Head of Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations and Patient Services

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Job Title:  Head of Medical Affairs, Clinical Operations and Patient Services

Location:  India

About the role: 

• This role provides strategic direction in alignment with GEM BU to Country Medical Affairs function and execution of the full scope of medical affairs activities ensuring data dissemination, data generation, medical excellence, medical leadership, medical knowledge/insight management, and medical community. 
• Head of Medical Affairs, Clinical Ops & Patient Services is also in charge to manage Patient Services Program for LOC, being in charge for planning, developing and execution of all programs in LOC, leading effectively Patient Services organization.  
• Ensures medical guidance and cross-functional collaboration in the areas of new product launches and in-line products. 
• Plans, directs and oversees the medical affairs operations in the country, encourages the optimum performance and provides development opportunities for all medical affairs employees in the country. 
• Incumbent will manage the clinical operations, ensuring the successful execution of clinical trials and studies. This role demands strategic planning, operational excellence, and collaboration with cross-functional teams to advance the development of our therapeutic areas
• Supports the regional teams in early access requests (IPRs, NPPs etc). 
• Acts as a senior company representative both internally and externally. 

How you will contribute: 

• Focus on accountability and ownership – constantly challenging oneself and the team to take responsibility for continuous performance improvement and operational excellence  
• Able to identify and develop target competencies in oneself and the team  
• Strong ability to identify and establish strategic partnerships and collaborations internally and externally  
• Strong ability to combine medical experience and knowledge with good business acumen  
• Strong capability of developing highly credible relationships and influencing relevant internal and external stakeholders  
• Excellent communication (written and verbal) and listening skills  
• Strong ability to lead multidisciplinary and virtual teams  
• Excellent people management skills with demonstrated ability to set goals and objectives, and establish and recalibrate priorities  
• Excellent judgement and decision-making skills, ability to adapt rapidly to evolving local business and landscape  
• Strong ability to collaborate appropriately with Commercial functions  
• Unquestioned ethics  

Critical Success Factors & Key Challenges: 

• Able to resolve conflict and provide solutions on a country level  
• Representation of LOC and contribution to a range of internal functional groups  
• External stakeholder management and interaction  
• Development and management of the regional resource plan and budget  
• High strategic expertise, holistic view, long term planning, priority management, autonomy and agility  
• Demonstrated understanding of business context and regulatory environments and trends

Additional Information:  

• Internal Collaboration: Regional and Global Medical Teams, Shared Medical Services, Compliance, Legal, Local HR, Country Commercial, Market Access and Portfolio Management.  
• External: Vendors, key opinion leaders, patient advocacy groups, regional policy makers, etc  

What you bring to Takeda: 

• A medical degree is preferred. Advanced scientific degree (PhD or equivalent) is acceptable if the applicant can demonstrate 15+ years of Medical Affairs and Management experience, including exposure to multiple (>3) therapy areas 
• 4 years of experience leading teams at the brand or disease area levels in country, regional or global organizations is required  
• Experience in leading a country medical organization (Medical Director) for at least 3 years is required 

Behavioral Competencies And Skills:

• High-impact communication/presentation Skills
• Stakeholder management
• Credible/authentic presence and leadership skills
• Integrity, honesty, perseverance, fairness
• People Manager, Team player and capability to foster an inclusive environment within the team and beyond.

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

Empowering our people to shine:

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