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IBU Medical Lead, GI Remote Category: Medical Affairs

Takeda · London, United Kingdom

Full-timeRemotePosted 26 October 2026
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Please be aware of identity thieves actively posing as Takeda employees or recruiters posting Takeda-branded jobs online to steal personal information from job seekers. We care about your privacy and candidate experience. Learn more about how to spot fraudulent messages here. Our application process will be unavailable for scheduled maintenance from Saturday , August 1 at 5:00 AM ET through Sunday, August 2 at 4:00 AM ET . To be notified when applications are available again, please share your contact information here. --> Skip to main content Job Posting Find jobs for Location Radius IBU Medical Lead, GI Remote Apply Now Job ID R0182843 Category Medical Affairs Subcategory Commercial Business Unit Global Portfolio Division Job Type Full time By clicking the “Apply” button, I understand that my employment application process with Takeda will commence and that the information I provide in my application will be processed in line with Takeda’s Privacy Notice and Terms of Use . I further attest that all information I submit in my employment application is true to the best of my knowledge. Job Description About the Role This role works in close partnership with the International Business Unit (IBU) TA Medical Head to translate global medical strategy into effective prioritization and coordinated delivery across the IBU and Local Operating Companies (LOCs), while bringing forward IBU and LOC insights to inform global medical strategy. The TA Lead acts as a key scientific and strategic partner, ensuring alignment, coordination, and impact across assigned therapeutic areas and products. Success in this role requires strong scientific judgment, cross-functional collaboration, and a focus on delivery. How you will contribute: Strategy Translation & Execution Translate global medical strategy into actionable priorities for assigned TA/products and drive implementation across IBU and LOCs Ensure alignment of medical activities across IBU in line with global direction and IBU priorities Drive operationalization of strategic priorities across the assigned portfolio Contribute IBU and LOC insights to medical planning, scientific narratives, and portfolio priorities Foster alignment across markets and identify opportunities to leverage cross-country synergies Scientific Leadership & KOL Engagement Own and lead regional KOL engagement and scientific exchange for assigned TA/products, building strong scientific relationships and generating actionable insights Act as a key scientific leader for the assigned TA, ensuring consistency and impact of scientific narratives across markets Strengthen scientific capability across LOC medical teams by enabling aligned training, scientific exchange, and practical application of medical priorities across markets Cross-functional Collaboration Provide medical leadership within cross-functional teams (MCE, Market Access, R&D, GMA), ensuring effective integration of medical insights into key initiatives Drive cross-functional alignment and coordination to support product priorities and execution excellence across assigned TA/products LOC Enablement & Alignment Enable LOC medical teams to effectively execute global strategies by providing clear guidance, alignment, and coordinated support Act as a key interface across LOCs, IBU, and Global, ensuring timely flow of insights, alignment of priorities, and sharing of best practices Identify capability, content, and execution gaps across assigned areas Evidence & Insights Contribute to identification and prioritization of evidence needs in collaboration with Global, IBU, and LOC stakeholders Shape and ensure that IBU evidence needs, insights, and field perspectives are reflected in global medical plans, in partnership with relevant Global and IBU stakeholders Support execution of evidence generation activities in line with agreed priorities and governance Budget & Resource Management Manage budget and resources for assigned TA/products, ensuring disciplined and effective utilization aligned with agreed priorities and governance frameworks Skills Therapeutic Area & Scientific Expertise: Strong TA knowledge with good understanding of clinical development, evidence generation (RWE, HEOR, Ph IV), and scientific narrative application in execution contexts Strategy Translation & Execution: Proven ability to translate global medical strategies into aligned execution across IBU and LOCs for assigned TA/products Cross-functional Collaboration: Strong ability to partner with Global Medical, MCE, Market Access, R&D, and other stakeholders to enable coordinated and compliant execution Scientific Engagement: Strong experience in engaging with KOLs and external stakeholders, with ability to drive high-quality scientific exchange and translate insights into actionable outcomes Matrix Collaboration: Ability to operate effectively in a matrix environment across Global, IBU, and LOCs, ensuring alignment and coordination across stakeholders Product lifecycle and field enablement experience: Experience supporting product priorities across different stages of the lifecycle, including launch readiness where relevant, and enabling aligned field execution across markets Communication & Coordination: Strong communication and organizational skills, ability to manage multiple stakeholders and priorities, drive clarity and timely execution Operational & Financial Management: Experience managing budgets and resources for assigned activities, ensuring effective utilization aligned with defined priorities Qualifications Advanced scientific degree (MD, PhD, PharmD, or equivalent). Typically 8 + years experience in Medical Affairs and/or clinical development in pharma/biotech. Prior regional or global experience preferred. Locations GBR - London Remote Base Salary Range: £102,400.00 - £140,800.00 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. For information about our benefits, please click here . 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