Head of Neuroimmunology and Patient Devices for Plasma Derived Therapies (PDTs) in Europe, Canada (EUCAN) and Growth and Emerging Markets (GEM)

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Job Description

At Takeda, we are guided by our purpose of creating better health for people and a brighter future for the world. Our mission as the leader in rare diseases and specialty care, is to champion better health and a brighter future for patients, healthcare providers and our people.

As a trusted global leader and industry partner who is reimagining plasma and exploring its untapped potential, Takeda’s Plasma-Derived Therapies (PDT) Business Unit is dedicated to transforming the lives of patients worldwide who rely on these lifesaving and life-sustaining therapies.

Patients come first in every decision we make. With an 80-year legacy of developing treatments for rare and complex chronic diseases, we thrive on innovation, offering a broad, differentiated portfolio of more than 20 plasma medicines with integrated care solutions to patients in more than 80 countries.

People join Takeda because they share in our purpose. And they stay because we’re committed to an inclusive, safe and empowering work environment that offers exceptional experiences and opportunities

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE

This is a senior role with responsibility for building and executing on launches for multiple (~3) priority growth assets across three therapy areas of focus. It provides excellent opportunities for further career and personal growth within the organization:

• You will have visibility and access to 3 senior executive leadership teams (Global PDT Leadership Team and both the EUCAN and GEM Executive leadership teams)
• You will work in close, cross functional partnership with Global, Regional and in market colleagues across the regions
• Through a combination of strategic leadership and executional leadership, you will manage a broad and diverse range of markets providing a Global, Regional and in market perspective of the Takeda business.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

Launch responsibilities: Multiple asset launches in Neuroimmunology & across therapy areas

• Neuroimmunology asset launch in 2025 and 2026
  • Leading a Regional cross functional team in partnership with Global Commercial, cross functional colleagues and in market teams you will execute a successful launch in a priority growth therapy area for the business.
• Launch of a next generation asset in 2027
  • You will lead a Regional cross functional team in partnership with Global Commercial, cross functional colleagues and in Market teams to execute a successful launch of a new, innovative asset in three growth therapy areas.
• Patient infusion device launches
  • You will lead a Regional cross functional team in partnership with Global and in Market teams to build and execute on a launch strategy for PDT’s first device in EUCAN and GEM regions that will support patients across three therapy areas

How you will contribute

• Strategic Partnership: Partnering with Global Commercial, you will serve as the primary voice for Regional PDT Commercial in global neuroimmunology and device launch strategy development considering asset strategies, brand plans, and geographical expansion.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: You will lead regional cross-functional launch taskforces in partnership with Global commercial and cross functional colleagues.
• Build Strong in market Partnerships: In collaboration with Regional Heads and in market Business Unit Heads, you will build and lead partnering workshops, focusing on market-specific therapy area strategies, prioritization, and cross-functional collaboration. You will encourage co-creation, share best practices, and track franchise priorities across markets for optimal execution and growth.
• International Engagement: You will lead regional commercial engagement for international neuroimmunology congresses and play a principal role in key opinion leader interactions.
• Market Analysis and Trends: You will develop and maintain an expertise in regional therapy area trends, market dynamics, and competitive landscapes, ensuring strategic alignment with brand strategies.
• Performance and Initiative Development: You will drive and enable region-specific initiatives with clearly defined KPIs and support execution across functions by engaging with senior stakeholders.

DIMENSIONS AND ASPECTS

Technical/Functional (Line) Expertise

• In this role, you will require a thorough understanding of three therapy areas of focus alongside strong launch leadership experience considering multiple consecutive launches. You will also require a deep understanding of how infusion devices and technology can positively impact the patient infusion experience and healthcare ecosystem.

Leadership

• Global perspective with a demonstrated ability to work across functions, regions, and cultures
• Ability to identify potential challenges and opportunities and make recommendations
• Proven skills as an effective collaborator who can engender credibility and confidence within and outside the company
• Valuing and promoting differences by embracing and demonstrating a diversity and inclusion mindset and models these behaviors for the organization
• Invests in helping others learn and succeed
• Able to influence without authority at senior executive level
• Demonstrates agile leadership by seeking to understand with the ability to evolve idea as needed.

Decision-making and Autonomy

• Accountable for acting decisively and exercise sound judgment in making decisions with limited information
• Accountable for making clear business arguments and strategic recommendations leveraging both quantitative and qualitative evidence
• Ability to seek diverse input by balancing multiple internal and external multiple stakeholders to drive solutions and set priorities
• Ability to incorporate feedback and ensure decisions are made swiftly to enable flawless execution
• Develops executable plans and meets budget and deadlines
• Builds a culture of data driven decisions 

Interaction

• Organizational savvy and leverages internal network to enable alignment and effective execution in and outside the BU
• Valuing and promoting differences by recognizing the importance of connections and brings in key stakeholders to work towards the best possible solutions
• Strong communicator, able to persuasively convey ideas verbally and in writing
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, presentation, and influencing skills across internal and external stakeholders

Innovation

• Disruptive thinker with the ability to influence and change how PDT used data to make decisions and set priorities
• Continuously challenging the status quo and bringing forward innovative solutions
• Ability to identify areas for process and systems innovation and implement change that will enhance the overall effectiveness of the team.

Complexity

• Delivers solutions to abstract problems across functional areas of the business. 
• Identifies and solves fundamental issues for major functional areas through assessment of intangible variables.
• Recommends key decisions, escalates key issues per agreed governance framework, and persuades key stakeholders through exceptional influencing skills.
• Creates clarity of accountabilities in a global and highly matrixed organization, with a high degree of complexity
• Ability to provide data that will resolve or simplifies complexity between commercial, operations, and strategy
• Resilient and comfortable working through large scale global change management

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Critical

• In market cross functional and direct line leadership experience (eg In market Business Unit Head)
• P&L oversight and responsibility with experience of making tradeoffs in a complex and evolving market
• Strong communication skills with proven ability to influence and manage stakeholders in a highly matrixed environment
• Demonstrated passion, positivity, and determination to drive for results and make a positive impact for patients
• In Market Launch leadership, with previous accompanying device launch experience preferred

Highly beneficial

• Regional multi market leadership experience in asset launch, building and executing on asset strategies in partnership with cross functional leaders
• Global strategic leadership in asset launch / building and executing on global asset strategies
• Perspective and understanding of global markets and dynamics
• Strong commercial executional experience navigating the diversity and complexity of multiple markets across a range of market models

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