IBU Medical Lead, GI

CHE - 8036 Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG; Glattbrugg; Vor Ort; CHF 189.000 - 260.000; Vollzeit

Zusammenfassung

Takeda Pharmaceuticals International AG in Zurich is seeking a TA Medical Lead to translate global medical strategy into prioritized actions, align medical activities across markets, and drive evidence-based execution. You will lead scientific engagement with regional KOLs and ensure consistent narratives across LOCs.

Reqs include an advanced scientific degree and 8+ years in Medical Affairs or clinical development, with strong cross-functional collaboration and budget management skills.

Qualifikationen

• Advanced scientific degree and extensive experience in Medical Affairs and/or clinical development in pharma/biotech.
• Typically 8+ years of experience; regional or global exposure preferred.
• Strong scientific judgment and ability to translate strategy into execution.

Aufgaben

• Translate global medical strategy into prioritized actions for TA/products across IBU and LOCs.
• Align medical activities with global direction and local priorities.
• Drive execution of strategic priorities across the portfolio.
• Lead regional KOL engagement and scientific exchange with actionable insights.
• Ensure consistent scientific narratives across markets and enable LOC teams.
• Collaborate with GMA, MCE, Market Access, R&D to integrate medical insights.
• Manage budgets and resources for assigned activities within governance.

Kenntnisse

TA knowledge

Strategy translation

Cross-functional collaboration

KOL engagement

Matrix collaboration

Product lifecycle & field enablement

Communication & coordination

Operational & financial management

Ausbildung

Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent)

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

About the Role

This role works in close partnership with the International Business Unit (IBU) TA Medical Head to translate global medical strategy into effective prioritization and coordinated delivery across the IBU and Local Operating Companies (LOCs), while bringing forward IBU and LOC insights to inform global medical strategy. The TA Lead acts as a key scientific and strategic partner, ensuring alignment, coordination, and impact across assigned therapeutic areas and products. Success in this role requires strong scientific judgment, cross-functional collaboration, and a focus on delivery.

How you will contribute

• Strategy Translation & Execution: Translate global medical strategy into actionable priorities for assigned TA/products and drive implementation across IBU and LOCs
• Ensure alignment of medical activities across IBU in line with global direction and IBU priorities
• Drive operationalization of strategic priorities across the assigned portfolio
• Contribute IBU and LOC insights to medical planning, scientific narratives, and portfolio priorities
• Foster alignment across markets and identify opportunities to leverage cross-country synergies
• Scientific Leadership & KOL Engagement: Own and lead regional KOL engagement and scientific exchange for assigned TA/products, building strong scientific relationships and generating actionable insights
• Act as a key scientific leader for the assigned TA, ensuring consistency and impact of scientific narratives across markets
• Strengthen scientific capability across LOC medical teams by enabling aligned training, scientific exchange, and practical application of medical priorities across markets
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Provide medical leadership within cross-functional teams (MCE, Market Access, R&D, GMA), ensuring effective integration of medical insights into key initiatives
• Drive cross-functional alignment and coordination to support product priorities and execution excellence across assigned TA/products
• LOC Enablement & Alignment: Enable LOC medical teams to effectively execute global strategies by providing clear guidance, alignment, and coordinated support
• Act as a key interface across LOCs, IBU, and Global, ensuring timely flow of insights, alignment of priorities, and sharing of best practices
• Identify capability, content, and execution gaps across assigned areas
• Evidence & Insights: Contribute to identification and prioritization of evidence needs in collaboration with Global, IBU, and LOC stakeholders
• Shape and ensure that IBU evidence needs, insights, and field perspectives are reflected in global medical plans, in partnership with relevant Global and IBU stakeholders
• Support execution of evidence generation activities in line with agreed priorities and governance
• Budget & Resource Management: Manage budget and resources for assigned TA/products, ensuring disciplined and effective utilization aligned with agreed priorities and governance frameworks

Skills

• Therapeutic Area & Scientific Expertise: Strong TA knowledge with good understanding of clinical development, evidence generation (RWE, HEOR, Ph IV), and scientific narrative application in execution contexts
• Strategy Translation & Execution: Proven ability to translate global medical strategies into aligned execution across IBU and LOCs for assigned TA/products
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Strong ability to partner with Global Medical, MCE, Market Access, R&D, and other stakeholders to enable coordinated and compliant execution
• Scientific Engagement: Strong experience in engaging with KOLs and external stakeholders, with ability to drive high-quality scientific exchange and translate insights into actionable outcomes
• Matrix Collaboration: Ability to operate effectively in a matrix environment across Global, IBU, and LOCs, ensuring alignment and coordination across stakeholders
• Product lifecycle and field enablement experience: Experience supporting product priorities across different stages of the lifecycle, including launch readiness where relevant, and enabling aligned field execution across markets
• Communication & Coordination: Strong communication and organizational skills, ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities, drive clarity and timely execution
• Operational & Financial Management: Experience managing budgets and resources for assigned activities, ensuring effective utilization aligned with defined priorities

Qualifications

Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent). Typically 8 + years experience in Medical Affairs and/or clinical development in pharma/biotech. Prior regional or global experience preferred.

Base Salary Range

Base Salary Range: CHF189,400.00 - CHF260,480.00

Location

Locations Zurich, Switzerland

Worker Type

Worker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time

Company Overview

Takeda is an industry-leading, global pharmaceutical company with an unwavering dedication to putting patients at the center of everything we do. We live our values of Takeda-ism - Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance - and are united by our mission to stride towards Better Health and a Brighter Future for people worldwide through leading innovation in medicine. Here, everyone matters and you will be a vital contributor to our inspiring, bold mission. At Takeda, you will make an impact on people’s lives – including your own.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.

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