Associate Director Scientific Communications Lead

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Job Description

About the role:

As a member of Takeda Oncology, your work will contribute to our bold, inspiring vision: We aspire to cure cancer. Here, you'll build a career grounded in purpose and be empowered to deliver your best. As part of the Global Medical Affairs Oncology team, you will report to the Director, Global Scientific Communications Group Lead. This is a hybrid role based in Cambridge, MA.

As a subject matter expert on scientific publications best practices and the development of scientific communications strategy and deliverables, you will proactively define and drive the publication and scientific communication strategic plan and deliverables for the assigned oncology assets based on medical strategies, transparency requirements, and data availability. This position requires a strong scientific and analytical background, preferably in life sciences, and excellent project management skills.

You will develop and implement strategic publications and scientific communications plans in coordination with relevant cross-functional teams (including members of medical affairs, clinical development, and outcomes research; global, regional, or local); leads the publications planning team; manages the development of scientific publications for external audiences and scientific communications materials such as slide decks, NCCN or pathway submissions, animations, and digital amplification of data; manages vendors, freelancers, and available contractors, writers, and editors in the execution of publication and scientific communications tactics; and manages annual budget planning for each assigned program(s).  You will be responsible for driving the publications process and ensuring compliance with global standards, and for ensuring accuracy and scientific rigor of publications. You will serve as the primary liaison with internal and external opinion leaders, investigators, authors, partners, and affiliates on publication activities related to the compounds/ programs. The individual in this role will also be responsible for leading the development of the scientific platform for the assigned assets in collaboration with cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring that this foundational document, which is centered on core scientific statements, provides a scientific lexicon for the program and drives one consistent scientific voice across scientific communications channels. This role will be leading additional medical communications content, which may include, but is not limited to, scientific slide decks, field medical tools, training materials, congress-related activities, websites/tools, and other deliverables.

You will have strong leadership skills required for training internal teams on good publications practices and will play an active role in providing guidance and training to Publications department colleagues on publication strategy development and tactical execution best practices. This individual will work closely with the Scientific Communications Group Lead, Solid Tumors to optimize department resources and evaluate trends in medical publications, and lead and/or participate in the development and review of publications SOPs and Work Practices, where appropriate, to ensure delivery of high-quality medical publications in a timely and compliant manner across programs.

How you will contribute:

• Proactively develop, manage, and execute on global or regionally integrated strategic publication plans and scientific communication plans in coordination with cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with product medical strategies

• Have a strong understanding of prioritized disease areas, including landscape and competition

• Initiate communication with authors; identify all necessary data required for content development; participate in author meetings to facilitate content discussion and ensure appropriate content development process is followed

• Critically review publications including, but not limited to, manuscripts, abstracts, posters, and oral presentations, for accuracy and scientific rigor; manage and facilitate the content review process, including collating reviewer comments and having discussions with authors and reviewers

• Commitment to ethical practices in the preparation and dissemination of publications

• Effectively and consistently communicate the publication and scientific communications strategy, tactical plan, and plan progress to internal business partners; work with vendors and internal technical support groups to evaluate and optimize publications systems for reporting metrics to meet stakeholder needs

• Manage medical writing agency, including oversight on execution of publications plans and budget, and maintenance of publications management databases such as Datavision

• Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations, and policies for development, internal review, and dissemination of scientific communications materials, and act with commitment to ethical practices in the preparation and dissemination of publications.

• Manage alliance partnerships

• Evaluate trends in medical publications and drive opportunities for enhanced publications content and amplification of publications to increase value of publications in scientific exchange; lead and/or participate in process development and refinement, as/if needed

• Lead and/or participate in recruitment of vendors to fill resource gaps

• Provide guidance and training to colleagues on publication strategy development and tactical execution best practices

• Coordinate, plan, and manage scientific communications budget for assigned program(s) in close collaboration with GMAO Operations team

• As needed, provide medical and scientific review of Global Medical Affairs Oncology materials (and, if required, promotional materials) to support the medical (and promotional) review process

• As a subject matter expert for the assigned programs, lead or contribute to the development of content for Global Medical Affairs projects, including but not limited to, NCCN compendia, training materials, global congress plan, and medical resource tools, as needed

• Serve as the Global Scientific Communications representative on relevant Global Medical Strategy Team

• Attend conferences, symposia, or other meetings, as necessary or as assigned, and act as liaison between Global Scientific Communications and external content contributors

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

• Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, or equivalent) in a scientific discipline (preferred) or a minimum of Bachelor’s degree in a scientific discipline plus commensurate long-term experience within pharmaceutical or biotech industry

• 5+ years healthcare or related experience, including 3+ years of experience with the development and execution of medical publications, within medical affairs in the pharmaceutical or biotech industry or within a medical communications agency, is essential

• Knowledge of the scientific publication planning processes, current standards of good publication practice (GPP3), pertinent external guidelines related to industry publications (ICMJE), and scientific reporting standards for studies (CONSORT)

• Oncology experience strongly preferred

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with demonstrated ability to manage several projects simultaneously

• Ability to work well independently and under pressure

• Strong capabilities and experience with resource allocation and vendor management

• Ability to synthesize, interpret, present, and discuss complex medical and scientific data

• Understanding of pharmaceutical clinical development and product life-cycle management, clinical trial design and execution, statistical methods and clinical trial data reporting requirements

• Experience in medical communications function, which may include publications, medical information, and/or training.

• Experience with publications management databases such as Datavision

• Working experience in cross-functional teams and global/local teams within the pharmaceutical or related industry

COMPETENCIES:

• Strategic Approach: Ability to identify opportunities and anticipate changes in the business landscape through an understanding and ongoing assessment of the environment

• Collaboration: Ability to cultivate a broad network of relationships throughout the organization, connecting global, regional and local organizations. Requires experience and success in working in a matrix, cross-functional environment; excellent collaboration skills; experience working across functions to achieve results

• Engage Others: Ability to create a clear and unifying vision inspiring teams to excel

• Drive for Results: Creates functional strategies and goals that are closely aligned with company objectives and develops metrics to track and assess performance

• Creativity and Innovation: Ability to contribute to data analytics and publication planning, including ideas for sub-analyses

• Compliance and Regulatory: Excellent understanding of regulatory, compliance and legal requirements

Technical Skills: Advanced PC skills, including Datavision, MS Project, Word, Excel, Power Point, and SharePoint

TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS: Up to 10% domestic and international travel required

More about us:

At Takeda, we are transforming patient care through the development of novel specialty pharmaceuticals and best in class patient support programs. Takeda is a patient-focused company that will inspire and empower you to grow through life-changing work.

Certified as a Global Top Employer, Takeda offers stimulating careers, encourages innovation, and strives for excellence in everything we do. We foster an inclusive, collaborative workplace, in which our teams are united by an unwavering commitment to deliver Better Health and a Brighter Future to people around the world.

This position is currently classified as "hybrid" in accordance with Takeda's Hybrid and Remote Work policy.

Takeda Compensation and Benefits Summary

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. We are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices.

For Location:

Cambridge, MA

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$169,400.00 - $266,200.00

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. The actual base salary offered will be in accordance with state or local minimum wage requirements for the job location. 

U.S. based employees may be eligible for short-term and/ or long-term incentives. U.S. based employees may be eligible to participate in medical, dental, vision insurance, a 401(k) plan and company match, short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, a tuition reimbursement program, paid volunteer time off, company holidays, and well-being benefits, among others. U.S. based employees are also eligible to receive, per calendar year, up to 80 hours of sick time, and new hires are eligible to accrue up to 120 hours of paid vacation. 

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Locations

Cambridge, MA

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Job Exempt

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