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Role Mission
Lead the Market Access, Health Economics & Outcomes Research (HEOR), and Pricing strategy for Takeda’s portfolio in Brazil, connecting patient needs, value evidence, and local regulatory requirements to expand and sustain access across public and private healthcare markets. This role combines strategic leadership, technical excellence, and executive influence, while ensuring the highest standards of Ethics & Compliance
Key Responsibilities
Define and lead the integrated Market Access, HEOR, and Pricing strategy for assigned brands, partnering with Business Units and Medical.
Lead, coach, and develop a high-performing technical team (managers and specialists), ensuring clear prioritization and delivery excellence.
Drive HTA strategy and submissions across public and private decision-making pathways, ensuring quality, timing, and full compliance with internal policies.
Align with Evidence Generation to shape value narratives and local evidence plans, proactively addressing evidence gaps relevant to access decisions.
Lead local pricing strategy and governance for pricing dossiers for new products and line extensions, aligned with Regional/Global guidance and local requirements.
Monitor the external landscape (competition, payer dynamics, regulation) to anticipate risks/opportunities and recommend course corrections.
Represent Takeda in strategic market access forums and stakeholder engagements (payers, healthcare leaders, KOLs, authorities), always within E&C guidelines.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Pharmacy, Business Administration, Engineering, Economics, or related fields.
Preferred: post-graduate training in Health Economics, HTA, Market Access, Management, or related areas.
Demonstrated experience in Brazilian public and private Market Access, including exposure to HTA and pricing topics.
Strong understanding of Brazil’s medicines pricing environment, processes, and applicable systems/governance.
Proven ability to lead and develop technical teams, with strong cross-functional influence and stakeholder management skills.
Strategic and analytical mindset, able to translate evidence and data into access and business decisions
English proficiency to operate with Regional/Global teams (meetings and written communication).
Strong communication and negotiation skills, with consistent role-model behavior in Ethics & Compliance
Role location
São Paulo, SP (Brazil)
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BRA - Parque da Cidade
Employee
Regular
Full time
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