Evidence Generation Enablement & Planning Lead: PRO/COA Implementation & Benchmarking

Takeda; Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work

Health insurance for family

Life insurance

Wellness programs

Employee assistance program

Voluntary leave and humanitarian leave

Learning platforms

DEI programs

No meeting days

Internet & mobile reimbursements

Employee referral program

Parental/maternal leave

Job summary

Takeda in Bengaluru seeks a PRO/COA specialist to support benchmarking strategies and evidence generation efforts. You will conduct structured scans, manage trackers, and prepare concise outputs for cross-functional reviews. The role emphasizes QA-compliant documentation and study asset linkage.

Requirements include a degree in life sciences or health economics and 2+ years in biopharma, with fluency in English and familiarity with AI tools for landscape analysis.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of related work experience in biopharmaceuticals.
• Experience in HEOR, PRO/COA support, market-access evidence, or RWE Operations preferred.

Responsibilities

• Support PRO/COA benchmarking through scans, evidence pulls, and documentation.
• Maintain benchmark trackers, source libraries, and evidence summaries by asset/indication.
• Coordinate inputs from Global Evidence Generation, HEOR, and PRO/COA SMEs; prepare outputs for US review.
• Apply AI-enabled tools to support evidence retrieval, scenario execution, and first-pass summaries.

Skills

PRO/COA concepts

Endpoint benchmarking

Regulatory guidance

HTA evidence expectations

Evidence generation planning

Excel

Project management software

AI tools for landscape scans

Documentation & version control

Education

Scientific/medical life sciences degree

Tools

AI tools for landscape scans

Job description

Job Description

About the Role

Support PRO/COA strategy development through structured benchmarking, landscape scans, evidence pulls, precedent tracking, and documentation support.

Provide consistent, traceable, and high-quality benchmarking execution and delivery to support and enable Global Evidence Generation SMEs to focus on strategy, endpoint selection, scientific interpretation, and final decisions.

Support implementation of COA strategy.

How You Will Contribute

PRO/COA Benchmarking Support

• Conduct PRO and COA benchmark scans across comparator assets, precedent studies, HTA examples, payer requirements, regulatory examples, and published evidence

Summarize relevant PRO instruments, COA endpoints, endpoint-use patterns, market-specific requirements, and evidence expectations

Identify comparator precedents, study design examples, endpoint definitions, timing of assessment, and evidence-use context where there are meaningful established clinical thresholds

Flag gaps, limitations, market-specific considerations, and precedent constraints for Global Evidence Generation review

Evidence Pulls, Trackers & Repository Management

Maintain PRO/COA benchmark trackers, source libraries, evidence summaries, and supporting documentation by asset, indication, and/or disease area as appropriate

Store source materials, strategy notes, benchmark outputs, decision rationale, and supporting references in the designated repository

Apply required naming conventions, metadata, version control, access rules, and study asset linkage

Update benchmark libraries as new evidence, regulatory/labeling, HTA feedback, payer requirements, or study precedents become available

Stakeholder Coordination & Escalation

Coordinate inputs from Global Evidence Generation, HEOR, Market Access, R&D, LOCs, and PRO/COA SMEs to clarify benchmark questions, asset scope, indication, geography, and intended decision use

Prepare concise benchmark outputs for US review, including source links, assumptions, limitations, and open questions

Escalate endpoint selection questions, market applicability issues, strategic implications, and scientific interpretation needs to Global Evidence Generation or PRO/COA owners

Support continuous improvement of PRO benchmarking templates, trackers, and source library structure

Digital, Automation, and AI-Enabled Ways of Working

Use approved digital, analytical, automation, and AI-enabled tools to support evidence retrieval, scenario execution, sensitivity analysis, assumption documentation, and first-pass summaries where appropriate.

Apply human review to technology-supported outputs to confirm accuracy, completeness, source traceability, privacy, scientific integrity, quality, and compliance.

• Use approved repositories, collaboration tools, and project-management platforms to maintain current, version-controlled, and decision-ready scenario materials.

Skills and Qualifications

Experience

More than 2 years of related work experience and more than 2 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry.

Experience in HEOR, PRO/COA support, market-access evidence, RWE Operations, Medical Affairs Operations, or scientific project coordination preferred

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Technical and Functional Skills

Working knowledge of PRO/COA concepts, endpoint benchmarking, regulatory or health authority requirements/guidance, HTA evidence expectations, and evidence generation planning

Ability to conduct structured evidence pulls, benchmark scans, source summaries, and gap documentations

Familiarity with regulatory reviews, HTA submissions, payer evidence requirements, publication databases, evidence repositories, and study documentation preferred

Strong Excel and project management software skills

Familiarity with AI tools for landscape scans, benchmarking, etc.

Strong documentation, version-control, repository management, and attention-to-detail skills

• Ability to distinguish operational benchmarking support for US scientific interpretation and strategy decisions

Education and Languages

• A degree in a scientific, medical, life sciences, pharmacy, public health, outcomes research, epidemiology, or health economics is required.

Fluent English is required; additional languages are advantageous.

Benefits

It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are:

• Flexible work environment, including hybrid working
• Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children
• Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs
• Health & Wellness programs including annual health screening, weekly health sessions for employees.
• Employee Assistance Program
• 5 days of leave every year for Voluntary Service in addition to Humanitarian Leaves
• Broad Variety of learning platforms
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs
• No Meeting Days
• Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone
• Employee Referral Program
• Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) , Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 days)

About ICC in Takeda

• Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We’re not just transforming our company; we’re improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.
• As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.

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IND - Bengaluru

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IND - Bengaluru

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IND - Bengaluru

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Employee

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IND - Bengaluru

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Regular

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Full time