Associate Director, Clinical PV & Medical Quality, CPMQ Global Regions

Associate Director, Clinical PV & Medical Quality, CPMQ Global Regions

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Base pay range: $/yr - $/yr. U.S. based employees may be eligible for short‑term and/or long‑term incentives and a variety of benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), disability, life insurance, tuition reimbursement, paid volunteer time off, holidays, well‑being benefits, up to 80 hours sick time and 120 hours paid vacation for new hires. Salary will reflect qualifications, experience, education, certifications, location, and applicable wage requirements.

• Provides oversight from a clinical research and pharmacovigilance perspective of regulated post‑authorization activities in the commercial business units and affiliates.
• Contributes to and implements the engagement strategy among R&D, Business Units and affiliates and Quality to ensure a global framework and robust quality systems are in place for the transition of the R&D pipeline to the commercial space.
• Drives a fit‑for‑use global Quality framework that elevates the capabilities in the business units and the affiliate and enables them to deliver their clinical research and pharmacovigilance‑related regulated activities with high compliance and agility.
• Establishes and maintains relationships with key stakeholders outside R&D such as the commercial Business Units, affiliates, Global Medical, Commercial Quality, etc., supporting post‑authorization strategies through thought partnership and linking R&D SMEs and experts, as needed.

• Provides expertise in clinical research and pharmacovigilance regulations and compliance interpretation, consultation, and recommendations to relevant functions in the business units and affiliates.
• Ensures that the Global Quality Audit functions consider clinical research and pharmacovigilance regulated activities in their risk‑based audit strategy and programs, including supplier audits or internal systems audits. Participates in audit planning and is a proactive partner in mitigating identified risks, ensuring that risks are communicated and addressed by responsible partners in Global Portfolio Division, R&D, and Quality.
• Provides expert input in high to medium and/or potential systemic quality investigations in the business units and affiliates, particularly in the clinical research and pharmacovigilance areas, including cases of serious breach and scientific misconduct. Liaises with the relevant R&D functions and CPMQ personnel as needed and escalates issues of potentially critical non‑compliance and/or lack of urgency in remediation to Senior Management.
• Supports inspections to ensure that any risks are well‑communicated within the GPD and Global Quality organizations.
• Provides input to Global Quality (Global Audit, Compliance and Commercial Quality) on fit‑for‑purpose Key Quality Indicators (KQIs) and metrics relevant to clinical research and pharmacovigilance risks that impact marketing authorization holders (MAHs). Analyzes and communicates relevant risks within the GPD and Global Quality organizations. Contributes to the relevant quality and compliance governance (e.g., Quality Council) for the business units and affiliates under the GPD.
• Ensures that post‑authorization and commercial perspectives are analyzed and understood using CPMQ data trends and insights. Communicates relevant trends and insights to stakeholders in Global Portfolio Division and Global Quality.
• Drives a fit‑for‑use global Quality framework that elevates the business units and the affiliate capabilities and enables the affiliates to deliver their clinical research and pharmacovigilance‑related regulated activities (including evidence generation studies, patient access programs, IIR, collaborative research, RWE/RWD) with high compliance and agility. Champions and drives proactive and innovative approaches and engages Quality and business leaders for collaboration.

• BSc in a scientific or allied health/medical field (or equivalent degree).
• Minimum of 10 years of increasing responsibility and relevant…