Associate Director, Early Pipeline, Patient and Market Access

About the role

Join Takeda as an Associate Director, Early Pipeline, Patient and Market Access role out of our Cambridge, MA office. This role sits at the intersection of market access strategy and clinical/commercial development, serving as the dedicated market access voice for early pipeline assets (typically 2–3+ years from launch).

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain the US market access strategy for early pipeline assets, ensuring payer, pricing, distribution, patient access perspectives are embedded into product development from the outset.
• Define and pressure-test market access assumptions — including pricing, GtN (payer contracting, provider discounts / incentives, copay, etc), distribution model, reimbursement dynamics, coverage and approval rate uptake, etc) — to inform investment decisions, revenue forecasting, and demand planning.
• Identify value evidence gaps and work cross-functionally to ensure clinical development plans are designed to generate data that supports future payer negotiations and coverage decisions.
• Partner with Global Market Access and SPD NPP on insights generation (primary research, secondary analytics, advisory boards) to ground assumptions in current and evolving access ecosystem dynamics.
• Represent the US Business Unit in global product investment forums, contributing perspective on the US competitive landscape, access evolution, healthcare ecosystem shifts, study design needs.
• Develop briefing materials, white papers, and strategic recommendations that shape senior leadership decisions on pipeline prioritization and investment.
• Identify and prioritize market access focus areas (issues, opportunities) where external partnerships could accelerate or strengthen the strategy.
• Conduct targeted research and direct outreach to evaluate potential partners across the ecosystem: from established entities to emerging innovators.
• Develop partnership concepts and manage selective execution, determining which initiatives are best housed within the PAMA function versus handed off to brand teams at a later stage.
• Build a pipeline of external relationships that enhances the organization's market access intelligence and capabilities over time.
• Develop high-quality early asset strategy materials, leadership updates, and executive presentations tailored to senior audiences.
• Serve as a consistent communication bridge across internal stakeholders, enabling transparency, early alignment, and informed decision-making before critical development milestones.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree required, master’s preferred
• 7+ years of experience in U.S. Market Access, Payer Strategy, Channel Strategy, HEOR/Policy, or Enterprise Strategy roles required.
• Strong understanding of U.S. payer archetypes, PBMs, SP networks, employer dynamics, and access innovation models.
• Demonstrated ability to connect enterprise level insights across brands, channels, and capabilities.
• Experience working within matrixed environments with cross-functional teams (Commercial, A&I, HEOR, Patient Services, Trade, Medical).
• Strong analytical, communication, storytelling, and executive presentation skills.
• Strategically oriented— capable of connecting ecosystem trends to enterprise implications.
• Insight driven— comfortable distilling analytics, policy, and market intelligence into clear recommendations.
• Collaborative— able to align and influence across PAMA and USBU teams.
• Enterprise minded— sees across silos and aligns tactics to long-term enterprise goals.
• Action oriented— capable of operationalizing strategy into structured work plans and cross-functional execution.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required, master’s preferred
• 7+ years of experience in U.S. Market Access, Payer Strategy, Channel Strategy, HEOR/Policy, or Enterprise Strategy roles required.
• Strong understanding of U.S. payer archetypes, PBMs, SP networks, employer dynamics, and access innovation models.
• Demonstrated ability to connect enterprise level insights across brands, channels, and capabilities.
• Experience working within matrixed environments with cross-functional teams (Commercial, A&I, HEOR, Patient Services, Trade, Medical).
• Strong analytical, communication, storytelling, and executive presentation skills.
• Strategically oriented— capable of connecting ecosystem trends to enterprise implications.
• Insight driven— comfortable distilling analytics, policy, and market intelligence into clear recommendations.
• Collaborative— able to align and influence across PAMA and USBU teams.
• Enterprise minded— sees across silos and aligns tactics to long-term enterprise goals.
• Action oriented— capable of operationalizing strategy into structured work plans and cross-functional execution.

Skills

• Strategic thinking
• Market access strategy development
• Value proposition creation
• Collaboration and stakeholder management
• Research and analysis
• Communication and presentation skills

Benefits

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.

Pay

U.S. based employees may be eligible for a base salary range of $154,400.00 - $242,550.00.

Schedule

This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.