How You Will Contribute

Strategic Planning

• Develop and execute MSL scientific engagement plan aligned with the TA Medical Plan.
• Ensure appropriate and effective external stakeholder management by utilizing objective, aligned scientific criteria to profile KOLs and creates and regularly updates the TA KOL list.
• Capture and share in-field insights to support brand, medical and scientific strategy, and business development.
• Participate as a member of the Brand Team for the assigned TA.

Contribution To Organization Through Medical Expertise

• Participate in the development and implementation of key medical activities (e.g. Advisory Boards, Focus Group Meetings, medical education, and peer-to-peer training activities)
• Create or support the development of medical/scientific materials and slide decks as needed (e.g. MSL slide decks and advisory board slides) and ensure the content is appropriately reviewed and approved as per Takeda policies.
• Identify educational opportunities that are aligned with Takeda’s medical education strategies.
• Provide medical booth and session coverage at scientific meetings and report information of strategic interest to cross-functional internal stakeholders.
• Provide clinical presentations and medical information to managed markets, government accounts, and other external stakeholders upon request and as appropriate.

External Stakeholder Management

• Establish Takeda’s presence with KOLs and academic institutions in defined geographies for therapeutic areas of strategic interest to the company by identifying, developing, and fostering relationships with KOLs.
• Meet regularly with identified KOLs to provide ongoing, balanced scientific exchange related to on-label indications and disease state(s)
• Respond to HCP unsolicited requests for medical information (including off-label information) related for marketed Takeda products and Takeda pipeline products.
• Support scientific training of Takeda-contracted speakers by providing ongoing support and education as needed.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Provide medical insights and intelligence from the field to key cross-functional internal stakeholders within compliance framework to support the development and life-cycle management of Takeda compounds.
• Act as field-based reference point of scientific and clinical expertise for cross-functional internal stakeholders (e.g. medical, regulatory, commercial, market access) through training and ad-hoc support
• Serve as an ongoing, infrequent training resource for sales representatives as per requests by commercial or sales Training, utilizing approved training materials.
• Support related cross-functional team in planning and implementing disease awareness and patient access programs as needed and as per local regulatory requirements for products within Therapeutic Area.
• Prioritize patient safety by following all PV-related processes, and support reporting of product-related medical safety issues by providing input on product-related quality issues and incidents to the local PV-team.

Corporate Governance

• Complete all required training, activity documentation, expense reporting, and other administrative responsibilities.
• Ensure that all field scientific-medical communications are fair-balanced, based on appropriate scientific evidence, and compliant with local regulatory norms and internal compliance rules.
• Ensure compliance of all responsible activities to relevant laws and regulations as well as internal standards and SOPs
• Support the company reputation and profile in the field.

Continuous Improvement

• Responsible for maintaining a very high level of disease and product knowledge through continuous education

What You Bring To Takeda

• Pharmacy (Pharm D) or master’s degree in Life Sciences, Pharmacy or similar discipline in Health Sciences.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in pharmaceutical or healthcare industry or in healthcare academic.
• 1-3 years of MSL or sales experience in psychiatry is a must.
• Exceptions to minimum qualifications may be granted to internal talent with proven leadership attributes, previous performance, and organization experience.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to develop relationships easily, even with challenging people.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English; fluency in other languages is a plus.
• Excellent oral presentation skills.
• Strong planning & organization skills with ability to prioritize.
• Independent and self-driven with a positive work ethic
• Proven track record of teamwork, cross-functional collaboration, and leadership.
• Results oriented with high sense of urgency and adherence to timelines.
• Meticulous and strong analytical skills.
• Ability to engender trust and respect of peers and superiors.
• High integrity, ethical & professional mindset.
• Well versed in highly technical and scientific languages.
• Acts with integrity, fairness, honesty, and perseverance (“Takeda-ism”).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook