Senior Director, Global Program Leader - Oncology

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Senior Director, Global Program Leader - Oncology, Solid Tumors in our Cambridge office.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

Objectives:

The Global Program Leader is a seasoned leader fully dedicated, responsible and accountable for overarching Global Program(s). The GPL defines the asset strategy and leads all development and LCM projects associated with an asset from discovery to the marketplace. The guiding frame is defined by Takeda values of Patient-Trust-Reputation-Business.

• GPLs must be experienced, versatile and strong enterprise leaders
• Committed to simultaneously driving regulatory approval as well as launch and global patient access
• Ability to partner with all functions to drive, deliver and maximize asset value
• Effective in communicating, decision making and committing to areas of joint decision making

This is best achieved by a unique fit for purpose combination of skills reflected in these critical skill categories. Additional information in the Knowledge and Skills section.

• Inspirational Leadership
• Strategic Vision
• Strong Analytical Credibility
• Execution Skills
• Stakeholder Relationship

• For a given asset, responsible for an overarching global program strategy and execution. The GPL leads all research, development, commercial and LCM activities associated with an asset from discovery to the marketplace with full accountability. It may involve conventional molecules or novel modalities such as Cell Therapy or Gene Therapy, large scale programs through to launch and beyond, or smaller scale programs (e.g. rare disease or early development programs).
• Leads the Asset Strategy together with the commercial leader in the context of unmet medical need, competitive landscape, and key TPP attributes required to bring the product to market and to ensure global access for patients in context of Takeda's values: Patient-Trust-Reputation-Business. This must take into consideration all development and commercial requirements as well as potential local/regional key requirements
• For a given asset, the GPL is the single leader of a cross functional team, the Global Program Team (GPT). The GPL ensures through the functional sub-teams leaders and their teams all project deliverables achieve defined project scope & objectives, budget and timelines with full functional support, keeping in mind value maximization and strong sense of the time/quality balance.
• Provides matrix management, strategic and tactical leadership to GPT members who are responsible for leading the key deliverables of the functional sub-teams for a given asset. GPT members are directly accountable to the GPL on the sub-team objectives.
• Accountable with the responsible Global Program Manager for activities operating budgets within the global program; leads budget setting in collaboration with functions and manages variance to budget ensuring overall Takeda financial objectives are met.
• Reports on program progress, issues, related updates, new requests for decision related to strategic scope or budget increase (new recommendations, change or buy-up) or timelines change and risks to TA Unit or and Takeda executive management governance committees as per company process.
• Manages several assets, depending on the size and stage or the programs
• Showcases the GPL leadership skills and Enterprise GPT operating model functioning and deliverables through all job attributes defined at Takeda
• May lead key business initiatives: Evaluates new opportunities and provides overall support for feasibility studies on potential global programs.
• Promotes organizational reputation by engaging with internal and external stakeholders and collaborating actively to the GPL community

Accountabilities:

• Program Strategy, Activity Planning and Execution
• Fiscal Responsibility
• Resource and Issue Management
• Change Management
• Matrix Team Management

Education, Experience, Knowledge and Skills:

• Required:
• Advanced scientific degree (MD, or PhD, or PharmD) or MBA
• Minimum of 10 years related experience in the pharmaceutical industry, with working knowledge of research and development and commercial operations
• Minimum 8 years interdisciplinary global experience with complex projects including strategy and execution and matrix team management
• Preferred:
• Advanced degree in science or business is desired
• Broad business/enterprise orientation is highly preferred
• Managed multiple NME global approvals
• Knowledge and Skills:
• Passionate about developing others into future leaders
• Project Management Professional certification from PMI desired

Travel Requirements:

• Willingness to travel to various meetings or client sites, including overnight trips. Some international travel may be required.
• Requires approximately 20-25% travel.

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.

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