Associate Director, Site Budgeting and Contracting
Singapore, Singapore- Job Type: Full Time
- Job Level: Senior
- Travel: Minimal
At Takeda, we exist to create better health for people and a brighter future for the world. While we continually evolve science and technology, our ambition remains steadfast — we move science forward so we can transform more lives. The Global Development Organization (GDO) maintains a laser focus on Study Management and Site Engagement, Clinical Trial Innovation, Clinical Supply Chain and Patient Safety to ensure absolute quality and enable the predictable delivery of our innovative pipeline.
Through its collaborative process, the GDO team leverages data, digital and analytics to improve speed, quality, performance and predictability within every area of clinical development. We’re building a platform to visualize operational data and enable predictive analytics, while leveraging digital technologies to support clinical supply chain and patient safety. GDO also partners with external organizations and leading academic institutions, such as MIT, to spark innovation in AI and Machine Learning focused on better patient outcomes.
At the heart of GDO are our people: we are committed to building a more diverse, equitable and inclusive culture not only within our own walls and our communities, but also across our clinical trials. It is our passion for people that transforms our work into meaningful action. Come join a team that has earned trust for more than two centuries and advances transformative therapies with honesty, integrity and fairness.
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Job Description
Objective / Purpose:
- Responsible for line management of assigned Takeda Site Budgeting and Contracting (SB&C) staff, as well as defining, developing, and delivery of the Site Budgeting and Contracting plan and directives in APAC.
- Responsible for oversight of project deliverables of FSP
- Provide guidance to staff and oversee the SB&C processes in Asia including site budget setup, negotiation parameters and escalation management.
- Directly support priority or highly complex projects through the SB&C process.
- Champion the creation and implementation of innovative processes, methodologies, data and technologies that will ensure ongoing delivery of valued SB&C Services.
Accountabilities:
- Responsible for line management, mentoring, and development of assigned Takeda SB&C staff
- Partners with CRO's, Clinical Operations teams, and TAU partners to improve overall SB&C metrics and implement processes
- Provides guidance, oversight, and training to the SB&C team delivering activities in support of Clinical Programs, including data and methodologies to drive global budget and contracting strategies, site start up planning, and modeling
- Ensure consistent standards are applied to the SB&C process across project portfolios and support continuous improvement activities while developing and implementing TA-aligned strategies / approaches
- Drives the creation and implementation of innovative solutions to improve processes and accelerate SB&C negotiations and site start up timelines
- Agrees to deliverables on a country and site-level basis with the CRO and monitor adherence to these.
- Promptly recognize and remediate potential delays, and escalate non-performance as needed.
- Develop resourcing plan to ensure achievement of SB&C tasks aligned to site start up timelines.
- Serves as point of escalation and assist in resolution of issues identified by Takeda or CRO staff during the start up process
- Act as a role model for Takeda’s values
Education & Competencies:
- BS degree or international equivalent, advanced degree preferred
- Extensive experience (≥ 8 years) in clinical research site contracting and budgeting with evidence of increasing responsibility within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or relevant industry vendor.
- More than 5 years of direct responsibility in site budgeting and contracting oversight and/or negotiation.
- Experience in line management and working in a matrix environment
- Expertise with leading edge trial optimization vendors, tools, and methods
- Proficiency with software models and database structures
- Expertise in principles driving SB&C tasks and site start up strategies within APAC
- Direct experience in the pharmaceutical industry or related field required
- Ability to strongly demonstrate, interpret, explain, represent, and drive unbiased data insights into SB&C tasks globally
Locations
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Full timeWhere you fit in
As a member of GDO, you will play an important role in bringing forward our rich pipeline of life-changing products to help patients. You will find enriching engagement and a mindset of continuous improvement through creativity, innovation and diversity.
We are a global organization present in the U.S., Europe and Asia with colleagues located in several additional countries to strategically support our business needs. But our people, and the culture they build, are the foundation that sets GDO apart. Our belief in putting people first extends beyond patients. It includes their families and communities, and also our Takeda colleagues and our families.
Working closely with GDO colleagues and key stakeholders across R&D, you will leverage our new operating model and innovative technologies to accelerate the development of our current and future portfolio to bring medicines to patients faster.
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Advance clinical research
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Deliver clinical analytics and study insights using innovative technologies to improve trial accessibility and patient centricity
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Enable end-to-end management of clinical supply
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Ensure safety management and inspection readiness
One of the main reasons I came to Takeda is because of the people I would be working for.We all use PTRB as our North Star. I think that makes it easier to delegate decisions and empower each level of the organization to contribute in a meaningful way.
Marisa Rackley - Head, Clinical Site Startup & Engagement, Global Development Office
It’s leveraging technology, it’s leveraging data in a very different way. It’s not just about using the data that we generate, but using real world data and having access to a much more holistic set of data in order to drive the way we work and deliver medicines to patients.
Penny Carlson - Head, Global Clinical Development Operations
The heart of our work
Shining a light on new perspectives
Our pipeline
Our internal research capabilities and external partnerships contribute to an R&D engine that has produced exciting new molecular entities (NMEs) across our core Therapeutic Areas. Check out our pipeline and see how we’ll continue delivering a steady stream of next-generation therapies.
What we believe in
Our values of Takeda-ism are Integrity, Fairness, Honesty and Perseverance, with Integrity as the core. These are brought to life through actions based on Patient, Trust, Reputation and Business, in that order.
Our belief in putting people first extends beyond our patients — it includes their families and communities, as well as our Takeda colleagues and their families.
We are committed to embracing our differences, valuing different perspectives, and fostering a culture of respect, inclusiveness and empowerment.
Our embedded Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) strategy enables us to attract and retain exceptional talent, drives innovation, and helps address systemic inequalities in our communities.
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Integrity
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Fairness
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Honesty
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Perseverance
Working at Takeda
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Inclusion
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Collaboration
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Innovation
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Work-Life
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Empowerment
Through trust and respect, you will have genuine support from leaders, managers, and colleagues to do your best work.
We're Steadfast In Our Commitment to Four Key Imperatives
Patient
Responsibly translate science into highly innovative medicines and accelerate access to improve lives worldwide.
People
Create an exceptional people experience.
Planet
Protect our planet.
Data & Digital
Transform Takeda into the most trusted, data-driven, outcomes-based biopharmaceutical company.
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