Scientific Director, Global DMPK&M

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Job Description

About the role:

At Takeda, we are a forward-looking, world-class R&D organization that unlocks innovation and delivers transformative therapies to patients. By focusing R&D efforts on three therapeutic areas and other targeted investments, we push the boundaries of what is possible in order to bring life-changing therapies to patients worldwide.

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.

Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company that will inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Scientific Director, Global DMPK&M in our Cambridge, MA location.

Objective / Purpose:

• The Global Drug Metabolism, Pharmacokinetics and Modeling (DMPK&M) department at Takeda is seeking a strong scientific and strategic leader to oversee a team of DMPK project representatives for supporting delivery of Takeda’s research and evelopment pipeline across GI, Neuroscience, and Oncology.
• The candidate is expected to have experience in the application of drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, and PK/PD in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry from early discovery to development. This will include knowledge and experience of DMPK requirements for diverse modalities (e.g., small molecules, biotherapeutics) and potentially novel therapeutics (oligos, cell therapy).

Accountabilities:

• Has strategic and tactical responsibility for driving DMPK&M strategies on project teams and guiding direct reports supporting project teams.
• Will function as project team representative as well as provide oversight to key project team contributors.
• Supervises a team of project representatives from DMPK&M and works across the DMPK&M matrix to drive sound strategies across teams. 
• Acts as an advisor for nonclinical information on research or GPT project teams.
• Proposes and implements strategies for compound development, finds and uses key opinion leaders, clinical investigators, and SAB members to further development goals; makes “outward facing” scientific contributions.
• Plans and executes specialized studies at selected CROs as needed to explain data from nonclinical studies.
• Is accountable for oversight of timely preparation and quality of Preclinical DMPK sections of regulatory documents (IND, NDA, briefing books, Investigator Brochures, etc.) and reviewing these documents generated from your direct reports.
• May be a point of contact for government regulatory agencies for their function.
• Responsible for the efficient management of resources and budget planning for his/her area of focus.
• Exhibits the highest standard of scientific integrity and functions as a role model for peers/subordinates to always make ethical decisions.
• Recognized internally and externally as a scientific leader and expert.

Leadership:

• Achieves success for Takeda by collaboratively working with partners across the organization.
• Ability to work across functions, regions and cultures.
• Excellent communicator, can persuasively convey both ideas and data, verbally and in writing.
• Proven skills as an effective team player who can engender credibility and confidence
• Embraces and demonstrates a diversity and inclusion mindset and role models these behaviors for the organization.
• Invests time in helping others to enhance their skills and perform at a higher level.

Education & Competencies

• PhD degree in a scientific discipline with 10+ years experience , or MS with 16+ years experience, or BS with 18+ years experience
• Outstanding expertise and depth of knowledge within a scientific area; well-developed knowledge of other scientific areas.
• Keeps up with the up-to-date scientific advancement (e.g. competitive landscape, new technology, new research portfolio, and new partnership).

This position is currently classified as “hybrid” by Takeda’s Hybrid and Remote Work policy

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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