Global Medical Affairs Lead, PDT Immunology; Director

Job Description

The Global Medical Affairs Lead, PDT Immunology is responsible for co-leading the development and execution of a multi-year global medical strategy for the PDT immunoglobulin portfolio, with a focus on therapeutic areas including primary immunodeficiency (PID), secondary immunodeficiency (SID), and chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP). The role partners across PDT R&D, Global Medical Affairs, clinical, regulatory, safety, compliance, regional and local teams to deliver scientific strategy, medical education, evidence generation, and stakeholder engagement that support patient-centered innovation and differentiated medical value.

This is a hybrid role based in Cambridge, MA.

• Co-lead development and execution of the multi-year global medical strategy for the PDT immunoglobulin portfolio across PID, SID, CIDP, and related disease areas.

• Co-lead scientific communication and education strategy, including publications, congress activities, healthcare professional engagement, and disease area or brand scientific communication platforms.

• Develop and update educational materials and medical assets that differentiate SCIG products and support individualized treatment, including integration of relevant digital technologies, device innovation, and technology-enabled patient support approaches.

• Execute medical education initiatives and educational assets to share best practices and advance understanding of immunoglobulin treatment personalization.

• Provide internal stakeholder education on the immunoglobulin portfolio, related disease areas, device innovation, digital health, and emerging technology trends through Takeda Plasma University and other educational platforms.

• Collect and synthesize insights on treatment burden, unmet needs, new devices, digital solutions, artificial intelligence, data-driven tools, and other emerging technologies to inform evidence generation, medical education, and strategic planning.

• Gather insights through global advisory boards, steering committees, local operating company surveys, congress engagements, and one-to-one interactions with key opinion leaders and other external experts.

• Gather internal insights from local operating companies, regions, global cross-functional medical units, and functions to inform global medical strategy.

• Build and manage purposeful relationships with external stakeholders, including KOLs, scientific societies, centers of excellence, and patient advocacy groups; foster cross-therapeutic area collaboration where innovation spans the broader portfolio.

• Lead internal capacity-building efforts through scientific training strategy and execution, aligned with overall business, R&D, clinical, regulatory, safety, compliance, and cross-functional priorities.

• Represent the company with external scientific leaders, patient organizations, scientific societies, and regulatory authorities, as appropriate.

• Provide input to development and management of the PDT R&D medical budget and manage the medical budget for the assigned product or disease area.

• Collaborate with Legal, Compliance, and Regulatory partners to ensure proper, ethical, and compliant interactions between PDT Global Medical Affairs personnel and external stakeholders.

• Plan, design, and manage PDT global medical advisory boards, as appropriate.

• Provide medical review and approval of Investigator Initiated Research proposals and other grants through the grant approval process.

• Support design and execution of designated evidence generation led by Medical Affairs, including Phase IIIb/IV studies, disease registries, observational studies, and noninterventional research, in collaboration with Therapeutic Area Unit representatives and Global Clinical…