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Job Description

About the role:

At Takeda, we are a forward-looking, world-class R&D organization that unlocks innovation and delivers transformative therapies to patients. By focusing R&D efforts on four therapeutic areas and other targeted investments, we push the boundaries of what is possible in order to bring life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.

Join Takeda as an Associate Director, Patient-Centered Outcomes, Global Evidence and Outcomes where you will be recognized as an expert within your business or function, possess comprehensive expertise in your discipline and broad knowledge across related areas. Excel at anticipating internal/external challenges, recommending improvements, and providing leadership and consultative expertise for a specific business, region or function. This role involves shaping company policies, solving unique, far-reaching problems affecting operations, disciplines, or other business units/functional areas/regions. Frequently interacts with equivalent-level managers and customer representatives, conducting briefings and technical meetings. Operating independently, you provide guidance in the most complex situations, lead functional teams or projects, and serve as a best practice/quality resource.

You will also participate in analysis of unmet clinical need and potential therapeutic preferences.  Development of Clinical Outcome Assessment (COA) endpoint(s) as appropriate for clinical development programs and inclusion of COA endpoint strategy in all major deliverables such as clinical development plans, study protocols, strategy slide decks, statistical analysis plans, briefing packages, clinical study reports, and regulatory labelling interactions. Ensure these reflect the COA needs from key stakeholders, including regulators, payers, healthcare professionals and patients.  Collaboration and alignment internally with the GEO asset lead (if applicable) and other Takeda R&D and Business Unit teams within a multi-disciplinary framework to meet product needs.  Development of evidence for COA measurement strategies for development of post-authorization and commercial research activities supporting patient-centered needs and product value to regulators, HTA/payers, health care providers and patients.  Development and implementation of COA-based support tools for patients and healthcare professionals in routine clinical practice using digital technologies.

As part of the Global Evidence & Outcomes, you will report to the Executive Director, Global Evidence & Outcomes.

How you will contribute:

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to inform development on conceptual disease-models.
• Develop, assess and interpret COAs, including Patient-Reported Outcomes (PROs), Observer-Reported Outcomes (ObsROs) and Clinician-Reported Outcomes (ClinROs), and performance outcome (PerfO) measures to derive clinical benefit during the clinical development and commercialization of new molecules, including development and validation of PRO and health-related quality of life instruments.
• Provide strategic input on corporate cross-functional teams related to product development and commercialization to enable and support informed decision making. 
• Generate patient insights about disease and treatment and inform COA measurement strategies to support development, post-authorization and commercial research activities across the lifecycle of drug development.
• Contribute to the strategy development and generate evidence for COA-based support tools for patients and healthcare professionals in routine clinical practice using digital technologies.
• Work within a multidisciplinary, matrixed organization to develop and execute successful Oncology COA endpoint strategies for multiple assets.
• Prepare and/or review outcomes research protocols, statistical analysis plans (SAPs), and reports, with a specific focus on COAs.
• Prepare, review, and publish scientific reports reflecting ongoing or completed work
• Collaborate and partner with key internal stakeholder colleagues to ensure priorities and strategies are aligned.
• Perform relevant research activities that may include, but not be limited to: Design, execution, and analysis in whole or in part of longitudinal prospective observational or randomized clinical trials evaluating clinical, and/or patient-centered endpoints; Targeted or comprehensive systematic literature reviews.
• Ensure findings are communicated effectively, and as appropriate in conference presentations, publications, regulatory and reimbursement dossiers and other communication mechanisms.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Combination of academic training and practical experience (oncology experience preferred) in outcomes research is required. This may consist of: Doctoral degree (e.g., Ph.D., Sc.D. or Dr.P.H.) in a relevant discipline such as, but not limited to, health services research, health outcomes research, epidemiology, pharmacy administration, public health, economics, statistics or decision sciences, plus 5+ years practical experience. Master’s degree in a related discipline (as noted above), plus 7+ years practical experience. 
• Practical experience in performing outcomes research required, preferably in different geographic regions and interacting with regulator and/or HTA/payer policymakers
• A minimum of 3 years of Patient Reported Outcomes experience is required.
• Demonstrated experience in interpreting statistical analysis and communicating scientific evidence, with strong written and verbal presentation skills, is required.
• Working knowledge of Patient Focused Drug Development (PFDD) Guidance documents and other relevant guidance documents and best practices is required.
• Ability to understand regulatory and HTA/payer challenges for Takeda products; and to critically review data and assimilate strategies that take such environments into consideration is required.
• Familiarity with the role and importance of outcomes research in the multi-disciplinary drug development and commercialization environment and process (involving multiple stakeholders) is expected.
• Ability to work collaboratively and effectively in a multicultural and cross functional team environment.
• Demonstrated expertise in patient-reported outcomes/health-related quality of life assessment is highly desirable. 
• Time commitment expected for travel is approximately 10 - 25 %.

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 "remote" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

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