Associate Director, Business Operations and Excellence Patient Value Access

Associate Director, Business Operations and Excellence for Patient Value Access

The Associate Director, Business Operations and Excellence for Patient Value Access is responsible for leading the operational support that helps the team deliver access, service, and process excellence. You will help ensure smooth day-to-day operations, improve ways of working, and support the systems, reporting, and coordination needed to serve patients, customers, and internal teams. This role supports Takeda's mission of bringing Better Health to people and a Brighter Future to the world.

You will report to the Head of US Oncology Business Unit (OBU), Patient Value and Access. This is a hybrid role based in Cambridge, MA.

How you will contribute:

Minimum Requirements /

Qualifications:

• Several years of experience in business operations, access operations, customer operations, or a related area
• Bachelor's degree in business, life sciences, health care administration, or a related field
• Strong experience with process improvement, change management, and project management concepts
• Ability to work across teams and support alignment between access, supply, distribution, and commercial functions
• Experience using reporting tools, databases, and business systems to support operational work and performance tracking
• Experience leading teams, setting priorities, and managing work against objectives and timelines
• Ability to use data and practical judgment to identify issues, recommend improvements, and support decisions
• Clear communication skills for working with internal partners and external customers

Travel Requirements:
Limited travel up to 10%.

More about us

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

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.

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

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

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For

Location:

Cambridge, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$ - $

The 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-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.

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