Global Alliance Management Lead, Director
Takeda
Summary
Join Takeda as the Global Alliance Management Lead, Director out of our Cambridge, MA office. This position is responsible for maximizing the value and minimizing the risk of our partnered alliance and licensee programs by providing leadership, actively managing a portfolio of alliances/licensees, and establishing consistent best practices for each alliance across Takeda globally.
Job description
How you will contribute
- Lead and manage a portfolio of global alliance and licensee partnerships to maximize value, minimize risk, and achieve strategic business objectives.
- Serve as the primary relationship leader for assigned partnerships, driving governance, issue resolution, contract compliance, and partnership performance.
- Develop and execute strategic and financial plans for alliance and licensee portfolios, including forecasting, revenue optimization, renegotiations, and market assessments.
- Lead or support business development transactions, including acquisitions, divestments, licensing activities, and contract renegotiations.
- Design, implement, and continuously improve alliance management processes, tools, training, and best practices across Takeda.
- Establish and oversee alliance governance structures, including joint committees, executive reviews, dispute resolution mechanisms, and partnership launch activities.
- Monitor contractual obligations, partnership health, risks, and performance metrics; develop and implement mitigation plans as needed.
- Build strong internal and external stakeholder relationships and influence cross-functional teams to ensure successful execution of partnership objectives.
- Ensure alliance activities comply with Takeda policies, ethics, compliance standards, and evolving organizational requirements.
- Strengthen Takeda's organizational partnering capabilities by coaching stakeholders, sharing best practices, and fostering a culture of excellence in alliance management.
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications
- Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline required; MBA or JD preferred.
- Minimum 8 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry across R&D, Marketing, Finance, Sales, Business Development & Licensing, or a related discipline.
- Minimum 4 years of experience in Alliance Management or a similar role working directly with alliance partners and as part of an alliance or account team.
- Direct pharmaceutical or biotechnology alliance and licensee management experience, including long-term partnerships, governance, dispute resolution, and negotiation or renegotiation of terms and conditions.
- Strong knowledge of the biopharmaceutical value chain and global product development and commercialization.
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional, global teams and projects, including senior leaders, to achieve shared goals.
- Experience designing and implementing strategic initiatives that create organizational alignment, establish new capabilities, and support effective change in a fast-moving, matrixed environment.
- Strong influencing, negotiation, collaboration, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills.
- Polished written, oral, presentation, and executive communication skills.
- Strong judgment, analytical thinking, decision quality, and problem-solving skills.
- Travel Requirement - This position requires <20% travel, including international trips.
Requirements
- Undergraduate degree in a relevant discipline required
- Minimum 8 years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry
- Minimum 4 years of experience in Alliance Management or similar role
- Direct pharmaceutical or biotechnology alliance and licensee management experience
- Strong knowledge of the biopharmaceutical value chain and global product development and commercialization
- Demonstrated success leading cross-functional, global teams and projects
- Experience designing and implementing strategic initiatives
- Strong influencing, negotiation, collaboration, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills
- Polished written, oral, presentation, and executive communication skills
- Strong judgment, analytical thinking, decision quality, and problem-solving skills
- Travel requirement <20% including international trips
Benefits
- Hybrid work policy
- Base salary range $177,000 - $278,080
Company overview
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited is a Japanese multinational pharmaceutical company founded in 1781 and incorporated in 1925. As one of the world's top 20 largest pharmaceutical companies by revenue and the third largest in Asia, Takeda specializes in developing and commercializing innovative medicines across several therapeutic areas including oncology, rare diseases, neuroscience, gastroenterology, plasma-derived therapies, and vaccines. With approximately 49,095 employees globally, the company operates research and development centers, manufacturing facilities, and commercial operations across 39 U.S. states and numerous countries worldwide. Takeda maintains dual headquarters in Tokyo and Osaka, Japan, with significant operations in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where it serves as the largest life sciences employer in the state. The company's patient-focused approach is guided by its Takeda-ism values of Integrity, Fairness, Honesty, and Perseverance, emphasizing a commitment to delivering life-transforming treatments while advancing sustainable healthcare solutions. Takeda's extensive portfolio includes both innovative biologics and small molecule drugs, supported by strategic acquisitions and partnerships that have expanded its capabilities in areas such as immuno-oncology and rare disease treatments.