Takeda

Global Patient Access Strategy & Operational Excellence Lead

Takeda$154K — $242K *
Pharmaceuticals & Biotech
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • PhD, PharmD with ~5+ years, MS with ~8+ years, or BS with ~10+ years experience in clinical research or pre-approval access in the pharmaceutical industry
  • Strong understanding of global regulatory requirements, internal policies, and SOPs
  • Experience in management of pre-approval access programs is preferred
  • Knowledge of digital platforms and analytics tools
  • Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills

Responsibilities

  • Lead strategy development for pre-approval access programs
  • Translate enterprise priorities into globally aligned GPA strategies
  • Design and evolve standardized operations processes across GPA programs
  • Integrate data and analytics into strategy development
  • Drive enhancements in operational systems like One Patient Access
  • Ensure compliance with global regulatory requirements
  • Monitor program performance and external trends to optimize strategies

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) plan with company match
  • Short-term and long-term disability coverage
  • Tuition reimbursement program
  • Up to 120 hours of paid vacation and 80 hours of sick time
  • Paid volunteer time off
  • Well-being benefits
Full Job Description
Job Description

OBJECTIVES/PURPOSE
  • Lead development and advancement of Global Patient Access (GPA) strategies and operational plans across programs, influencing cross functional stakeholders to deliver integrated patient centric strategies, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities, regulatory requirements, and product lifecycle needs
  • Drive data-driven and technology-enabled strategy and operational development, leveraging digital platforms, analytics, and insights to optimize program design and performance
  • Enable consistent execution of the GPA Strategy & Operations operating model, ensuring strategies and operational frameworks are scalable, standardized, and effectively implemented across regions supporting timely and compliant access globally
  • Ensure consistent execution of GPA Strategy & Operations model, embedding discipline, process standardization, and continuous improvement access programs


ACCOUNTABILITIES:
  • Lead end-to-end strategy development for pre-approval access programs, guiding cross-functional teams from planning through execution
  • Translate enterprise and portfolio priorities into scalable, globally aligned GPA strategies, ensuring consistency across therapeutic areas and geographies
  • Own the design, governance, and continuous evolution of standardized operations processes, tools, and templates across GPA program ensuring consistent application and scalability
  • Drive integration of data, analytics, and insights into strategy development to optimize program design, performance, and patient impact
  • Lead business ownership of operational systems (e.g. One Patient Access), defining requirements, driving enhancements, ensuring alignment between system capabilies and standardized processes as well as advance the strategic use of digital platforms and reporting capabilities, in partnership with systems teams, to enable visibility, adoption, and continuous improvement
  • Enable execution of the GPA Strategy & Operations operating model, ensuring alignment between strategy, processes, and program delivery
  • Serve as a key GPA representative in global cross-functional forums, influencing strategy, timelines, and key program decisions, and driving alignment across Medical, Clinical, Regulatory, Supply, and Commercial teams to ensure coordinated and effective execution
  • Provide strategic oversight across multiple programs, identifying risks, dependencies, and opportunities to enhance scalability and performance
  • Ensure strategies are aligned with global regulatory requirements, internal policies, and SOPs, supporting compliance and audit readiness
  • Monitor program performance and external trends to continuously refine and optimize GPA strategies, incorporating best practices and evolving regulatory landscapes

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Required
  • PhD, PharmD with ~5+years; MS with ~8+ years; BS with ~10+ years' experience or related experience in clinical research or pre-approval access in the pharmaceutical industry or CRO


Preferred
  • Advanced degree in a Health science field preferred (e.g. Nursing, Pharmacy, Public Health).
  • Previous experience managing pre-approval access programs


Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location:
USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500

U.S. Base Salary Range:
$154,400.00 - $242,550.00

The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location.

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation.

Locations
USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500

Worker Type
Employee

Worker Sub-Type
Regular

Time Type
Full time

Job Exempt
Yes

About Takeda

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is a global pharmaceutical company that develops and markets pharmaceutical products. The company's products are used to treat a wide range of medical conditions, including cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, respiratory diseases, and cancer. Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited was founded in 1781 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. The company has operations in more than 80 countries and employs more than 49,000 people worldwide.
Learn more about Takeda
Size
47,347 employees
Market Cap
$48.2 billion
Industry
Founded
1781
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+15.6%
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