Senior Medical Director, Clinical Science, GI2 TAU- Nephrologist

Takeda; Cambridge (MA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Medical Director to lead clinical development in a hybrid role. This position involves strategic oversight of global clinical development, ensuring alignment with regulatory requirements, and influencing key decisions that impact the future of innovative therapies. The ideal candidate will have a strong medical background, exceptional leadership skills, and a passion for improving patient outcomes. Join a company that values its people and is committed to making a significant impact in the pharmaceutical industry, fostering a culture of collaboration and excellence.

Benefits

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid volunteer time off

Sick leave

Paid vacation

Qualifications

• MD required with extensive clinical research experience in the pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong leadership experience in clinical development teams across multiple regions.

Responsibilities

• Lead global clinical development strategy for pipeline compounds.
• Drive decisions impacting regulatory approval and commercial viability.

Skills

Superior communication skills

Strategic thinking

Interpersonal skills

Negotiating skills

Problem-solving

Diplomacy

Influencing abilities

Education

MD or internationally recognized equivalent

7 years of clinical research experience

Job description

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Job Description

Are you looking for a patient-focused company that will inspire you and support your career? If so, be empowered to take charge of your future at Takeda. Join us as a Senior Medical Director, Clinical Science GI TAU- Nephrologist 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.

OBJECTIVES:

1. The Medical Director leads and drives strategy for the overall global (US/EU/Japan) clinical development taking into consideration the medical, scientific, regulatory and commercial issues for assigned Takeda pipeline compounds.
2. Leads a multi-disciplinary, multi-regional, matrix team through highly complex decisions. This individual has the ultimate responsibility for development decisions assessing and integrating the input from various disciplines to create, maintain, and execute a global clinical development plan that will result in the regulatory approval of the assigned compound in multiple regions. Applies clinical/medical decision making to clinical development issues.
3. This individual interacts with and influences TGRD and TPC senior leadership decision-making for the projects by setting strategic direction. Success or failure directly translates to the ability of TGRD to meet its corporate goals and for Takeda to have future commercial products.

ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Clinical Development team participation and leadership
2. Leads Global (US/EU/Japan) Development Team managing both the US/EU Development Team and the Japan Development Team for a given product. May lead the US/EU Development Teams and represents Clinical Science on the Global (US/EU/Japan) Development Team to ensure that activities are aligned with the global strategy.
3. Establishes and drives Development Team strategy and deliverables producing the Development Strategy, Clinical Development Plan and Clinical Protocols. Recommends scope, complexity and size, and influence the budget of all aspects of a program. Provides continual critical evaluation of the development strategy to maintain a state-of-the-art development plan that is competitive and consistent with the latest regulatory requirements, proactive identification of challenges, and development of contingency plans to meet them.
4. Responsible for high impact global decisions: monitoring and interpreting data from ongoing internal and external studies, assessing the medical and scientific implications, and making recommendations that impact regional and global development such as “go/no go” decisions or modification of development plans or study designs that may have a significant impact on timelines or product labeling. A significant error in judgment may result in loss of approvability and commercial viability of a product.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

1. MD or internationally recognized equivalent plus 7 years of clinical research experience within the pharmaceutical industry, CRO health-related consulting company, or biomedical/clinical experience within academia (or a combination of afore mentioned).
2. Previous experience successfully leading a clinical development team/matrix team with responsibility for studies in multiple regions.
3. NDA/MAA/Submission experience preferred.
4. Management experience.

Skills:

1. Superior communication, strategic, interpersonal and negotiating skills.
2. Ability to proactively predict issues and solve problems.
3. Ability to drive decision-making within multi-disciplinary, multi-regional, matrix teams.
4. Diplomacy and positive influencing abilities.

Knowledge:

1. Therapeutic area knowledge relevant to mechanism of action.
2. Preferably with expertise in nephrology.
3. Regional/global Regulatory requirements.
4. GCP/ICH.
5. Emerging research in designated therapeutic area.

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:

1. Ability to drive to or fly to various meetings or client sites, including overnight trips. Some international travel may be required.
2. Requires approximately 15 - 25% travel.

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

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For Location:

USA - MA - Cambridge - Binney St

U.S. Base Salary Range:

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 - Binney St

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

Yes

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