IBU Medical Lead, GI

Job DescriptionAbout the RoleThis role works in close partnership with the International Business Unit (IBU) TA Medical Head to translate global medical strategy into effective prioritization and coordinated delivery across the IBU and Local Operating Companies (LOCs), while bringing forward IBU and LOC insights to inform global medical strategy. The TA Lead acts as a key scientific and strategic partner, ensuring alignment, coordination, and impact across assigned therapeutic areas and products. Success in this role requires strong scientific judgment, cross-functional collaboration, and a focus on delivery.How you will contributeStrategy Translation & Execution: Translate global medical strategy into actionable priorities for assigned TA/products and drive implementation across IBU and LOCsEnsure alignment of medical activities across IBU in line with global direction and IBU prioritiesDrive operationalization of strategic priorities across the assigned portfolioContribute IBU and LOC insights to medical planning, scientific narratives, and portfolio prioritiesFoster alignment across markets and identify opportunities to leverage cross-country synergiesScientific Leadership & KOL Engagement: Own and lead regional KOL engagement and scientific exchange for assigned TA/products, building strong scientific relationships and generating actionable insightsAct as a key scientific leader for the assigned TA, ensuring consistency and impact of scientific narratives across marketsStrengthen scientific capability across LOC medical teams by enabling aligned training, scientific exchange, and practical application of medical priorities across marketsCross-functional Collaboration: Provide medical leadership within cross-functional teams (MCE, Market Access, R&D, GMA), ensuring effective integration of medical insights into key initiativesDrive cross-functional alignment and coordination to support product priorities and execution excellence across assigned TA/productsLOC Enablement & Alignment: Enable LOC medical teams to effectively execute global strategies by providing clear guidance, alignment, and coordinated supportAct as a key interface across LOCs, IBU, and Global, ensuring timely flow of insights, alignment of priorities, and sharing of best practicesIdentify capability, content, and execution gaps across assigned areasEvidence & Insights: Contribute to identification and prioritization of evidence needs in collaboration with Global, IBU, and LOC stakeholdersShape and ensure that IBU evidence needs, insights, and field perspectives are reflected in global medical plans, in partnership with relevant Global and IBU stakeholdersSupport execution of evidence generation activities in line with agreed priorities and governanceBudget & Resource Management: Manage budget and resources for assigned TA/products, ensuring disciplined and effective utilization aligned with agreed priorities and governance frameworksSkillsTherapeutic Area & Scientific Expertise: Strong TA knowledge with good understanding of clinical development, evidence generation (RWE, HEOR, Ph IV), and scientific narrative application in execution contextsStrategy Translation & Execution: Proven ability to translate global medical strategies into aligned execution across IBU and LOCs for assigned TA/productsCross-functional Collaboration: Strong ability to partner with Global Medical, MCE, Market Access, R&D, and other stakeholders to enable coordinated and compliant executionScientific Engagement: Strong experience in engaging with KOLs and external stakeholders, with ability to drive high-quality scientific exchange and translate insights into actionable outcomesMatrix Collaboration: Ability to operate effectively in a matrix environment across Global, IBU, and LOCs, ensuring alignment and coordination across stakeholdersProduct lifecycle and field enablement experience: Experience supporting product priorities across different stages of the lifecycle, including launch readiness where relevant, and enabling aligned field execution across marketsCommunication & Coordination: Strong communication and organizational skills, ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities, drive clarity and timely executionOperational & Financial Management: Experience managing budgets and resources for assigned activities, ensuring effective utilization aligned with defined prioritiesQualificationsAdvanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent). Typically 8 + years experience in Medical Affairs and/or clinical development in pharma/biotech. Prior regional or global experience preferred.Base Salary RangeBase Salary Range: CHF189,400.00 - CHF260,480.00LocationLocations Zurich, SwitzerlandWorker TypeWorker Type Employee Worker Sub-Type Regular Time Type Full timeCompany OverviewTakeda 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 stride 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.Equal Opportunity EmployerTakeda is an equal opportunity employer.Accommodation StatementFor applicants of U.S and Puerto Rico positions: Click here to learn about our commitment to Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO). If you are limited in the ability to use our job application tool, or otherwise require a reasonable accommodation for a disability please click here.BenefitsFor information about our benefits, please click here. #J-18808-Ljbffr