Senior Medical / Scientific Advisor GI
London, EnglandThe Europe & Canada (EUCAN) Business unit supports Takeda's mission at a regional level and as the leader in rare diseases and specialty care, we champion better health and a brighter future for patients, healthcare providers and our people.
Across the EUCAN BU, patients come first in every decision we make. We develop strategic partnerships which deliver value for society and create a culture within which our people can thrive and reach their full potential.
Our mission is to empower and enable our people to fulfill their potential by embracing diversity and creating a high-performance, collaborative working environment. In the EUCAN region integrity is one of our key values. We put patients, trust and reputation before business and this is one of the main reasons why our people choose to work here.
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Job Description
People First - At Takeda we are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of all people and bringing them the hope of a brighter future. It is our passion that transforms every job into meaningful action. Our people are the heart of Takeda.
As our Senior Medical/ Scientific Advisor you will provide medical leadership for one or more medicines. You will have a deep understanding of a relevant therapy area, as well as the clinical development and data supporting Takeda medicines.
A true subject matter expert, you will have a high degree of credibility both internally and externally. You will be expected to develop a strategic KOL network and to use engagements with these individuals to systematically gather relevant insights for Takeda and, where appropriate, to challenge and influence the thinking of leading clinicians.
As our Senior Medical/ Scientific Advisor you will have a key role within their brand team, using insights gathered from HCPs to influence cross-functional brand strategy and develop the medical tactical plan. You will be responsible for developing and delivering a range of medical activities in the areas of insight gathering (incl. advisory boards), Medical Education, Scientific Communication and Real-World Evidence Generation.
You will provide compliance support in respect of activities and materials generated across the Brand Team. And will be expected to undergo training to become an ABPI final signatory (either medical or non-medical signatory depending on eligibility).
Your tasks in detail:
Lead the delivery of medical tactics within relevant therapy areas. Tactics will generally fall into the broad categories of evidence generation, insight gathering, medical education, medical communication, reimbursement support and commercial support
Delivery of medical tactics will necessitate effective cross-functional working, engagement with HCPs and other external parties, selection and management of vendors such as Med Comms agencies and Contract Research Organisations
Be the 'face of Takeda medical' by HCPs working in the relevant therapy area. This will involve spending a substantial proportion of available time developing and maintaining a professional network comprising a diverse range of key experts in the relevant therapy areas. Utilise this network to gather insights to guide the development of strategy and tactics.
Collaborate with colleagues from the Clinical Operations function to support the delivery of key clinical trials within the UK. Activities ranging from supporting site selection through to activities designed to drive recruitment
Support cross functional colleagues and provide appropriate medical input into a wide variety of activities, for example Health Technology Appraisal submissions and new marketing campaigns
Review a wide variety of materials to ensure compliance with the ABPI Code of Practice and work collaboratively with colleagues to agree appropriate, compliant solutions. Will be expected undertake the ABPI exam (if not already acquired) and to undergo training to become an ABPI final signatory (either medical or non-medical signatory depending on eligibility).
Develop and deliver internal training on the relevant therapy area, Takeda medicines and new data
Develop and deliver therapy area and product related educational content for HCP audiences (e.g. presentations, symposia, LEMS etc...)
Initiate and oversee the delivery of RWE studies relevant to the therapy area
Your profile:
Graduate level qualification in Medicine, Pharmacy or a life science subject. Post-graduate qualifications (eg PhD / Royal College Membership preferred)
Substantial experience of either generating or critically appraising scientific data. Experience could be gained, for example, by (i) working in a senior medical information role within the biopharmaceutical company (ii) generating data as a PhD / post-doc student in a relevant discipline (iii) undertaking critical appraisal training as part of a post-graduate medical training program.
Detailed understanding of the ABPI Code of Practice. ABPI final signatory status is desirable
Confident and credible communicating scientific concepts and information in both written and verbal form to professional expert audiences.
Experience working effectively with the cross-functional brand team to build robust strategic and tactical plans for relevant brands.
Able to effectively engage internal and external colleagues and form strong professional networks.
Strong working knowledge and understanding of key biostatistics principles.
Maintain deep and up to date knowledge of the relevant therapy area and Takeda medicines.
Good understanding of the different ways in which real-world evidence (RWE) can be generated and communicated to support the rational management of patients.
Experience of delivering a range of different medical affairs tactics
Experience of coaching / mentoring is highly desirable
Experience supporting Health Technology Appraisal submissions
What you can look forward to with us:
Appreciative working atmosphere in an international and exciting working environment with a wide range of development opportunities
Independent work with the opportunity to play a part in shaping an innovative company
Professional and personal developmentopportunities
Empowering our people to shine
At Takeda, we earn the trust of society and our customers through our values of Takeda-ism: Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, Perseverance. We incorporate these values in everything we do. They represent who we are and how we act. They help us make decisions that we can be proud of today and in the future. We enable our employees to develop their full potential. As a global top employer, we offer exciting career paths, promote innovation and strive for top performance in everything we do. Takeda fosters an inclusive, collaborative and international work environment where our teams are united by their relentless commitment to our goal of improving people's health and creating a better future for the world. Learn more at takedajobs.com.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Takeda is committed to foster diversity, equity and inclusion. Hiring decisions are based entirely on qualifications and are made regardless of gender, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, age or disability.
If you are interested in this opportunity, we look forward to receiving your application via our online tool!
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What makes a successful team member within EUCAN at Takeda?
- Agile
- Analytical
- Enthusiastic
- Ambitious
- Collaborative
- Entrepreneurial
Believe in your own ability to do things you want to do. If you do that, things will happen.

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