forecasting, and budgeting process to represent payer and channel customer segments and ensure brand plans incorporate the needs of patients, payers, and healthcare providers.
- Partner with New Product Planning and Business Development functions to inform market access inputs and strategies for early‑stage/targeted assets.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field required; MBA, PharmD, or MS in a health sciences related field highly preferred.
- 8+ years of experience in biopharma required; biopharma market access experience highly preferred (across payer, PBM, IDN, GPO, specialty pharmacy, etc.).
- Understanding of U.S. payer market dynamics and how managed care organizations make decisions across commercial and public channels.
- Knowledge of biologics and specialty products preferred.
- Experience working across Medical, Legal, Finance, Analytics, Public Affairs, etc.
- Financial acumen including resource allocation, budget management and reporting, strategic sourcing, and P&L evaluation.
- Analytical capabilities to ensure robust inputs to decision‑making.
- Knowledge of the commercial brand planning processes preferred.
- Travel ~10% (domestic).
Location
Lexington, MA
Compensation
- U.S. Base Salary Range: $154,400.00 – $242,550.00.
Benefits
U.S. based employees may be eligible for medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, well‑being benefits, up to 80 hours of sick time, and up to 120 hours of paid vacation per year.
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 any other characteristic protected by law.
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