Senior Manager, Feasibility
Remote- Job Level: Senior
- Travel: Minimal
At Takeda, we exist to create better health for people and a brighter future for the world. While we continually evolve science and technology, our ambition remains steadfast — we move science forward so we can transform more lives. The Global Development Office (GDO) maintains a laser focus on Study Management and Site Engagement, Clinical Trial Innovation, Clinical Supply Chain and Patient Safety to ensure absolute quality and enable the predictable delivery of our innovative pipeline.
Through its collaborative process, the GDO team leverages data, digital and analytics to improve speed, quality, performance and predictability within every area of clinical development. We’re building a platform to visualize operational data and enable predictive analytics, while leveraging digital technologies to support clinical supply chain and patient safety. GDO also partners with external organizations and leading academic institutions, such as MIT, to spark innovation in AI and Machine Learning focused on better patient outcomes.
At the heart of GDO are our people: we are committed to building a more diverse, equitable and inclusive culture not only within our own walls and our communities, but also across our clinical trials. It is our passion for people that transforms our work into meaningful action. Come join a team that has earned trust for more than two centuries and advances transformative therapies with honesty, integrity and fairness.
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Job Description
Senior Manager, Feasibility
Are you looking for a patient-focused, innovation-driven company to inspire you and empower you to shine? Join us as a Senior Manager, Feasibility based Cambridge, MA or remotely reporting to the Director, Feasibility and Study Start Up.
At Takeda, we are transforming the pharmaceutical industry through our R&D-driven market leadership and being a values-led company. To do this, we empower our people to work towards their potential through life-changing work. Certified as a Global Top Employer, we offer stimulating careers, encourage innovation, and work toward excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our global teams are united by an unwavering commitment to provide Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.
Here, you will be a necessary contributor to our inspiring, bold mission.
GOALS:
Conduct data-driven feasibility assessments for Phase I – IV clinical studies, including protocol design optimization, country/site feasibility and selection, enrollment strategy, and modeling.
Use all competitive intelligence data to develop data-driven study start-up forecasts, benchmarking assumptions, and accurate enrollment plans.
Contribute to implementing creative processes, methodologies, data and technologies to ensure ongoing delivery and continuing improvement of Feasibility and Enrollment Forecasting Services.
Participate in and/or lead global projects representing CSS&E and GDO to support Takeda R&D goals.
ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Develop the feasibility analyses to maximize effectiveness, and acceleration in Takeda's operational execution of its clinical research studies.
- Ensure standards are applied to the feasibility process across project portfolios and direct continuous improvement activities while developing TA-aligned strategies.
- Collect and analyze all data (e.g. local treatment standard of care, available treatment options approved/reimbursed, local incidence/prevalence of disease, access to targeted patient population, drug landscape, historical/current clinical trial landscape) to influence and inform protocol development, operational plans, and establish a geographic country footprint and proposed sites for participation in a clinical study.
- Leverage leading industry tools and data sources to provide data on startup timelines, past recruitment rates and performance (data quality, startup cycle time, query rate, protocol deviations, inspection results) to assist project teams with study initiation timeline forecasting.
- In partnership with internal stakeholders- combine and integrate data to provide clear feasibility recommendations to strengthen data-driven trend analysis, identify root causes, and provide relevant recommendations across study teams and programs to accelerate study execution.
Monitor actual patient enrollment performance of assigned studies. In collaboration with the Takeda study team and CRO, responsible for re-forecasting patient enrollment models to adjust for new influence factors (e.g. change in drug landscape, protocol amendment, increased screen failure rate).
- Determine risk/ mitigation planning.
- Maintain current therapeutic area knowledge and assess impact of evolving information on operational strategies.
- Exhibit the ability to perform root cause analysis and determine mitigation steps to removing roadblocks related to study execution and patient enrollment.
- Ability to provide data-driven recommendations to assist with decision making at a study level as well as provide program level support to help define asset strategy.
- Through strong analytical skills, develop deep insights, uncover unmet needs, collaborate within a global matrixed team.
- Act as a role model for Takeda’s values.
EDUCATION AND SKILLS:
- BS degree or international equivalent in life science.
- At least 4 years of direct responsibility in leading strategic feasibility assessments or equivalent data analytics role(s) in a healthcare or clinical research setting at a sponsor or CRO.
- 6+ years of experience in Clinical Operations, Data Analytics, global feasibility, and trial optimization with evidence of increasing responsibility within a pharmaceutical company, CRO or relevant industry vendor.
- Direct experience in the pharmaceutical industry or related field.
- Experience with leading edge trial optimization vendors, tools and methods.
- Proficiency with software models and database structures.
- Expertise in principles driving country/site identification, feasibility and study startup strategies.
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:
Massachusetts - VirtualU.S. Base Salary Range:
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$133,000.00 - $228,000.00The 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.
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Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.
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