Scientific Communications Group Lead, GI Oncology (Director)

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Job Description

About the role:

We are seeking an experienced leader for a Scientific Communications Group Lead role focused on Gastroenterology (GI). The Scientific Communications Group Lead is a key strategic partner of the Global Medical Affairs teams as well as the OTAU, ODDU, and global brand teams. This dynamic individual will have ultimate responsibility and accountability for the Scientific Communications H groups within Global Medical Affairs Oncology, Medical Capabilities team, which includes overseeing team/talents management and execution of the scientific communications strategies and deliverables, including but not limited to all publications activities across the GI Franchise (marketed and pipeline). You will work to ensure appropriate resource levels, systems support, and policies and SOPs are available to ensure business needs are met in an efficient, timely, and compliant manner. 

You will have cross-functional experience and the ability to work in close collaboration with key stakeholders (e.g. global, regional, or local), including members of medical affairs, clinical development, outcomes research, commercial, and corporate communications , to oversee the development and execution of the global scientific communication plan(s) and deliverables (which may include, but are not limited to, publications, scientific slide decks, field medical resources, training materials, congress-related activities, satellite symposia, and website content) based on medical strategies, transparency requirements, and data availability.

Critical to this position is the understanding of good publication practices (including, but not limited to ICMJE, GPP22, CONSORT) and of ethical considerations around industry publications, the ability to implement, interpret, and apply policy to daily activities, the ability to assess vendor capabilities within the scope of work. As part of the Scientific Communications team, this position will be responsible for managing a group of Scientific Communication Leads and will report to the Head of Global Scientific Communications. This is a hybrid role based in Cambridge, MA.

How you will contribute:

• Member of the Scientific Communications Leadership Team.

• Provide leadership for global GI Franchise scientific communications programs for both marketed and pipeline products;  plan and prioritize required resources for programs reaching critical development phase; educate key internal stakeholders (e.g.  global product team (GPT) members)  to ensure clear understanding of publication processes; partner with the Global Medical Director, Global Product Leads (GPL) and Global Brand Leads (GBL) to align strategic scientific Communications plans and activities with product medical strategies and applicable disease area strategies.

• Assess and plan resources based on business needs; develop and execute talent and sourcing strategy and management plan; create an atmosphere for learning and professional development.

• As a subject matter expert on GI franchise, provide strategic leadership to the execution of global scientific communications strategies and deliverables.

• Work closely with the Head of Scientific Communications Oncology to ensure excellence in the consistency and delivery of strategic scientific communications plans, including all publications activities at all levels of the organization; lead change management efforts, as/when required.

• Work closely with the GI Franchise team members to achieve optimized financial management (e.g. budgets, approve work orders, conduct vendor performance management, and execute scientific communications plans for all assigned assets).

• Build strong understanding of prioritized disease areas, including landscape and competition to inform/refresh relevant internal strategies and to educate key internal stakeholder.

• Collaborate with the Medical Excellence Team to develop strategy and processes for training on key data.

• Interact directly and maintain relationships with Clinical, Statistics, Regulatory Affairs, and Medical Affairs to fully understand development programs, regulatory and medical strategies, and key scientific and communication objectives for the therapeutic area and incorporate key insights in relevant internal strategies.

• Conduct internal company training on publication processes and guidelines.

• Provide medical and scientific review of materials developed by Global Medical Affairs, as needed 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.

• Ensure that assigned scientific communications projects remain on strategy, within budget, and are executed promptly.

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

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

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

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

• 3+ years of budgetary and/or people management experience.

• Knowledge of scientific publication planning approaches and ability to apply relevant external guidelines related to publications are required.

• Oncology experience strongly preferred.

• Knowledge of the scientific publication planning processes, current standards of good publication practice (GPP22), pertinent external guidelines related to industry publications (ICMJE), and scientific reporting standards for studies (CONSORT).

• Solid experience and knowledge of publication management and scientific platform software/systems

• Experience in vendor management

• Excellent communication, prioritizing, problem-solving, planning, and organizational skills.

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

• Strong analytical skills and ability to interpret and present complex medical and scientific data.

• Solid experience managing budgets to ensure performance versus targets.

• Advanced PC skills, including MS Word, Excel, Power Point, and SharePoint.

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 20% 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:

$192,400.00 - $302,390.00

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

Yes

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