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Job Description

About the role:

The Associate Director, Global Publications, mature brands, is a key strategic partner of the mature brands Medical Affairs team who develops, prioritizes, and implements the strategic global publication planning for the assigned programs. The Associate Director, Global Publications works in close collaboration with key stakeholders in MPD, MCE, Region/LOCs, global medical strategy, GPT, global epidemiology and outcomes research (GEO), global medical evidence, and medical communications to ensure alignment with asset strategy. You will report to the Group Lead, Transplant & New Programs.

How you will contribute:

Collaborate with external authors and journals for the planning, integration, and execution of R&D publication activities.

Ensure that all of Takeda’s publication related activities are conducted according to Takeda’s standards, SOPs, and applicable working instructions, and good publication practice guide-lines (including but not limited to GPP 2022 Update, ICMJE, CONSORT.

Serve as the leader of publications, create, and foster a spirit of cooperation, diversity of opinion and an environment of psychological safety and open communication in the establishment and execution of annual program strategies, objectives and priorities.

Promote and ensure good publication practices and principles among authors and the internal publication stakeholder community ensuring high scientific quality and alignment with compliance/le-gal requirements.

Manage 3rd-party vendors and independent contractors to ensure the delivery of quality publications. Ensure that vendors are properly trained to and comply with Takeda’s standards, on SOPs, company systems and tools. Manage all vendor partners to execute the tactical plan effectively and efficiently for their assigned publication projects.

Creation, review and oversight of assigned asset(s) publication budget to support publications plan activities and serve as a financial steward in the creation of publication deliverable approaches and in the use of external vendors.

Ensure and communicate regular updates to relevant key stakeholders to facilitate ongoing functional and regional planning and inform dependencies.

Minimum Requirements/Qualifications:

Education: A higher education degree (M.D., Pharm.D., Ph.D.), or master’s degree in biomedical discipline or equivalent with experience in publication management experience and Knowledge:

8-10+ years of pharmaceutical industry experience, at least half of which is in Medical Affairs

5-8+ years’ experience in medical publications/communications, or other related areas within the biopharmaceutical industry within a matrix structure, in Medical Affairs or Clinical Development (e.g. clinical scientist, medical information, medical communications, medical information, publications).

Understanding of the pharmaceutical drug development process, clinical trial design and execution, statistical methods, and clinical trial data reporting requirements.

Knowledge of the scientific publication planning processes, good publication practice (GPP 2022 Update), other publication-related guidelines (ICMJE, COPE) and of scientific reporting standards for studies (CONSORT, STROBE, PRISMA).

Experience of publication management software/systems.

Foster diversity of opinion and an environment of open communication and trust.

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 - Kendall Square - 500

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-term incentives. 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

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LocationsUSA - MA - Cambridge - Kendall Square - 500

Worker TypeEmployee

Worker Sub-TypeRegular

Time TypeFull time

Job Exempt

Yes