Senior Manager, Medical Information & Review

Role Summary

Senior Manager, US Medical Information and Review at Takeda. Deliver high-quality, balanced and timely medical and scientific information regarding specific products and provide advanced medical and scientific review of promotional and medical materials. Serve as a technical and/or operational resource for internal and external partners, healthcare professionals, and consumers. Hybrid role based in Lexington, MA.

Responsibilities

• Manage Medical Information activities for specific products, including development of standard written and verbal responses, Clinical Dossiers, Letters and FAQs, and periodic review of inquiries and responses.
• Provide advanced medical information / clinical expertise for assigned products to internal strategy teams and external stakeholders such as healthcare professionals, patients and advocacy groups.
• Provide advanced medical and scientific review of promotional materials, press releases, and sales training communications; review medical slides and other relevant publications; serve as a resource to colleagues.
• Develop, maintain and provide high quality medical and scientific information autonomously (Standard/Custom Letters, Clinical Dossiers, FAQs) for internal and external customers.
• Grant formal approval for cross-functional promotional review activities, including strategic scientific consultations on brand messages and reviewing promotional materials for content and accuracy.
• Coordinate development, review and approval of clinical data on file to support promotional claims.
• Drive innovation by integrating AI technologies to streamline medical information review processes and optimize workflows.
• Coordinate efforts around Compendia submissions and product hot topics; manage vendor/partnerships during dossier updates.
• Apply clinical expertise to craft medical responses and recommendations as requested by journals and organizations.
• Direct and coach Medical Information Contact Center staff on routine cases and manage escalated cases.
• Coach and mentor fellows, students and Medical Information & Review Managers.
• Support at professional meetings and train commercial colleagues on complex information requests to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Conduct strategic gap analyses of medical information needs and develop fulfillment strategies.
• Disseminate actionable medical insights to enhance knowledge across the organization.
• Develop and deliver ongoing training programs for departmental colleagues, Contact Center personnel and sales groups.
• Represent the Medical Information and Review function at US Medical Unit meetings; review other materials as required.
• Identify and develop strategies to improve current processes with US Medical Affairs to enhance medical information services.
• Coordinate with Medical Affairs, vendors, and outsource providers to disseminate content via multiple channels.
• Create, maintain and communicate metrics and KPIs to Senior Leadership.

Qualifications

• Required: Doctoral degree in a health-sciences field such as PharmD, MD or PhD; 2‚Äì3 years of healthcare or related experience post-degree, including at least 2 years in medical communications within the pharmaceutical industry.
• Required: Advanced communication skills (oral and written) and ability to engage diverse stakeholders.
• Required: Proficiency in communicating using highly technical and scientific language; understanding of the drug development process.
• Required: Demonstrated teamwork, leadership, timely decision-making and results orientation; proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Preferred: Clinical, research, or teaching experience; Board Certification in therapeutic area.

Skills

• Medical information management
• Clinical and scientific review
• Strategic communication
• AI-enabled process improvement
• Vendor and project management
• Training and mentoring
• Regulatory compliance in medical communications

Education

• Doctoral degree in a health-sciences field (PharmD, MD or PhD)

Additional Requirements

• Travel: Ability to drive to or fly to various meetings/client sites; overnight travel 10‚Äì20%, including some weekends; travel may vary by therapeutic responsibilities.