Qdenga Market Access & Payer Value Head

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Job Description

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ABOUT THE ROLE

At this pivotal moment for Takeda, the IBU seeks a Qdenga Market Access & Payer Value Head who will lead global strategy and execution across value, access, and pricing for Qdenga. This role will influence launch and lifecycle decisions by embedding payer, HTA, reimbursement, and policy considerations into enterprise decision-making and cross-functional planning. 

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the global Qdenga value, access, and pricing strategy. 

• Drive integration of access and value into prioritization and governance decisions. 

• Oversee development of global value propositions, dossiers, payer tools, and HTA readiness plans. 

• Provide leadership for health economic modeling, including dynamic transmission models, cost-effectiveness, and budget impact. 

• Partner with local teams to support HTA submissions, payer engagement, and reimbursement strategy. 

• Serve as the senior vaccines access and value leader in governance forums, elevating payer, HTA, reimbursement, and policy implications in strategic decision-making. 

• Engage with executive leadership in IBU and Global Medical organizations as necessary  

• Join leadership team of IBU Market Access group to ensure strong communication, collaboration and transparency across teams.  

• Monitor global pricing, reimbursement, and policy trends and advise senior leadership on implications for the brand. 

• Represent Takeda externally in appropriate scientific, policy, and market access forums to strengthen credibility and shape the environment. 

• Lead, inspire, and develop a high-performing global market access team. 

• Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and talent development in a highly matrixed global environment. 

• Build organizational capability, operating models, and ways of working that increase speed, quality, and strategic impact across the vaccines business. 

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

• ​Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred in health economics, epidemiology, statistics, public health, business, or related field. 

• 20+ years of relevant biopharmaceutical, vaccine, or healthcare experience. 

• 15+ years in leadership roles across global market access, pricing, health economics, HEOR, or value strategy. 

• Deep expertise in HTA, payer evidence, reimbursement, pricing strategy, and global market access. 

• Strong understanding of global healthcare markets 

• Prior vaccine experience preferred. 

PREFERRED LEADERSHIP PROFILE

• Enterprise-minded strategist with strong scientific and business judgment. 

• Proven leader of leaders with strong talent-development capability. 

• Influential across complex global matrix organizations. 

• Strong analytical and decision-making skills. 

• Culturally agile, collaborative, and externally focused. 

Empowering our people to shine

At Takeda, we earn the trust of society and our customers through our values of Takeda-ism: Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, Perseverance. We incorporate these values in everything we do. They represent who we are and how we act. They help us make decisions that we can be proud of today and in the future. We enable our employees to develop their full potential. As a global top employer, we offer exciting career paths, promote innovation, and strive for top performance in everything we do. Takeda fosters an inclusive, collaborative, and international work environment where our teams are united by their relentless commitment to our goal of improving people's health and creating a better future for the world.

Diversity, Equality, and Inclusion

Takeda is committed to foster diversity, equality, and inclusion. Hiring decisions are based entirely on qualifications and are made regardless of gender, ethnic origin, religion, sexual orientation, age, or disability.

If you are interested in this opportunity, we look forward to receiving your application via our online tool!

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Locations

Zurich, Switzerland

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time