Senior Manager, GRA A&P International Commercial Review Management at Takeda

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Job Description

High-level Overview:

The Senior Manager, Commercial Material Review Process (CMRP) is responsible for the day-to-day operational management, coordination, and continuous improvement of the International Commercial Material Review Process within Global Regulatory Affairs Advertising & Promotion (GRA A&P).

This role provides direct leadership to the CMRP Coordinator and Global Librarian teams and serves as a key operational liaison across GRA A&P, review teams, DD&T, and training partners. The Senior Manager ensures that CMRP processes and supporting systems operate effectively, consistently, and in alignment with evolving business needs.

The role will also support the continued evolution of International PromoMats by providing business and process expertise for platform enhancements, coordinating testing and implementation activities, monitoring operational performance, and identifying opportunities to improve the reviewer and user experience.

Role Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership & CMRP Operations: Lead CMRP operational teams and oversee consistent, efficient delivery of review coordination, library services, prioritization, and issue resolution.
• Platform & Process Management: Provide CMRP operational expertise and partner with GRA A&P Excellence to optimize International PromoMats capabilities, processes, system enhancements, and user experience.
• Continuous Improvement: support ongoing CMRP process and operational improvements to simplify ways of working, increase efficiency, strengthen consistency, and enhance service delivery.
• Performance Insights & Reporting: Develop and communicate CMRP performance insights, trends, and opportunities to inform priorities, operational decisions, and continuous improvement.
• Training & Change Enablement: Ensure CMRP training, communications, and change activities remain aligned with evolving processes, systems, and ways of working to support effective adoption.
• Cross-Functional Partnership: Build strong partnerships across GRA A&P, Medical, Commercial, DD&T, Training, and CMRP stakeholders to align priorities and advance operational excellence.

EDUCATION, BEHAVIORAL COMPETENCIES AND SKILLS:

• Bachelor’s Degree plus 3+ years of related general business experience or High School Diploma plus 3+ years of related general business experience
• Minimum of 2 years with direct experience managing or coordinating an advertising and promotional process
• Experience working in the pharmaceutical industry
• Experience working with cross-functional groups and teams to achieve common goals
• Project management experience
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite
• Demonstrates effective facilitation skills to enable alignment across cross-functional stakeholders and ability to influence without authority.

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The estimated salary range reflects an anticipated range for this position. The actual base salary offered may depend on a variety of factors, including the qualifications of the individual applicant for the position, years of relevant experience, specific and unique skills, level of education attained, certifications or other professional licenses held, and the location in which the applicant lives and/or from which they will be performing the job.

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