At Daiichi Sankyo, we are united by a single purpose, to improve lives around the world through innovative medicines. With a legacy of innovation since 1899, a presence in more than 30 countries, and more than 19,000 employees, we are advancing breakthrough therapies in oncology, cardiovascular disease, rare diseases, and immune disorders. Guided by our 2030 vision to "be an innovative global healthcare company contributing to the sustainable development of society", we are shaping a healthier, more hopeful future for patients, their families, and society.
Job Summary
Responsibilities
- Regional Collaboration: Partner with regional and local DS affiliates to optimize identification of ENHERTU eligible patients. Engage alliance partners to gather input on global diagnostics plans and activities, ensuring programs are aligned across regions with minimal redundancy and maximum impact. Serve as the primary global escalation and alignment lead for HER2 Diagnostics. Monitor local unmet needs and resourcing requirements and improve market clarity by leading best practice exchange forums and routine stakeholder updates.
- Cross-functional Collaboration: Drive cross functional engagement and alignment on core initiatives, with emphasis on Pathology & Laboratory Enablement programs. Ensure commercial activities (including pathology education) complement medical initiatives and close strategic/tactical diagnostic gaps. Provide commercial brand teams with regular updates on diagnostic landscape trends, stakeholder insights, and key pathology related milestones. Contribute to business and financial planning with the brand indication teams. Serve as the commercial escalation and alignment point for HER2 Diagnostics, interfacing with medical counterparts.
- Diagnostics Insights & Tracking: Build and maintain a robust understanding of patient identification challenges across the global diagnostics landscape for each HER2 biomarker program. Leverage primary market research, secondary data analyses, and voice-of-customer insights from key stakeholders. Apply expertise to challenge strategic and tactical assumptions and refine diagnostic strategies across the product lifecycle, considering competitive pressures, disease prevalence(s), test proficiency / quality assurance, and market access dynamics. Identify barriers and close gaps through practical, market appropriate frameworks. Define and recommend critical KPIs—and their evolution over time—to monitor diagnostic testing performance and support the overarching commercial strategies.
- Alliance Partnership: Establish and sustain effective collaboration with DS’ alliance partner, ensuring alignment across cross functional project teams. Lead end to end submission of materials through required compliance processes. Secure approvals on schedule to meet critical milestones and enable delivery of resources to regional and local affiliates.
Qualifications
Successful candidates will be able to meet the qualifications below with or without a reasonable accommodation.
Education Qualifications (from an accredited college or university):
- Bachelor's Degree required (Business or Biological Sciences preferred)
- Master's Degree or MBA preferred
Experience Qualifications:
- 7 or More Years overall related experience (diagnostics, medical device, and/or pharmaceuticals) required
- Oncology experience preferred
- Global experience leading cross-cultural matrix teams preferred
Travel Requirements
- Ability to travel up to 20% of the time.
- International travel for required business meetings
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Salary Range:
USD$162,400.00 - USD$243,600.00