Associate Director, US Medical Communications, Gastroenterology

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Job Description

About the role

Join Takeda as an Associate Director, US Medical Communications - Gastroenterology where you will be a strategic partner of the US Medical Communications team responsible for supporting the development and execution of the medical communications strategy across the assigned therapeutic portfolio. You will also be involved in the medical communications Scientific Communication Platform (SCP) and Integrated Communication Platform (ICP) development, and content generation, which may include, but is not limited to, publications, scientific slide decks, field medical tools, training materials, congress-related activities, websites/tools, and other medical programs. As part of the US Medical team, you will report to the Director, Medical Communications. This is a hybrid position based in Lexington, MA.

How you will contribute

•  You will interact with key internal stakeholders, which may include members of the US Medical Communications Team and other functional medical partners such as Medical and Scientific Directors, Outcomes Research, Field Medical, Medical Information, Program Management; other USBU Stakeholders; and Global functional groups such as Medical, Publications, Regulatory, Statistics, and Legal.
•  You will also partner with external key stakeholders such as opinion leaders, investigators, partners, and vendors for medical communication activities related to assigned assets.
•  Involved in planning, development, and implementation of medical communication plans and education programs for assigned brands and/or pipeline therapies
•  Maintain in-depth knowledge of medical communications trends and materials (scientific platform, core slide decks, scientific communication plans, digital communication plans) and can drive updates/revisions to these materials
•  Maintain the scientific accuracy and robustness of the information included in the SCP and Core Communication Objectives (CCOs) for assigned products, and in close collaboration with the cross-functional team supports the development of new SCPs for new products
•  In collaboration with the US Medical Affairs team, support development and execution of the Medical Communications plan and associated activities, such as generation of core Medical Communication documents, SCP, ICP, medical booths and other congress activities, satellite symposia, educational activities, and scientific meetings with external experts
•  Support congress planning and execution including oversight of content and design for the medical affairs booth, collection and generation of scientific insights, and planning of scientific symposia
•  Drive post-congress support including liaising with competitive intelligence and post-congress integration of learnings into medical materials and communication plans
•  Support medical review during the promotional and non-promotional (e.g., disease state) commercial material review, as well as medical affairs material review, for assigned brands
•  Assist in scientific or medical content development for the Field Medical Learning and Development Team for training materials for assigned therapeutic area
•  Ensure that assigned medical communication projects remain on strategy, within budget, and are executed promptly.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications

Required

•  Advanced degree (i.e., MPH, MS, Ph.D., MD, or PharmD) in a biosciences discipline
•  4+ years of rel