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Job DescriptionPurposes
This position is responsible for design and development the affordability and commercial insurance access strategy for Takeda’s innovative drugs. The incumbent will collaborate with external and internal stakeholders to drive Takeda brands’ adoption by commercial insurance products, and improve the affordability and accessibility of Takeda’s innovative drugs.
Key Responsibilities
1, Affordability & Commercial Insurance Strategy and Delivery
- Define and develop the affordability & commercial insurance strategy across targeted brands, aligned to Takeda’s patient-first principles, market access strategy, and brand objectives.
- Drive innovative access collaboration models including commercial insurance coverage, specialty drug reimbursement, outcome-based payment, performance-based reimbursement, direct-pay solutions, and other risk-sharing mechanisms
- Lead end-to-end payer partnership projects from solution design and negotiation to implementation and operational management
- Lead commercial negotiations with external partners including TPAs and insurance stakeholders in collaboration with Market Access and Brand teams.
2, Monitor commercial insurance policy trends and market dynamics and translate insights into actionable access and affordability plans.
- Monitor the commercial insurance policy and market trends
- Support IDL listing of targeted brands
- Collaboration with the commercial insurance industry to advocate for policies to improve the affordability and accessibility of innovative drugs.
3, Innovative Payment Solution design and implementation
- Design and implement patient-centric innovative payment solutions across targeted brands aligned with product lifecycle and market access strategy
- Monitor project implementation effectiveness and continuously optimize workflows, settlement models, and operational KPIs
- Ensure related projects are built with clear medical, ethical, legal, and compliance guardrails, including transparent communications and audit-ready documentation.
- Support scalability and replication of successful innovative payment programs across products and therapeutic areas
Qualifications
Preferred background
- 5+ years of experience in commercial insurance company or multiple payment TPA;
- Experience in pharmaceutical access function is a plus;
- Strong understanding of China healthcare payment landscape, including commercial insurance, HuiMinBao, innovative payment, PAP and diversified payer models;
- Familiarity with innovative payment models and patient affordability solutions;
- Strong project management, communication skills, stakeholder management, and commercial negotiation capabilities
- Adapt to environments with pressure and fast work pace
- Good communication skills in both Chinese and English
Level of education
- Bachelor's degree
Working experience in relevant field
- Pharmaceutical companies (Market Access/Innovative payment)
- Commercial healthcare insurance companies
- TPAs / healthcare payment platform companies
Skills Required
- Bachelor’s degree
- 5+ years of experience in a commercial insurance company or multiple payment TPAs
- Experience in pharmaceutical market access or innovative payment functions
- Strong understanding of China’s healthcare payment landscape, including commercial insurance, HuiMinBao, innovative payment, PAP, and diversified payer models
- Familiarity with innovative payment models and patient affordability solutions
- Strong project management, communication, stakeholder management, and commercial negotiation skills
- Ability to adapt to high-pressure, fast-paced environments
- Good communication skills in both Chinese and English
Takeda Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Takeda and has not been reviewed or approved by Takeda.
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Retirement Support — Employer-funded retirement is described as notably strong, combining a dollar-for-dollar 401(k) match with an additional company contribution that scales with age and service. Access to an employee stock purchase plan further supports long-term wealth building.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid bonding leave for all parents, substantial adoption/surrogacy reimbursement, and robust caregiver resources (backup care and Maven family-forming support) are emphasized as core strengths. These offerings create a comprehensive safety net for a range of family situations.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options (nationwide PPO/HSA and regional HMOs), employer HSA funding, and integrated mental-health and well-being programs signal depth in coverage. Preventive care is covered in-network, and plan choices by state expand access.
Takeda Insights
What We Do
For over 240 years, Takeda’s propensity to evolve has driven the next generation of innovation, and as a future-focused organization, we’re continuing to drive forward with endurance in our steadfast pursuit to achieve the best outcomes for our patients in a rapidly changing world. We have been preparing for this period of value creation by investing in data, digital and technology, and we’re proud of our employees and their commitment to turning groundbreaking ideas into life-changing impacts. Since our founding in Japan, integrity and putting patients first have been at the heart of our identity, and we will emerge ready for our future as one of the most trusted and science-driven digital biopharmaceutical companies. Join a team where your innovation impacts lives. Together, we’ll realize improved outcomes by improving data quality, enhancing launch execution and improving the patient journey. You’ll play a critical role in accelerating data collection and increasing accuracy across all parts of the business. Patients across the globe will benefit from access to treatments afforded by greater opportunities and efficiency in our research and development.
Why Work With Us
We connect to our history and Japanese heritage through everything we do to bring our purpose, values, vision, and imperatives to life. We are committed to bringing better health and a brighter future to patients. Being a part of Takeda means having the opportunity to be a part of something bigger than yourself.
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