Global Medical Communications Lead, GI2
About The Position
The Director, Global Medical Communications Lead, is accountable for shaping and delivering the medical communications strategy for assigned high-priority assets or a franchise as a core component of the integrated therapeutic-area scientific communications and global medical strategy. The role operates with a high degree of independence as a functional expert and strategic advisor to therapeutic-area leadership. It translates evidence into consistent, impactful scientific narratives for stakeholders across markets, delivered in appropriate formats and channels, prioritizing impact over volume. The role owns prioritization and delivery of the medical communications plan and core content, including scientific communication platforms, core slide decks, FAQs, congress and symposia content, and medical education materials. It champions AI-enabled and digital approaches, including modular content reuse and scientific discoverability in AI-mediated channels, to increase speed, quality, and reach. The position leads the medical communications strategy for assigned assets or franchises, owns their scientific narratives and integrated congress and medical education strategies, and partners with stakeholders across Medical, Clinical Development, evidence generation, and local operating companies. It serves as a medical approver for promotional and non-promotional materials, translates strategy into reusable modular content, and scales AI-enabled workflows. It also defines impact measures, uses field, congress, and digital insights to refine strategy, manages budgets and vendors, and mentors contributors while building functional capability.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in a life science or healthcare discipline.
- At least 12 years of relevant experience with a bachelor's degree, 10 years with a master's degree, or 8 years with a doctorate in the biopharmaceutical industry or a closely related field.
- At least 5 years of experience in medical communications, including leading strategy for high-priority assets in a global matrix environment.
- Deep understanding of drug development, evidence generation, and Medical Affairs; strong business acumen and ability to turn complex data into strategy.
- Expert knowledge of international regulatory and legal guidance for medical communications and medical review of promotional and non-promotional materials.
- Proven ability to influence senior stakeholders without authority and drive alignment across global, regional, and local teams.
- Experience in mentoring and matrix leadership; ability to make independent strategic decisions within scope and drive adoption of new ways of working.
- Proven experience applying AI and digital technologies to scale scientific communications.
- Exceptional written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to tell a compelling scientific story to senior audiences.
Nice To Haves
- Advanced degree preferred, such as MSc, PharmD, PhD, or MD.
- Experience in the assigned therapeutic area preferred.
Responsibilities
- Shape and lead the medical communications strategy for assigned assets or franchise as part of the integrated therapeutic-area plan, setting priorities, advising therapeutic-area leadership, and anticipating evidence and communication needs across the lifecycle.
- Own the scientific narrative for assigned assets and lead development and evolution of scientific communication platforms, lexicons, core slide decks, and FAQs as modular core assets for global reuse.
- Lead integrated congress and medical education strategy, including booth content, symposia, pre- and post-congress communications, and insight capture, in partnership with the Global Congress Center of Excellence.
- Partner strategically with Medical Strategy Teams, Clinical Development, evidence generation, and local operating companies; influence senior stakeholders and resolve competing priorities.
- Serve as medical approver for promotional and non-promotional materials, lead concept design, and resolve complex medical, legal, and regulatory questions.
- Translate strategy into reuse-led briefs and modular core assets for the Global Content Center and Medical Content Factory to meet local needs without local rework.
- Champion and scale AI-enabled workflows, including content development, AI-assisted quality control, and data visualization, and ensure Takeda evidence is discoverable and accurately represented in AI-mediated channels.
- Define impact measures and use field, congress, and digital insights to refine strategy and close evidence gaps.
- Own budget, forecasting, and vendor strategy for assigned scope; act as financial steward and identify efficiencies.
- Mentor associate directors, managers, fellows, and contributors; provide dotted-line leadership where assigned and build functional capability.
- Travel domestically and internationally, up to approximately 20%, including for congresses and offsite meetings.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
