Join Takeda as the R[redacted] Regional Director, Patient Access Field (Neurology-East) covering the East territory (MA, ME, VT, CT, NH, NY, NJ, PA, VA, MD, DE, OH, NC, SC, GA & FL).

Where you will lead and manage a team of Field Access Managers (FAMs) to ensure timely and efficient patient access to therapies after the prescribing decision has been made. You will develop and execute regional strategies to work with payers, providers, and patients to address patient access challenges, with a focus on optimizing the patient journey.  You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including national leadership, to align access strategies, address access barriers, and deliver impactful results. You will drive team development and foster a high-performing culture while ensuring accountability for achieving access-related objectives.

How you will contribute

• Apply extensive knowledge of access and reimbursement processes, including buy-and bill, coding, billing, payer policy, and HUB programs.
• Leverage field-based technology to optimize team performance and track progress toward regional access goals.
• Develop and implement Management by Objectives (MBOs) for FAMs, ensuring alignment with national access goals. Conduct regular performance reviews and adjust strategies as needed.
• Coach, mentor, and empower FAMs to deliver exceptional educational support to healthcare providers and patients to help facilitate patient access.
• Lead recruitment, onboarding, and retention efforts to build a high-performing and diverse team.
• Monitor team performance, addressing gaps through actionable development plans and preparing talent for leadership opportunities.
• Execute regional patient access strategies in alignment with national objectives, ensuring patient needs remain central to decision-making.
• Drive resolutions to complex access challenges, collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to optimize patient outcomes
• Foster a solutions-oriented mindset within the team, driving innovation to enhance patient access and streamline processes.
• Identify and implement opportunities for team training and professional development to ensure adaptability to the evolving access landscape.

Qualifications/Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in life sciences, business, or a related field required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical/healthcare industry, with 4-7+ years in the biotech/specialty space required
• At least 3+ years in access management roles and/or 3+ years of direct people management experience required.
• Expertise in US healthcare systems, payer landscapes, PBMs, MCOs, and Medicare/Medicaid policies required.
• Proven leadership capabilities with a strong track record of managing and developing high performing teams.
• Strategic thinking and exceptional organizational and analytical skills.
• Advanced knowledge of specialty product access pathways and reimbursement practices.
• Travel Requirement -Must be willing to travel (50% overnight, including weekends)
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Must live within the East Territory (MA, ME, VT, CT, NH, NY, NJ, PA, VA, MD, DE, OH, NC, SC, GA & FL).

This position is currently classified as "remote" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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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. 

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