Medical Director, Gastrointestinal & Inflammation (Remote)

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Job Description
Objective:
Principal responsibilities include:

• Serves as Global Safety Lead (GSL) and the Company-wide patient safety expert for assigned pharmaceutical / biological / drug-device combined products, accountable for the safety strategy and major safety deliverables for each assigned product.
• Leads GPSE Safety Team (GST) and Safety Management Team (SMT) for assigned compounds and products.
• Represents the cross-functional program team as a product safety profile and risk mitigation expert for internal (e.g., Takeda Safety Board) and external (e.g., Independent Data Monitoring Committee) stakeholders.
• Manages cross-functional assessment of benefit-risk profile and communication of safety information for assigned compounds and products.

Accountabilities:

• Analyze and interpret safety data from various sources including non-clinical, clinical, post-marketing and scientific literature.
• Conduct signal detection, monitoring, evaluation, interpretation, and management for assigned compounds and products.
• Develop strategy for and lead preparation of responses to safety-related inquiries from regulatory agencies and ethics committees.
• Ensure communication of all safety information that may impact the benefit-risk profile of assigned products to senior management.
• Provide medical safety expertise, medical interpretation, review, and authorship of appropriate sections for critical documents (e.g., protocols and amendments, ICFs, IBs, IMPDs, clinical research reports, Health Hazard Evaluations, Signal Evaluation Reports, INDs, NDAs, BLAs, and CTAs) in collaboration with cross-functional colleagues.
• Provide patient safety input to the clinical development program for assigned products and development compounds, and represent GPSE on internal governance bodies for study protocols, statistical analysis plans and other clinical study-related documents as applicable.
• Manage benefit-risk profile, including authoring and updating of the benefit-risk documents, e.g., RMPs, for assigned compounds and products.
• Collaborate and communicate safety issues with other functional areas such as Clinical Development, Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance, Medical Affairs, Marketing, Manufacturing, and Legal.
• Interact with Regulatory Authorities as part of a cross-functional team to submit and defend regulatory inquires, MAAs, NDAs, and BLAs.
• Ensure up-to-date representation of safety information in Company Core Data Sheet (including Reference Safety Information) and Investigator Brochure, as well as other labeling documents.
• Demonstrate knowledge of local and global health authority requirements.
• Support GPSE in the maintenance of a highly effective global safety organization in full compliance to worldwide regulations.
• Train and mentor Pharmacovigilance Physicians and Specialists.
• Maintain professional knowledge and accreditation by active participation in continuing medical education activities, and fosters a community of continual learning.

Qualifications:

• M.D. or D.O. or internationally recognized equivalent, with direct clinical experience in patient care following post-graduate training and appropriate grounding and knowledge of general medicine. Board certification and licensure preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in pharmaceutical industry within Drug Safety/Pharmacovigilance, with both investigational and marketed products.
• At least 3 years of experience with aggregate reporting, safety surveillance, signal management and/or risk management.
• Knowledge and understanding of national and international PV and regulatory guidelines.

Travel Requirements: Local and international travel across Takeda sites may be required.
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 - Virtual
U.S. Base Salary Range:
$228,200.00 - $358,600.00
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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Locations
Massachusetts - Virtual
Worker Type
Employee
Worker Sub-Type
Regular
Time Type
Full time
Job Exempt
Yes
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