Description
Associate Director of Brand Capabilities
Takeda Pharmaceutical
Cambridge, MA or Lexington, MA
About the role :
A dynamic and visionary individual is sought to join our organization as a highly engaged member of the Commercial Operations and Business Solutions (COBS) team within Commercial Learning and Development (CL&D) during a time of significant change.
The Associate Director of Brand Capabilities will play a crucial role in driving and navigating transformative initiatives while fostering a culture of continuous improvement, adaptability, and growth.
The ability to effectively communicate and collaborate with stakeholders at all levels, combined with strategic thinking and exceptional problem-solving skills, and an enterprise mindset, will be paramount to success in this role.
Strong leadership will be required to inspire and motivate teams to embrace change and achieve organizational objectives.
Passion for innovation, coupled with experience, will be instrumental in shaping our future and ensuring its continued success in a rapidly evolving marketplace.
As an Associate Director of Brand Capabilities, you will work closely with various levels of brand leadership from Sr. Product Managers through Franchise heads, as well as partner closely with cross-functional partners such as Analytics & Insights, Managed Markets, Patient Services etc.
The mission of the team is to Serve as a strategic partner and business enabler that leverages expertise to provide capabilities development and business solutions to deliver a competitive advantage and unlock the greatest potential of our brands in support of our patients.
This team plays an important role within the organization for advancing core competencies as well as identifying and developing next generation capabilities.
This is a unique opportunity for an experienced marketer who has a passion for partnering to advance strategic know-how and to influence patient outcomes.
How you will contribute :
Partner and advise marketing, brand, and launch teams and their cross functional partners on marketing capabilities such as Product Positioning, Insights Generation, Brand Planning, Customer Engagement and Measurement
Identify capability and learning needs with brand partners and facilitate connections and sharing of best practices across the USBU.
Work directly with launch teams to develop the needed capabilities and business outputs for launch.
Parlay marketing subject matter expertise into a learning environment by identifying new learning modalities, creating curriculum and upskilling the Takeda commercial community
Identify future competency and capability development opportunities with brand partners
Collaborate and support the ongoing development and execution of the brand capabilities roadmap
Influence and foster change management elements through initiatives such as community of practice, communications, best practice sharing etc.
Manage resource requirements, projects and evaluate impact
Implement personal development plans and training to achieve business objectives.
Embed an agile mindset and spirit of innovation in the team and the way they work.
Minimum Requirements / Qualifications :
Required :
Minimum BS / BA degree with MS / MBA preferred
Minimum of 5 years of marketing & brand experience through a variety of marketing roles in the pharmaceutical, immunology, biologic / biotech, or medical industry
Minimum of 8 years of manager level experience in the pharmaceutical, immunology, biologic / biotech, or medical industry
Ability to influence senior-level management and key stakeholders
Proven track record of leading and driving business process transformation and organizational culture change as well as delivering on programs with complex business deliverables
Ability to set priorities, deliver on deadlines and develop workflow processes and tasks in an evolving, dynamic marketplace.
Strong analytical skills and budget management experience.
Previous organizational change management experience
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills necessary to lead through change and influence without authority.
Ability to demonstrate strategic and critical thinking, as well as problem solving skills
Strong organizational, planning and project management skills ability to set priorities, meet deadlines and develop workflow processes and tasks for multiple projects
Track record of successful leadership, management, and development of small to medium, multi-disciplinary dispersed teams.
Strong judge of talent with the ability to make tough talent decisions.
Health care business acumen with a comprehensive understanding of the pharmaceutical industry
Preferred :
Experience across stages of a brand’s life cycle (launch, growth and end of life cycle)
Launch experience in pharmaceutical / biotech
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.
This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.
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 - Lexington
USA - MA - Lexington
U.S. Base Salary Range :
$149,100.00 - $234,300.00
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.
U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and / or long-termincentives. 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
Locations
USA - MA - Lexington
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
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