Scientific Communications Content Lead

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Job Description

Role Objectives:

• Lead the Bengaluru GCM Scientific Communications content capability across Critical Literature Review, Publication Operations, and Medical Communications and Congress Content Factory Integration ​

• Translate approved Global Medical and Scientific Communications priorities into coordinated workplans, capacity requirements and delivery standards across the three workstreams ​

• Ensure high-quality, timely and reuse-led delivery while accountable Global teams retain scientific strategy, content direction and final approval​

Key Responsibilities:

Capability & Team Leadership​

• Lead and develop individual contributors across Critical Literature Review, Publication Operations and Content Factory Integration ​

• Manage priorities, capacity, workload balance, service expectations and performance across the Scientific Communications content portfolio ​

• Build team capability through role-based training, coaching, standardized processes and clear escalation pathways ​

• Ensure literature, publication and content-production workstreams operate as an integrated delivery model ​

Scientific Content & Publication Operations​

• Oversee structured literature reviews, including search execution, critical appraisal, evidence summaries, source documentation and traceability ​

• Oversee publication operations, including press-release coordination, publication timelines, review cycles, approvals and cross-functional dependencies 

• Ensure literature insights and approved evidence are appropriately incorporated into Medical Communications and Congress content workflows ​

• Escalate scientific interpretation, publication strategy, messaging and content-approval decisions to accountable Global owners ​

Content Factory Integration, Reuse & Performance​

• Oversee the enterprise intake and coordination model for Medical Communications and Congress content requests ​

• Ensure the Integration Leads manage the direct Content Factory relationship, including brief development, delivery coordination, questions, revisions and workflow tracking ​

• Promote a global-first content model by identifying reuse opportunities, challenging unnecessary duplication and supporting valid local adaptation ​

• Monitor request volumes, backlog, reuse, on-time delivery, rework, quality and stakeholder satisfaction ​

• Drive continuous improvement across intake, literature review, publication coordination 

Qualifications:

Experience: More than 9- 12 years of related experience; more than 6 years in the biopharmaceutical industry; more than 6 years in Scientific Communications, Medical Communications, publications, literature review or content operations; experience leading teams or senior individual contributors preferred​

Technical skills:​

• Strong knowledge of literature review, publication operations and Medical-content development workflows ​

• Experience with modular content, global-to-local reuse, production briefs and external content partners​

• Strong people leadership, prioritization, stakeholder management and escalation capabilities​

Education: A Medical, scientific, pharmacy, life sciences, public health, Medical communications, business operations or related degree is required; an advanced degree is preferred​

Languages: Fluent English required; additional languages advantageous​

BENEFITS:

It is our priority to provide competitive compensation and a benefit package that bridges your personal life with your professional career. Amongst our benefits are:

• Competitive Salary + Performance Annual Bonus

• Flexible work environment, including hybrid working

• Comprehensive Healthcare Insurance Plans for self, spouse, and children

• Group Term Life Insurance and Group Accident Insurance programs

• Employee Assistance Program

• Broad Variety of learning platforms

• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Programs

• Reimbursements – Home Internet & Mobile Phone

• Employee Referral Program

• Leaves – Paternity Leave (4 Weeks) , Maternity Leave (up to 26 weeks), Bereavement Leave (5 calendar days)
  

ABOUT ICC IN TAKEDA:

• Takeda is leading a digital revolution. We’re not just transforming our company; we’re improving the lives of millions of patients who rely on our medicines every day.

• As an organization, we are committed to our cloud-driven business transformation and believe the ICCs are the catalysts of change for our global organization.

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Locations

IND - Bengaluru

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time