Global Scientific Training Lead – Immunology GI

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Job Description

OBJECTIVES / PURPOSE

The Global Scientific Training Lead is a scientific training expert accountable for the global scientific training strategy and execution for the assigned Therapeutic Area, operating within the global scientific training architecture owned by the Head, Global Scientific Training. This role combines deep scientific and product expertise with strategic training leadership, ensuring Medical teams across all markets and business units are scientifically credible, launch-ready, and equipped to engage effectively across the product lifecycle.

The role leads the assigned Therapeutic Area Training Council, driving the scientific training council strategy on behalf of Global Medical Excellence, with IBU Medical Excellence & Operations and embedded Medical Excellence Leads partnering on training sequencing and delivery in market. The role also serves as the scientific training partner to R&D and Global Development for the assigned Therapeutic Area, engaging through Takeda’s Enterprise Engagement model to ensure field and Medical teams are scientifically prepared to support clinical studies.

ACCOUNTABILITIES

1. Therapeutic Area Scientific Training Strategy

• Lead the cross-functional assigned Therapeutic Area Training Council, driving the scientific training council strategy for the assigned Therapeutic Area on behalf of Global Medical Excellence, with IBU Medical Excellence & Operations and embedded Global Medical Excellence Leads partnering on the council’s priorities and direction

• Own the development, delivery, and continuous evolution of the global scientific training plan for the therapeutic area, partnering with Global Medical Leads, Data Dissemination, and Evidence Generation to ensure the plan is scientifically robust and well-informed

• Ensure all scientific training content for the assigned Therapeutic Area is current, scientifically accurate, and compliant with internal policy and external regulatory requirements governing medical training content

2. Launch & Pipeline Readiness

• Own scientific training and launch readiness for pipeline assets within the assigned Therapeutic Area, leading the design, development, and global delivery of scientific training directly, ensuring Medical teams are scientifically prepared ahead of and through launch

• For inline assets, partner with IBU Medical Excellence & Operations and embedded Global Medical Excellence Leads, who lead ongoing scientific training delivery and sequencing in market, providing scientific content, updates, and subject matter expertise to support their delivery and ensure scientific accuracy and currency

• Partner with Marketing & Commercial Excellence to align scientific training content and the scientific narrative to commercial launch priorities, contributing to a shared view of Medical’s contribution to launch success for the assigned Therapeutic Area

3. R&D, Global Development & Enterprise Engagement

• Serve as the primary scientific training partner to R&D and Global Development for the assigned Therapeutic Area, engaging through Takeda’s Enterprise Engagement model to ensure field and Medical teams are scientifically prepared to support clinical studies

• Maintain deep product and disease-state expertise for the assigned Therapeutic Area, representing scientific training on cross-functional Global Medical Strategy Teams and serving as the training authority within the therapeutic area

4. Certification & Performance Measurement

• Own the certification framework and standards for the assigned Therapeutic Area, ensuring field medical teams meet certification requirements ahead of deployment and on an ongoing basis, consistent with the global field medical effectiveness framework

• Identify and track scientific training effectiveness metrics for the therapeutic area, benchmarking training impact on learning and field medical performance, and using evidence to continuously improve training design and delivery

5. Bloom Content Ownership & Governance

• Own scientific training content for the assigned Therapeutic Area on Bloom, ensuring content meets the governance and curation standards set by the Head, Medical Capability Strategy & Operations and remains current, relevant, and additive

• Partner with Digital, Data & Technology to ensure scientific training content and curricula are maintained effectively on Bloom and other relevant learning platforms

6. Programme Design, Delivery & Stakeholder Partnership

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