Associate Director, R&D Asset Transition & Integration Office

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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as an Associate Director, R&D Asset Transition & Integration Office (RATIO) in our Cambridge, MA office.

At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to realize their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and strive for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Here, you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.

POSITION OBJECTIVES:

• This position supports aspects of R&D pipeline externalizations, divestments, asset wind-downs (AWD), and M&A integration activities within R&D by supporting internal and joint cross functional global program teams. This role partners with others from the Divestment Management Office, Center for External Innovation (CEI), Alliance Management, Global Business Development (GBD) and other global functions to deliver on the RATIO strategy, lead high functioning teams, coach team members, and solve critical business issues.
• This RATIO representative is dedicated, responsible, and supports various RATIO Program(s). This role contributes to the R&D asset externalization strategy, and applies decision making to lead AWD, M&A integration and divestment strategy and implementation of other RATIO solutions.
• This individual interacts with Therapeutic Area Units and Global Program Teams by contributing to the strategic direction for asset transitions. Success or failure directly translates to the ability of Takeda R&D to meet its corporate goals and to realize financial and resource value from asset transition activities.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

RATIO Strategy, Activity Planning and Execution

• Supports key business initiatives including Divestments, Acquisitions, AWD, and Externalizations by contributing to the vision, strategy, goals, priorities and long-term plans and schedules. Aligns cross-functional, cross-divisional, and external project goals with Takeda business needs and strategies.
• Works closely with partners in Global Business Development, Alliance Management, R&D, and Commercial and other global functions to ensure alignment, success of project objectives, and transparency of all program-related activities
• Supports the team in gaining clarity and removes barriers to ensure team success; interfacing with management and contributes to decision-making, proactive management, and mitigation of risks, and ensures appropriate communication and interface with internal or external governance as needed.
• Provides input as a member of the cross-divisional team, challenges assumptions and the status quo. When needed, provides coaching in RATIO scoped activities.
• May support the oversight and coordination of functional teams and their vendors either directly via functional service providers (FSPs) or R&D resources using a flexible resourcing approach.
• Contributes to program budget for RATIO-led projects.
• Coordinates with TAUs and R&D functions to ensure appropriate SME involvement in RATIO activities.
• Provides best practice for due diligence, integration planning and execution to reduce integration timelines and maximize synergy capture. Seeks opportunities for continuous improvement and leveraging lessons learned.
• Support in development and monthly management of R&D project financial reconciliations (e.g., Transitional Service Agreement reconciliation, etc.).
• Deliver dashboard reports and other performance updates to key stakeholders as requested.

Strategic Direction/ Leadership

• Partners with GBD and TAUs to provide R&D guidance and PM strategies in the execution of RATIO activities. Supports a matrixed team of internal and external cross-functional experts to set strategies, priorities, and R&D project goals in support of RATIO activities.

Project Execution

• Identifies ways to optimize project execution without compromise to patients or compliance.
• Accountable to orchestrate and drive R&D project work and plans, ensuring timely delivery of critical path activities to meet project goals.
• Supports buyer due diligence including populating virtual data room, prepares for management and/or governance presentations, responds to buyer questions, and reviews transaction documents.
• Contributes to GPT asset transition strategy and messaging in preparation for R&D governance meetings, with a focus on AWD and externalization pathways
• Provides support for the R&D Integration Lead for M&A activities.

Program Operational Excellence

• Ensures project strategy and plans have a patient-centric focus, minimizing disruption to patients and marketplace access.
• Collaborates with Finance and Procurement business partners to drive for fiscal accountability. Proactively identifies opportunities to minimize R&D financial exposure risk as it relates to externalizations, AWD, divestments, or M&A activity.

Risk Management

• Proactively addresses and removes barriers to project progress, keeping leadership informed of critical considerations (e.g., resources, performance).
• Proactively identifies potential issues or obstacles and achieves resolution or plans contingencies. Follows issues through to resolution ensuring that all key stakeholders are informed of outcomes and project implications.
• Provides clarity and direction in urgent or unexpected situations. Works with team to resolve complex issues and manages competing priorities that may impact achievement of goals, creates mitigation plans and drives to resolution.
• Proactively identifies and communicates project issues.

Communication and Reporting

• Manages scheduled and ad-hoc program status reporting, citing progress to project goals proactively identifying risk with planned mitigation(s), and providing rationale for timeline and budget variances.
• Responsible for driving preparation efforts for governance engagement to support and drive project objectives and deliverables.
• Facilitates relevant communications to appropriate cross-regional, cross-functional, cross-divisional team members, and buyer and alliance partners.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree in science or business-related field required
• Advanced Degree in science or business preferred

Experience:

• At least 8 years of pharmaceutical and/or biotech industry experience
• At least 3 years experience as a project manager leading complex pharmaceutical projects in a multi-discplinary, global environment
• At least 1 years of experience working on business development projects, alliances or projects with other companies

Competencies and Skills:

• Excellent project leadership and management skills are required
• Ability to communicate to a broad group of internal and external stakeholders with clarity and diplomacy
• Demonstrated ability to prepare and present clear and concise presentations for management
• Drive decision making within a cross-functional, cross-cultural global team structure
• Ability to inspire, motivate and collaborate within a virtual team setting across multiple time zones using various collaboration tools (MS Teams, SharePoint, etc.)
• Strong negotiating and influencing skills desired
• Demonstrated ability to resolve conflicts using creativity, flexibility, and diplomacy
• Experience working on multiple projects in a highly complex, ambiguous, fast-paced environment
• Experience supporting assets at various stages of development desired (e.g., pre-clinical, clinical, and commercial assets)
• Fluent in English

This position is currently classified as “ hybrid” in accordance with Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

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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

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$153,600.00 - $241,340.00

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. 

EEO Statement

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Locations

USA - MA - Cambridge

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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