Head Corporate Accounts-Ascent/ESI

USA - 3312 Takeda Pharmaceuticals America, Inc.; Kendall Square (MA); On-site; USD 212,000 - 333,000; Full time

Job summary

Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. in Cambridge, MA seeks Head of Corporate Accounts to develop an integrated account strategy and lead cross‑functional teams driving patient access across the US portfolio.

You will shape market access and pricing strategies for pipeline products, provide payer insights, and coordinate with medical, contracts, pricing, and HEOR to advance formulary positioning.

The role requires senior relationships with payer and PBM accounts, strong negotiation skills, and 25–50% travel.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years in managed care and/or the pharmaceutical industry.
• At least three years calling on payer/PBM accounts and negotiating large contracts.
• Strategic account management with proven success.
• Deep knowledge of payer/PBM economics in US healthcare.
• In-depth pharmaceutical industry knowledge including regulations and sales.
• Consultative selling to identify stakeholder needs and develop programs.
• Ability to turn analytics into account strategies.
• Develop robust business plans for multiple accounts and align stakeholders.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills; able to navigate complex situations.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain high-level C-suite and B2B customer relationships.
• Support strategic plans with tactics and objectives to advance access.
• Gather payer leadership insights to shape pricing and reimbursement.
• Navigate partner organizations to engage Takeda functions with accounts.
• Assess competitive landscape and identify market expansion opportunities.
• Lead a cross-functional team to deliver account goals.
• Collaborate with senior leadership on contracting, analytics, and medical partners.
• Work across units to align contracting strategies with access goals.
• Partner with Government Affairs to understand policy changes.
• Develop contracts that support patient access and formulary positioning.
• Monitor market dynamics and inform internal planning.
• Develop and refine strategic programs and value-based agreements.

Skills

Strategic account management

C-suite relationships

Consultative selling

Negotiation

Cross-functional collaboration

Analytical thinking

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Job Description

Join Takeda as Head of Corporate Accounts where you will develop an integrated account strategy to help ensure patients have appropriate access to the full portfolio of Takeda products within the US Business Unit. You will implement, and play an integral role in developing, Takeda’s market access product strategy in partnership with cross-functional leaders and stakeholders. You will also help develop go-to-market pricing and market access strategies for pipeline products. You will provide customer insights and assess changes in the market to inform Takeda’s financial planning for in-line and pipeline products. You will address the needs of decision-makers at ESI leading a cross-functional team to bring together perspectives from medical, marketing, contracts and pricing, legal, and other Takeda functions. You will work with the regional account team to support sales pull-through and foster connections between C-suite executives at Takeda and its payer accounts.

How you will contribute

• Establish and maintain high-level C-suite and business-to-business customer relationships
• Support strategic plans with defined tactics and objectives that help advance access for appropriate patients.
• Gather payer leadership insights on pipeline products to help shape pricing and reimbursement strategies.
• Navigate partner organizations to build relationships with key stakeholders and create opportunities for Takeda functions, including medical and HEOR, to engage their account counterparts.
• Assess the competitive landscape and identify opportunities for improved or expanded market penetration and adoption.
• Lead a cross-functional team to deliver account goals.
• Collaborate with senior Takeda leadership and contracting, analytics, and medical partners to deliver account goals.
• Work across relevant business units to establish contracting strategies and plans aligned with corporate managed care access goals.
• Partner with Takeda’s Government Affairs team to understand policy changes and develop appropriate account strategies.
• Collaborate with Takeda Business Unit and Franchise Heads to share insights on product access and coverage and help resolve reimbursement challenges.
• Develop account programs and contracts that support patient access.
• Monitor new and evolving market dynamics and their impact on customer systems.
• Provide internal input on coverage priorities to support access objectives and formulary positioning.
• Develop and continuously improve strategic programs and contracts, including value-based and partnership agreements, that meet account and Takeda needs.
• Negotiate and optimize contracts to meet formulary access, revenue, and gross-to-net objectives.
• Support sales pull-through.
• Review sales data, trends, and comparisons to identify pull-through opportunities.
• Develop and align business cases—including tactics, budgets, and KPIs—for investments based on clear pull-through assumptions.
• Work with regional account managers and sales teams to execute pull-through plans and adjust strategies as needed.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Preferred: 10+ years of experience in managed care and/or the pharmaceutical industry.
• Preferred: At least three years of experience calling on payer/PBM accounts and designing or negotiating large, multi-product contractual arrangements.
• Strategic account management experience, including tactical planning, execution, and negotiation, with a proven track record of success.
• Detailed knowledge of payer/PBM economics and how key issues shift with changes in the US healthcare landscape.
• In-depth pharmaceutical industry knowledge, including prescribing, regulations, supply chain, managed care, sales, and legal considerations.
• Consultative selling skills, including the ability to identify emerging stakeholder needs and develop innovative programs or contracts to address them.
• Ability to turn analytical insights into account strategies and ask effective questions of analytics partners.
• Ability to develop robust business plans for multiple accounts and align Takeda stakeholders around delivery.
• Strong communication and negotiation skills, including the ability to reach agreements in challenging internal and external situations.
• Leadership and business acumen, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, processes, timelines, and stakeholder expectations.
• A collaborative approach and commitment to continuous improvement, operational excellence, and effective communication.
• Travel requirement: 25-50%, with some international travel.

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 - Kendall Square - 500 U.S.

Base Salary Range: $212,000.00 - $333,190.00

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.

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations

USA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500

Worker Type

Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full time Job Exempt Yes

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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 strive 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. Takeda is an equal opportunity employer.