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Associate Director, Global Medical Communications, GMA Congress Excellence

Employer
Takeda
Location
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Start date
Oct 7, 2024
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Job Description

About the role:

Reporting into Global Medical Communications, the Associate Director, Global Medical Affairs Congress Excellence Lead is a visible role to support the development, operationalization, and execution of Takeda GMA’s scientific and medical congress strategy. You will be the champion to create a roadmap and process for Medical Congress presence and engagement and requires a person who can collaborate cross-functionally to create an industry-leading operational framework and work independently in a fast-paced environment.

How you will contribute:
  • Develop and manage the annual congress strategic planning process for Global Medical Affairs (including forecasting +3 years) and ensuring proper linkage to the Annual Global Medical and Budget Planning process
  • Strive to ensure appropriate and adequate cross-functional representation at annual and periodic congress planning meetings
  • Contribute to development of key communication initiatives to support GMA’s value story (e.g., internal messages or SharePoint, as decided)
  • Maintain a high level of cross-functional coordination, strategic planning, budget and compliance adherence, liaising with other planning groups (e.g., global meetings and events, finance, etc.)
  • Benchmark and develop insights strategy to ensure constant awareness of changing landscape of scientific congress presence to support elevating Takeda’s leadership presence
  • Collaborate on new/innovative/digital engagement and communications approaches associated with congress strategies (e.g. OneTakeda congress app)
  • Develop and/or maintain library of congress-related templates (e.g., congress flow diagrams, playbook, pre-con decks, post-con decks, symposia, planning meetings, internal communication templates) and congress-related creative needs (e.g., medical branding colors and styles) to elevate and support a OneTakeda presence
  • Develop and implement impactful metric measures for medical activities at congresses enable adapting best practices, lessons learned to inform future planning consistently.
  • Develop and manage internal congress Teams sites, and various digital resources. • Drive any needed congress workstream “think tank” initiatives
  • Inform the list of GMA preferred agencies for congress use
  • Ensure and maintain Takeda’s awareness of industry standards and best practices, and lessons learned to inform Takeda’s congress strategy
Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:
  • A relevant healthcare degree is required.A medical or scientific degree (MD, PharmD,PhD, RN, MS, etc.) is preferred
  • 5+ years of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry preferably within a matrix structure and medical affairs roles (e.g. Medical Science Liaison, Medical Information, Medical Communications, Medical Education, Publications) for candidates with doctoral degree.
  • 7+ years experience in the biopharmaceutical industry for candidates with a master’s degree
  • Experience and good knowledge of congress planning and best practices is preferred
  • Strong collaborator able to inspire teamwork
  • Experience managing complex cross-functional projects, multi-department budgets, PO processes and vendor management
  • Well-developed ability to identify and interpret problems, recommend creative solutions, and influence the decision-making process to obtain optimum solutions
  • Ability to multi-task and oversee multiple activities simultaneously while facing many deadlines
  • Familiarity with international regulatory and legal guidelines regarding medical communication strategy and execution
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.

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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:

USA - MA - Cambridge

U.S. Base Salary Range:

$149,100.00 - $234,300.00

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-termincentives. 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.

EEO Statement

Takeda is proud in its commitment to creating a diverse workforce and providing equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, parental status, national origin, age, disability, citizenship status, genetic information or characteristics, marital status, status as a Vietnam era veteran, special disabled veteran, or other protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Locations

USA - MA - Cambridge

Worker Type

Employee

Worker Sub-Type

Regular

Time Type

Full time

Company

For over 240 years, Takeda’s propensity to evolve has driven the next generation of innovation. Today, our organization spans the globe—colleagues across business units and functions face challenges head-on to deliver life-transforming treatments, guided by our commitment to patients, our people and the planet.

As a values-based, R&D-driven biopharmaceutical leader headquartered in Japan, we focus our R&D efforts on four therapeutic areas: Oncology, Rare Genetics and Hematology, Neuroscience, and Gastroenterology (GI). We also make targeted R&D investments in Plasma-Derived Therapies and Vaccines. In addition to our R&D efforts, we’re laser-focused on harnessing the power of data, digital, and technology to improve health outcomes for patients across the globe.

 

Since our founding in Japan, integrity and putting patients first have been at the heart of our identity. We're proud of our employees and their commitment to improving the quality of life for patients, and to working with our partners in health care in approximately 80 countries and regions. With each new breakthrough comes opportunities to develop your career, hone new skills, and create a brighter future

For more information, visit https://jobs.takeda.com/

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