Associate Director, Scientific Communications Lead, Solid Tumors, Global Medical Affairs Oncology

Role Summary

Associate Director, Scientific Communications Lead, Solid Tumors, Global Medical Affairs Oncology. As a member of Takeda Oncology, contribute to the vision to cure cancer by driving publication and scientific communications strategy and deliverables for assigned oncology assets. Lead cross-functional collaboration, manage publications planning, and ensure scientific rigor and compliance across programs. Serve as primary liaison with internal and external stakeholders and guide the development of foundational scientific content and materials.

Responsibilities

• Proactively develop, manage, and execute global or regionally integrated strategic publication and scientific communication plans in coordination with cross-functional teams, ensuring alignment with product medical strategies
• Understand prioritized disease areas, landscape, and competition
• Initiate communication with authors; identify data required for content development; participate in author meetings to facilitate content discussions
• Critically review publications (manuscripts, abstracts, posters, oral presentations) for accuracy and scientific rigor; manage content review process with reviewers and authors
• Commit to ethical practices in the preparation and dissemination of publications
• Communicate publication strategy and progress to internal partners; collaborate with vendors and technical support to optimize publications metrics
• Manage medical writing agency and oversee execution of publication plans and budgets; maintain publications databases (e.g., Datavision)
• Ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and policies for development, internal review, and dissemination of scientific materials
• Manage alliance partnerships
• Evaluate trends in medical publications; drive opportunities for enhanced content and amplification; develop or refine processes as needed
• Lead or participate in vendor recruitment to fill resource gaps
• Provide guidance and training on publication strategy and tactical execution best practices
• Coordinate, plan, and manage the scientific communications budget in collaboration with the GMAO Operations team
• Provide medical and scientific review of Global Medical Affairs Oncology materials (and promotional materials if required) to support medical/promotional review
• Lead or contribute to content for Global Medical Affairs projects (e.g., NCCN compendia, training materials, global congress plan, medical resource tools)
• Represent Global Scientific Communications on relevant Global Medical Strategy Team
• Attend conferences and meetings as assigned and liaise between Global Scientific Communications and external contributors

Qualifications

• Required: Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, or equivalent) in a scientific discipline (preferred) or a minimum of Bachelor‚Äôs degree in a scientific discipline plus substantial industry experience
• Required: 5+ years healthcare or related experience, including 3+ years in development and execution of medical publications within medical affairs or medical communications
• Required: Knowledge of scientific publication planning processes, GPP3, ICMJE guidelines, and CONSORT standards
• Preferred: Oncology experience
• Required: Strong written and verbal communication skills with ability to manage multiple projects
• Required: Ability to work independently and under pressure; strong vendor management and resource allocation capabilities
• Required: Ability to synthesize and discuss complex medical and scientific data
• Required: Understanding of pharmaceutical clinical development, product lifecycle, trial design and data reporting requirements
• Required: Experience in medical communications functions (publications, medical information, and/or training)
• Required: Experience with publications management databases (e.g., Datavision)
• Required: Experience working in cross-functional and global/local teams within the pharmaceutical or related industry

Skills

• Strategic Approach
• Collaboration
• Engage Others
• Drive for Results
• Creativity and Innovation
• Compliance and Regulatory
• Technical Skills: Datavision, MS Project, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint

Education

• Advanced degree (PhD, PharmD, or equivalent) preferred; or Bachelor‚Äôs degree with extensive relevant experience

Additional Requirements

• Travel: Up to 10% domestic and international travel required